What the Flick?! Podcast

What the Flick?! Podcast 12/14/18

It’s a Christmas miracle: All four of us are actually here for the first time. And it’s a good thing, too, because this week’s What the Flick?! Podcast features blockbusters, comic book extravaganzas, serious awards contenders and everything in between. Ben, Alonso, Matt and I review the thrilling animated adventure...

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RogerEbert.com — The Mule

All the pieces would seem to be on place here for a gripping and grown-up drama, including an incredible cast led by director Clint Eastwood. So why does the result feel so empty and unsatisfying? “The Mule” has some serious problems in terms of its depiction of Hispanics and women....

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What the Flick?! Podcast 9/6/18

Our second What the Flick?! podcast episode begins with the sad news that Burt Reynolds — one-of-a-kind, swaggering Hollywood superstar — has died at 82. Alonso Duralde and I discuss his legendary career, as well as the movies Alonso saw at the Venice Film Festival and further changes at the Academy...

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RogerEbert.com — The Nun

“The Nun” is a prequel to “The Conjuring” universe (the “Conjurverse?”), taking us all the way back to rural Romania in 1952 and the war-ravaged abbey where the series’ creepy nun first roamed the halls. Director Corin Hardy’s film is good for a few jump scares here and there, and...

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RogerEbert.com — Jamesy Boy

James Burns’ reckless youth and road to redemption are the subject of “Jamesy Boy,” a film with a message of inspiration, to be sure, but not much in terms of innovation. Newcomer Spencer Lofranco doesn’t seem quite ready for his first lead role opposite a strong supporting cast that includes...

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