It's Future Classics time, and this round, David proposes the animated children's movie about dead people, Coco. We talked about how this film defied all odds against getting made and becoming successful, how beautiful and detailed it is, why everyone wants a pet Pepita, how many times everybody cried, and many other things. Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on Coco? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, an Around the Pick pick from Nicole, Guardians. 4 weeks ago
Netflix Roulette brought us our first "Nollywood" (Nigerian) movie, Mokalik. A well-off young teen is slacking off at school, and his father brings him to apprentice at a "mechanic's village" for a day, to expose him to an unpleasant alternative. We were all fascinated by this work model that doesn't exist in the U.S., but were the laid-back filmmaking approach and performances enough to hold our interest? (edited) Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on Mokalik? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a Future Classics pick from David, Coco. 2 months ago
In this New to Two, Brett introduced Nicole and David to the 1973 Oscar-winning The Sting. It's a classic con job story, but does it play fair with the audience? Was Robert Shaw having a bad month when he shot his scenes? And why isn't Eileen Brennan used more? We debate these questions and more -- come join us! Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on The Sting? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a Netflix Roulette pick Mokalik. 3 months ago
Oh, god, why. Why did You do This to Us? What even is Cats? It's a musical in search of a plot, a series of production numbers in search of actual costumes, and a horrible, horrible uncanny valley in which the characters don't look quite human or quite catlike. Did Nicole, Brett, or David find anything redeemable in this mess? Why do the female cats have human bustlines? Why can't the production designers decide on a size scale? And what the f*@k does "jellicle" mean??? Connect with your hosts! Brett Stewart | Nicole Davis | David Luzader Want to easily find links to everything we talk about at the end of the program? Head on over to social.mgrpodcast.com. Remember, you can vote on You Did This to Us polls every 5 weeks if you're following us on social media. Have thoughts on Cats? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a New to Two pick from Brett, The Sting. 3 months ago
