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For Episode 484, I am joined by Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Amy Kim, and Will Mavity as we say goodbye to the 2025 film awards season and look ahead to what’s to come in 2026. Part of that is recapping the best...

For Episode 484, I am joined by Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Amy Kim, and Will Mavity as we say goodbye to the 2025 film awards season and look ahead to what’s to come in 2026. Part of that is recapping the best...

For this week’s main podcast review, Sara Clements, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, Brendan Fraser, and Tom O’Brien join me to discuss the latest film from Phil Lord and Chris Miller, “Project Hail Mary” starring Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Milana...

“Lumière, Le Cinéma!” (or “Lumière! The Adventure Continues”) is a documentary film directed by Thierry Frémaux, director of the Institute Lumière, of the Lumière Film Festival, and of the Cannes Film Festival. Frémaux serves as a curator and guide through a...

THE STORY – Two sisters with a contentious relationship decide to rob a rural home in upstate New York. The simple robbery turns into a nightmare when one of them throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor....

THE STORY – Follows a couple whose emotional states have supernatural effects on their surroundings, forcing them to evaluate whether their relationship is beneficial or harmful. THE CAST – Lewis Pullman, Maya Hawke, Randall Park, Jake Shane, Kate Berlant, Amita Rao...

“Dead Lover” is a 2025 Canadian comedy film directed, co-written, produced by, and starring Grace Glowicki, co-writer Ben Petrie, Leah Doz, and Lowen Morrow. Inspired by Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus,” it follows a woman’s attempt...

“Two Prosecutors” is a 2025 historical drama film written and directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, based on the novella of the same name by Georgy Demidov. Starring Aleksandr Kuznetsov and Aleksandr Filippenko, the film follows a young Soviet prosecutor...

Much of the 2025 Oscar night and the entire Oscar season were about the battle between “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners.” Nonetheless, other stories and takeaways from this now-concluded season weren’t just about comparing these two films; other lessons...

THE STORY – Anthony, a recently hired temp worker, attempts to keep a company retreat on track, unaware that everyone at the retreat is an actor and that the entire week is staged. THE CAST – Alex Bonifer, Blair Beeken,...