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The Watch and Talk | Film & TV Podcast

The Watch and Talk is a weekly podcast started by Dylan Schuck (@schuster) and hosted by Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) and Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) dedicated to each a in depth NON SPOILER review of a new theatrical release every week, as well as discussions of everything we've watched that week, a weekly top 5 and more! Perfect for any big fans of TV and film.
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Now displaying: 2022
Dec 31, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk BABYLON.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood.

Dec 23, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Jake Sully and Ney'tiri have formed a family and are doing everything to stay together. However, they must leave their home and explore the regions of Pandora. When an ancient threat resurfaces, Jake must fight a difficult war against the humans.

Dec 7, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk VIOLENT NIGHT.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage inside. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.

*Clip from VIOLENT NIGHT courtesy of Universal Pictures.

Nov 29, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk GLASS ONION and THE FABELMANS.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

GLASS ONION

Tech billionaire Miles Bron invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the case.

THE FABELMANS 

Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see "The Greatest Show on Earth." Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother.

TIME STAMPS

Intro — 00:00-34:05
Glass Onion (Non-Spoiler!) — 34:05-45:17
The Fabelmans (Non-Spoiler!) — 45:17-55:45
Spoiler Alert — 55:45-56:15
The Fabelmans (Spoilers!) — 56:15-1:14:45
Glass Onion (Spoilers!) — 1:14:45-end

Clip from GLASS ONION courtesy of Netflix

Nov 15, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M'Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with Nakia and Everett Ross to forge a new path for their beloved kingdom.

Clip from BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER courtesy of Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Studios

Nov 9, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk CAUSEWAY.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.

 

Nov 2, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES.

This episode is mostly spoiler-free.

PLOT SUMMARY:

An anthology of sinister stories told by revered horror creators.

Oct 26, 2022

This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk .

 

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

 

PLOT SUMMARY:

 

 

 

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Clip from THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

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Oct 11, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk AMSTERDAM.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

In 1933 three close friends find themselves at the center of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history.

Clip from AMSTERDAM courtesy of 20th Century Studios.

Oct 4, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk BROS.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Bobby is a neurotic podcast host who's happy to go on Tinder dates and content not to have a serious relationship. That all changes when he meets Aaron, an equally detached lawyer who likes to play the field. Repeatedly drawn to each other, both men begin to show their vulnerable sides as their undeniable attraction turns into something resembling a commitment.

Clip from BROS courtesy of Universal Pictures.

Sep 28, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk DON'T WORRY DARLING.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950's societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank—equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach—anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia. While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the "development of progressive materials," their wives—including Frank's elegant partner, Shelley—get to spend their time enjoying the beauty, luxury and debauchery of their community. Life is perfect, with every resident's needs met by the company. All they ask in return is discretion and unquestioning commitment to the Victory cause. But when cracks in her idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can't help questioning exactly what they're doing in Victory, and why. Just how much is Alice willing to lose to expose what's really going on in this paradise? 

Sep 19, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk THE WOMAN KING.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Oscar®-winner Viola Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. Some things are worth fighting for.

Sep 8, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. is a satirical comedy starring Regina Hall as Trinitie Childs -- the proud first lady of a Southern Baptist megachurch, who together with her husband, Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown), once served a congregation in the tens of thousands. But after a scandal forces their church to temporarily close, Trinitie and Lee-Curtis must reopen their church and rebuild their congregation to make the biggest comeback that commodified religion has ever seen.

*Film clip from HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL. courtesy of Focus Features.

Sep 8, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

While attending a conference in Istanbul, Dr. Alithea Binnie happens to encounter a djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Eventually, she's beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.

*Film clip from THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING courtesy of MGM

Aug 26, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk BEAST.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

BEAST is a pulse-pounding new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator.

*Clip from BEAST courtesy of Universal Pictures

Aug 17, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk our Top 10 Most Anticipated Films for Fall 2022.

Aug 12, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk BULLET TRAIN.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Ladybug is an unlucky assassin who's determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs has gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans as his latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe -- all with connected yet conflicting objectives -- on the world's fastest train.

 

Aug 3, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk VENGEANCE.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Vengeance, the directorial debut from writer and star B.J. Novak (“The Office”), is a darkly comic thriller about Ben Manalowitz, a journalist and podcaster who travels from New York City to West Texas to attend the funeral of a girl he was hooking up with. 

*Clip from Vengeance courtesy of Focus Features.

Jul 26, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk NOPE and all the July movies (THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER, THE GRAY MAN, PERSUASION and more!).

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review of NOPE.

Clip from NOPE courtesy of Universal Pictures.

Jun 28, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk both ELVIS and THE BLACK PHONE.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

ELVIS

From his rise to fame to his unprecedented superstardom, rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley maintains a complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker, over the course of 20 years. Central to Presley's journey and happiness is one of the most influential people in his life -- Priscilla.

THE BLACK PHONE

Finney Shaw is a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who's being held in a soundproof basement by a sadistic, masked killer. When a disconnected phone on the wall starts to ring, he soon discovers that he can hear the voices of the murderer's previous victims -- and they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney.

TIME STAMPS

Intro: 00:00 — 8:57
Elvis (Non-Spoiler): 8:57 — 23:52
The Black Phone (Non-Spoiler): 23:52 — 32:52
The Black Phone (Spoilers): 32:52 — 52:58
Elvis (Spoilers): 52:58 — End

*Film Clip from The Black Phone courtesy of Universal Pictures

Jun 22, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk LIGHTYEAR.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Legendary space ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside ambitious recruits Izzy, Mo, Darby, and his robot companion, Sox.

*Clip from Lightyear courtesy of Disney/Pixar.

Jun 16, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION .

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures.

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*Film clip from Jurassic World: Dominion courtesy of Universal Pictures

Jun 1, 2022

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This week Dylan Schuck (@thedylanschuck) returns! Dylan, Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk TOP GUN: MAVERICK.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.

Featurette clip "Aviation" courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Skydance

May 25, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk MEN.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. However, someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread soon becomes a fully formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.

*MEN clip courtesy of A24

May 17, 2022

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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk OPERATION MINCEMEAT.

As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Hoping to change the course of World War II, and save tens of thousands of lives, two intelligence officers plot to break Hitler’s deadly grip on Europe by recruiting the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man.

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