Great news with episode 80 on CinemAddicts, as Anderson Cowan is taking his movie Groupers on the road starting with a July 14 in Chicago! That bit of news is mentioned at the beginning of the show, Details on the rest of the program is below!!Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!
A whole bunch of stuff to cover in this episode, and I have a rough outline of the show below. The two movies I highly recommend that are coming out in March is Josie (March 16) and I Kill Giants.
Below is a rough outline of the films we discuss on the program, and if you haven’t already, please subscribe to CinemAddicts on iTunes!! I am also aiming to put our podcast up on Google Play and Stitcher this month – so stay tuned!!
CinemAddicts Episode 80 Breakdown
8:29 – Anderson reviews A Futile and Stupid Gesture which is now out on Netflix
10:17 – Anderson offers up his take on The 15:17 to Paris. The words “charisma free” is included in the review.
13:50 – I review Annihilation – before we get to the review, Cowan talks about his love for Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead.
18:30 – I quickly review Game Night (3.5 stars) – we also continue to praise Jesse Plemons!!
20:35 – Go see The Lodgers, a gothic thriller which is available On Demand!
25:12 – My take on the misfire known as Red Sparrow.
29:39 – Thoughts on Erik Killmonger (“Black Panther”)
34:26 – I give my two cents The Leisure Seeker and it’s not good.
37:16 – Anderson has a cool hockey reporting analogy.
38:58 – We talk about the Roland Joffe feature The Forgiven. I also recount my past days as a press junketeer when I interviewed Joffe and the cast of The Scarlet Letter.
42:00 – My review of Josie, the Sophie Turner/Dylan McDermott flick which opens in theaters and On Demand March 16.
49:10 – Anderson is not excited about Tomb Raider.
50:50 – Anderson is, however, way excited for Steven Soderbergh’s next film Unsane!! Mr. Cowan also does a semi-deep dive on why he loves Soderbergh’s work!!
57:58 – We discuss Wes Anderson’s work as his movie Isle of Dogs comes out in March.
62:00 – I Kill Giants made me cry in a good way! I preferred this flick over A Monster Calls.
66:00 – Anderson Cowan gives his take on Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One.
68:00 – Mr. Cowan closes the show and says Lean On Pete, which stars King Jack star Charlie Plummer, is one of the March releases he’ll check out.
69:29 – I praise Phantom Thread and Anderson has a different POV (he’s seen it twice and wasn’t impressed). He describes this film as “way too subtle.” It’s my favorite Paul Thomas Anderson flick!
72:00 – Anderson Cowan is all in with A Ghost Story. We talk about the Rooney Mara pie eating scene that divides listeners in the flick.
