In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, the wheel spit out a cult...well, not classic...but entertaining hybrid/knockoff of Fahrenheit 451 and the Matrix - Equilibrium. We had fun talking about this stew of melee gunfighting and antifascist diatribe, asking questions like How many dystopian novels can one movie rip off? Is Christian Bale being used to his full potential? What are the drugs supposed to do and why don't they seem to be working for Taye Diggs? Are they seriously going to shoot that puppy? Those a**holes! 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 Equilibrium? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, Brett's Future Classics pick, Inside LLewyn Davis. 1 week ago
This Movie-Go-Round New to Two, and possibly to all of our listeners, was 2019's Captive State. A mid-budget sci-fi movie set ten years after a successful alien invasion, this story of resistance that includes two Black brothers trying to free the city of Chicago from an oppressive rule was one that may have deserved a wider audience. It's pretty messy in the edit, with some underdeveloped characters and not enough budget for its ambition, but Nicole thought it had saving graces. How did co-hosts David and Brett feel about it? How will you? 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 Captive State? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a Netflix Roulette pick, Equilibrium. 3 weeks ago
In this Movie-Go-Round You Did This to Us, you did this to us... again. We had to watch a film that nearly topples over from the weight of its own bad science, The Happening! Listen as Brett, David, and Nicole tear their hair out over the impossible-to-swallow premise, illogical behavior of the characters, horrible dialogue, and waste of an "R" rating. Join us for one of our most spirited episodes! (It's better than watching The Happening...) 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 Happening? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a New to Two pick from Nicole, Captive State. 1 month ago
For this Movie-Go-Round Around the World, it was an occasion to highlight a nominee for Best Animated Feature at this past year's Academy Awards: I Lost My Body. A severed hand escapes a lab in Paris. As it makes its way across the city, we see memories of its former life, and a young man trying to cope with old losses and find new dreams. Nicole, Brett, and David really dug in to the story, the animation style, and what this film is trying to say. Come join us! Also, here is the I Lost My Body interview Computer Graphics World ran in December that Brett referenced. 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 I Lost My Body? Email the show at hi@mgrpodcast.com. Follow along with the show by watching our next film, a You Did This to Us pick, The Happening. 2 months ago
