Tune in for Arthur’s take on CODA, the heartwarming family film that centers around a teenage Child of Deaf Adults (CODA) whose singing ambition clashes with her lifelong charge as the interpreter for her hearing impaired parents and brother. Having made headlines when Apple bought it for $25 million at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, … Continue reading 2 Cents Critic Podcast – Apple TV+‘s CODA | Directed by Siân Heder
My 2 Cents on Netflix’s Red Notice
What’s new, everyone? In the Netflix action-adventure heist movie Red Notice—which is apparently Netflix’s priciest and most-viewed original project to date with a $200 million budget and over 150 million views as of this writing—Interpol is issuing Red Notices, high-level warrants for the arrest of the most wanted criminals all over the globe. Crack FBI criminal … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Netflix’s Red Notice
2 Cents Critic Podcast – Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur
Tune in to hear what led Arthur to give Hang the Moon, the latest #ownvoices queer romcom by Alexandria Bellefleur (Written in the Stars), the first ever windup score of 100/100 in the 2CC catalog! Lavender-scented Breathe Right nasal strips, linguistics, the Rick Astley Paradox, and more will all be covered on this episode. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zgac5JbZe5HwDxLAnpjeI?si=Ijcf4VKQTgqmGreVuW5Hsw
2 Cents Critic Podcast – Disney+’s The Mysterious Benedict Society
Tune in for Arthur’s review of The Mysterious Benedict Society, the eight-episode Disney+ TV show adapted from the 2007 children’s book by Trenton Lee Stewart. Co-created by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (co-writers of Aeon Flux and The Invitation), the show stars Mystic Inscho, Seth Carr, Emmy DeOliveira, Marta Wessler, Tony Hale, Kristen Schaal, MaameYaa … Continue reading 2 Cents Critic Podcast – Disney+’s The Mysterious Benedict Society
My 2 Cents on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
What’s new, everyone? The last time that the Marvel Cinematic Universe released a movie starring an all-new superhero was 2019’s Captain Marvel. Now we’ve got Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which debuts another superhero in the form of Shaun/Shang-Chi himself (Simu Liu, Netflix’s Kim’s Convenience). Starting out as a San Francisco parking valet, he ends … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2 Cents Critic Podcast – The Tomorrow War | Directed by Chris McKay (with Ryan LaPlante and Tyler Hewitt)
Tune in as Arthur teams up with special guests Ryan LaPlante and Tyler Hewitt (Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons, Garbage Town) to discuss the Amazon Original time-travel blockbuster, The Tomorrow War. Just how little training do the draftees get before the military dumps them off in the future? Is Chris Pratt the most boring Chris out of … Continue reading 2 Cents Critic Podcast – The Tomorrow War | Directed by Chris McKay (with Ryan LaPlante and Tyler Hewitt)
2 Cents Critic Podcast – Black Widow | Directed by Cate Shortland
Tune in for Arthur’s two cents on Black Widow, the 24th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the superhero franchise’s second female-led picture, and the first title to (finally!) give top billing to Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. It was originally scheduled for a theatrical release on May 1, 2020, but COVID-19 left Disney … Continue reading 2 Cents Critic Podcast – Black Widow | Directed by Cate Shortland
2 Cents Critic Podcast – Disney+’s Loki
Tune in for Arthur’s take on Loki, the third Marvel Cinematic Universe show to stream on Disney+. It stars Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Owen Wilson as Mobius M. Mobius, Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Ravonna Renslayer, Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15, and Tara Strong as Miss Minutes, with Michael Waldron (Rick and … Continue reading 2 Cents Critic Podcast – Disney+’s Loki
2 Cents Critic Podcast – Silver Tears by Camilla Läckberg
Tune in to hear Arthur rhapsodize about Silver Tears by Camilla Läckberg, her spellbinding sequel to The Golden Cage (which I highly recommend you read before listening to the general review, since it spoils major plot points in TGC). Let’s just bow down to the Faye Adelheim supremacy, all right? https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TvGiyVVh7ANzmxiNPiR5O?si=ofDsvS3tT1mDOiJgxeFvUQ
My 2 Cents on Apple TV+’s Finch
What’s new, everyone? Apple TV+ has just dropped a movie that mixes WALL-E, Cast Away, Chappie, and Turner & Hooch while taking a route through the buddy road trip genre: Finch, the post-apocalyptic science-fiction flick starring Tom Hanks as eponymous inventor Finch Weinberg, who is trying to survive in a near-future world that was devastated by solar flares leaking through … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Apple TV+’s Finch
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