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The Lambcast finishes off 2022 with a film that was released a month ago. The reason we are late to this Murder Mystery Party is that the theatrical release was only a week long and we waited until it was streaming to make sure everyone could see it. It’s hard to imagine a podcast with spoilers getting much traction when the movie would not be available to most listeners for a month. It’s here now however, so let’s dive in...
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Over a dozen years after the first visit to Pandora, James Cameron returns to the alien world of his imagination with a continuation of the story that made “Avatar” the biggest box office hit in history. “The Way of Water” follows up on the characters from the first story, adds a lot more and expands the visual world building of Cameron in some marvelous ways. Heather Baxendale Walsh joins the show this week as a solo...
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This week on the Lambcast, we take on another film featuring movies as the subject matter, at least that’s what we were promised. “Empire of Light” is the new film from director Sam Mendes who has a pretty good track record including two James Bond movies and the technically brilliant “1917”. It may be that hubris has set in, because our guests this week seem to be on a mission to skewer the film. Maybe our opinions...
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There are some brief references to the many variations of the plot that have seeped into the culture (if “Married with Children” can be referred to as culture). We all agree that Mr. Potter gives Darth Vader and Dolores Umbridge a run for their money as the most wicked villain in films. We all also anticipate the reimagining of “It’s a Wonderful Life” though Potter’s perspective, it will be Wicked. The history...
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A movie that takes a nostalgic look at one of the most celebrated filmmakers of our time, is examined by some LAMBs who are not particularly nostalgic but who definitely love movies. Steven Spielberg takes on his own life story and the Lambcast takes on his film in this week’s episode...
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We had to move your reservations to the second week, but we can seat your entire party now. The highly anticipated Menu includes seven courses: Introductions, Discussion, Spoilers, Lambscores, Rants/Raves/Reviews, The Game and Plugs. This week, Howard Casner is the Maître d’ and he will lead you through a delightful meal featuring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult. If you are a foodie, a server, a consumer or an unexpected...
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Welcome back to the MCU, this is their third film of 2022 and it is likely to be the most successful. Should it be? In addition to the usual discussion, we have a dissenting opinion from a LAMB who had big reservations about the original “Black Panther” movie and chose not to support this one as a result. We happily provide a platform for Nicole Ayers and as you listen, you may see that the issues she presents are largely addressed...
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Did you remember that there was a sequel to the 1993 Academy Award Nominated Best Picture “The Fugitive”? A lot of people do not recall that but Jeanette Ward was not one of those, she is laser focused on Wesley Snipes and he stars as the new fugitive in this 1998 film. Tommy Lee Jones reprises his Academy Award winning role as Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard and he is as badass as you remember. He brings back his posse of fugitive hunters...
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The guests on the show this week agree that Johnson is a good fit for the part, but the film’s story comes in for some rather critical comments. “If you like superhero movies and destruction, but don’t care about story…” seems like a stinging rebuke to the film. On the other hand, we do get James Bond in a cool uniform with a neat helmet, and one of those flying guys from Planet Mongo shows up in the movie as well....
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You might ask “Who is the shape?” in this third film and it would be a perfectly acceptable question to go along with “What is Michael Myers?”. Unfortunately, we don’t have Drax on the show to ask, “Why is Michael Myers?”, so we ask a different question, “Why is this series still going?” Everybody already knows the answer to that question. The Vern offers an off the wall theory about the...
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Horror films from the 1970s are being remade on a regular basis. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has been remade twice and there are six other iterations of the film, but it’s hard to top the original. TCM is often cited as one of the most frightening movies ever made, it certainly was shocking, but despite it’s reputation it is surprisingly gore free. Five friends take a trip out to the old homestead of the brother and sister duo in the...
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Smile takes advantage of a terrific viral marketing campaign to draw attention to the film on it’s opening weekend. Actors presenting a rictus type grin, in bright colored t-shirts, photobombed Major League baseball games and the Today Show, apparently disturbing the paying fans and the players as well as the TV audience. Our show talks a little about the marketing tool, a little bit about horror fans, and a lot about jump scares. It seems...
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