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Movies

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Loren: I honestly forgot this was coming out this weekend. I wonder if it’s a good thing that they didn’t have too aggressive of a marketing campaign. That said this looks pretty good. If I get a chance I’ll catch it in the theater but it’s not 100% necessary.

RDT: I once said that if I ever had twin boys I would name them Fred and George. So, yeah, I’m a bit of a Potter fan. Count me in, probably this weekend.

Rick: Word on the street is they’re going to make five of these. Call me skeptical, but we all got burned before by Warner Bros. stretching one tiny book into more movies than necessary. I’ll probably check this out eventually, but I’m not super gung ho for it.

Jen: Is a hippogriff easily offended? (Yes, yes they are, and, yes, yes I’m in)

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Bleed for This

Loren: I said it earlier this year when Hands of Stone came out that boxing movies aren’t my thing. Couple that with Miles Teller not really being my thing and I think I’ll pass. Too bad, it looks interesting, just not enough to keep me in.

RDT: Like Rick below, I like a good boxing movie. Not sure this is a good one, as I don’t love Mr. Teller. But I’m sure I’ll check it out eventually.

Rick: I’m a mark for boxing movies, so this is a no-brainer. I’m hoping it fares better than this year’s other boxing flick, Hands of Stone, which was in theaters for about half a second before it vanished.

Jen: I wish this didn’t give me a chronic case of the “mehs” but here we are.

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This week, things get Strange (SPOILERS AT 1:25:35) on the podcast. But first, the (just pop culture) news.

• Wonka Begins
• Mission: Impossible and Now You See Me continue
• Painkiller Jessica
• Bumblebee goes solo
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets teaser
• Our first fall season cancellations (nearly) confirmed
• Blue Crush: the series
• Big Bang Begins
• Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore come to Amazon
• The Gilmore Girls come to LA
• Young Justice returns!
• So does Harley Quinn
• Tom Holland sticking around for, at least, 6 movies
• Cloak & Dagger pushed to 2018
• A whole bunch of X-news (that I’m too lazy to type out)

All of that, plus the usual tangents. Oh, and this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Movies

Arrival

Loren: Well that looks intense and amazing. Nice, big budget, hard sci-fi, which we’ve been getting more of lately and I’m totally ok with that. I’m in.

RDT: I am so in for this. Definitely seeing it this weekend.

Rick: *tries to conceal sci-fi boner*

Jen: Now this is my kind of alien invasion (or is it?) flick! Also, nerdy Jeremy Renner is kinda hot. In!

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Elle

Loren: A modern day revenge movie that doesn’t appear to be super over the top violent. I could definitely get into that. It’s also interesting that RDT and I were just talking about Verhoeven on the podcast last week. (Which of course you already knew).

RDT: This is not the “Hollywood” Verhoeven I’m familiar with. I’m intrigued enough to add it to the list, once it hits streaming.

Rick: Paul Verhoeven is known mostly for his Hollywood films (Robocop, Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers, etc.), but he had a strong career in his native country beforehand. This resembles his earlier work, particularly The 4th Man, and I’m stupid excited about it.

Jen: This is an interesting and morally ambiguous-looking trailer. Huppert is amazing and has the capacity to play incredibly strong, and often depraved, women. This may be the perfect role for her. I get the feeling that my feminist sensibilities will be thoroughly offended within the first 10 minutes of this film. Yet, in art, I’m not sure that’s necessarily a bad thing. Did I just equate Verhoeven with art? Hmmm, it’s been a long week…

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Welcome to the Weekend Watch. Where we try to point you towards the best ways to spend your viewing time (or, at least, steer you clear of the garbage).

Movies

Doctor Strange 

Loren: This is my actual Weekend Watch as I’m seeing it Saturday with a few HPN regulars. I’ve been excited for this movie since the casual name drop back in Winter Soldier, but the casting of Cumberbatch and the visual look have only added to that excitement. Ryan and I will give our first impressions on this week’s podcast and will have a full review for it the following week.

RDT: What Loren said.

Rick: I was hoping they were going to cast against type for this role with, say, Chiwetel Ejiofor. It wasn’t to be, but he’s still in this movie, so I’m not going to gripe. I’m walking into this knowing precious little about the title character, but I dig the wild Inception-style vibe. Also, I heart me some Mads Mikkelsen.

Jen: Tilda Swinton is da bomb, yo! I will see this in the theater and that is saying something since I so rarely make it out to the movies. This is sitter-worthy.

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Trolls   

Loren: Even the talent in this movie couldn’t get me to see it.

RDT: Also what Loren said.

Rick: I just threw up in my mouth a little.

Jen: I saw this trailer with my 9 year-old nephew and 6 year-old niece over the summer.  I sighed and rolled my eyes. There was a silent pause that was suddenly broken by “that looks like the BEST movie ever” “Aunty Jen will you take us to that it looks SO funny” So… I guess I may have to see this? Sigh. Eyeroll.

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Another week, another look at the (pop culture) news.

• Uwe Bol to retire.
• James Gunn NOT directing a bunch of movies.
• Uncharted gets a director to go with the writer.
• Rambo reboot.
• Ice Cube (not Tea) in a Twist.
• Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4 swip swap.
• No TMNT 3.
• Yes “Has Fallen” 3. (That sentence will make sense once you listen.
• Bryan Fuller no longer has ST:D
• Muppet Babies re(baby)booted.
• Still So Raven…?
• WestWorld season 2 nearly confirmed.
• All the Knight Riders!!!
• More Switch rumors.
• Doug Liman thinks highly of himself, and also talks about the superhero movie he’s making for the DCEU.
• Punisher coming sooner than expected, with new friends.
• Defenders to be 8 episodes.
• Does Cap need Steve?
• More Deadpool 2 news.

All of that, plus Loren went to Stan Lee’s LA Comicon! Oh, and the usual tangents.

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Movies

Inferno

Loren: Meh, I’m sure I’ll be lost having not seen Angels and Demons. I like Hanks, but more in a comedy role, I might just re-watch the “Black Jeopardy” sketch from last week’s SNL instead.

RDT: I didn’t love The DaVinci Code, and I don’t remember Angels & Demons. Similar to what Loren said, I do wish Hanks would get back to comedy. (Though I’m more “David Pumpkins” than “Black Jeopardy.”) So, yeah. I’m good here.

Rick: I can’t help but wish that this starred Nicholas Cage and was a National Treasure movie. At least Hanks’ hair has been tamed from previous installments.

Jen: Dear Inferno, why can’t you be more like Tom Hanks’ hair? Shorter, less ridiculous, and more pleasant to look at than in The DaVinci Code? Love, Jen

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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Loren: Who am I supposed to root for in this? I think I’m good.

RDT: I, also, am good.

Rick: I don’t know how something can feel generic and not at the same time. I’m glad that more Indian films are getting released here, but I’m not sure I’ll seek this one out.

Jen: So I watched the subtitled and non-subtitled versions of this and I’m not really interested in either version. They sure do have some attractive-people problems, I’ll give ‘em that.

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