There's a storm brewing this week as Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk TWISTERS.
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:
Haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado, Kate Cooper gets lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi, to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. She soon crosses paths with Tyler Owens, a charming but reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures. As storm season intensifies, Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves in a fight for their lives as multiple systems converge over central Oklahoma.
Directed by: Lee Isaac Chung
Written by: Mark L. Smith (based on a story by Joseph Kosinski)
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Maura Tierney, Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane, David Corenswet, Katy O'Brian, Harry Hadden-Paton, Kiernan Shipka, Daryl McCormack
*Clip from TWISTERS courtesy of Universal Pictures.
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This week is looking a little dark as Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) and Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) talk LONGLEGS.
We're also discussing our Top 5 Serial Killer Procedural films.
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:
FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes an unexpected turn, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.
Directed and Written by: Osgood Perkins
Starring: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blaire Underwood, Alicia Witt, Kiernan Shipka
*Clip from LONGLEGS courtesy of Neon.
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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk MAXXXINE.
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 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. However, as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Los Angeles, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
Directed and written by: Ti West
Starring: Mia Goth, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Halsey, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito
*Clip from MAXXXINE courtesy of A24.
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This week, Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) and Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) have an extra-long talk about KINDS OF KINDNESS.
We also dive into a discussion of the filmography of Yorgos Lanthimos, plus share what else we've been watching lately.
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:
KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Starring: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer
*Clip from KINDS OF KINDNESS courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.
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