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Hollywood Royalty - Bonus Ep. 1: The Woman I Love/The Disappearance of Aimee HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY – BONUS EP.1: THE WOMAN I LOVE/THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AIMEE Hollywood Royalty returns with the first in a series of bonus episodes where we’ll be looking at, among other things, more 60s/70s Faye. We’re kicking things off with made-for-TV Faye and two TV movies the actress made during her 1970s glory days that saw her play two famous and very different women who each found themselves courting scandal. First up, Faye takes on the role of American socialite Wallis Simpson in 1972’s The Woman I Love opposite Richard Chamberlain as Edward, the Prince of Wales. After that, Faye stars […] read more on

Digital Noise Episode 379: Our Fantasy Life is Being Jackie Chan DIGITAL NOISE EPISODE 379: OUR FANTASY LIFE IS BEING JACKIE CHAN John and Chris may, to appearances here, seem to have a smaller stack this week. But with a big Jackie Chan set we actually go carefully through all the films involved. You also get to hear us decide whether a cult classic that everyone else but us seemed to love has risen in our estimations, an under discussed Kurosawa classic, and more. All titles were sent to Digital Noise by the distribution companies in question for the purpose of review. No other compensation was involved. The opinions here are our […] read more on

Highly Suspect Reviews: The Odyssey THE ODYSSEY MOVIE REVIEW Director Christopher Nolan has become one of the biggest ‘event’ directors of his generation. Pretty much no matter what he’s helming, he’ll get exactly the cast he wants, the budget he wants, people will pre-buy tickets for the first few weeks, and it will be showered in awards. I mean, how many other people would adapt Homer’s The Odyssey and it’s THE event film of the year? Complicating ticket availability is that it’s the first film shot entirely in IMAX, which of course limits the theaters able to even show the thing. But Chris, Wright, Nathan, and […] read more on

Screener Squad: Enola Holmes 3 ENOLA HOLMES 3 MOVIE REVIEW Sherlock Holmes once said “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact”. Netflix’s popular film franchise Enola Holmes is up to three installments now with Enola Holmes 3! Enola (Millie Bobby Brown) is getting married to long time friend, first time finance, Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge) though she may have cold feet and doubts about what this could do to her Holmes legacy. Her mad love is crazy stupid for this young man. When you live a life of crime solving, the wicked refuse to rest and something wicked has RSVPed! Sherlock (Henry Cavill) has been […] read more on

Screener Squad: The Isolate Thief THE ISOLATE THIEF MOVIE REVIEW Winter has a way of revealing who people truly are, and this frontier western thriller unfolds at a remote Union outpost in the Oregon Territory after the Civil War, where a young woman named Ada (Mackenzie Foy), struggles to survive the icy wilderness. After an encounter with a mysterious man, she steals a cache of gold from a ruthless gang of outlaws, only to find herself trapped when they descend on the outpost looking for it. With the wilderness closing in and danger at every turn, survival depends not on the fastest gun, but on patience, […] read more on

Screener Squad: The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA SEASON 4 REVIEW Doty, take this down. It has been a year since the Chroma Conclave ravaged its way through the land of Exandria, mightily bested by the noble warriors of Vox Machina. The threat of dragons gone, these brave adventurers seemingly decided to go back to the mundanity of everyday life: attending galas, performing concerts, starting tavern fights, heading off on an aramenté, whatever that is. Boring, if you ask me. Fortunately, a brilliant and dashing newcomer in the form of Taryon Darrington (Wayne Brady) is here to get the band back together and spice […] read more on

Make a Noise - Ep 2 - The Producers (1967) MAKE A NOISE: THE PRODUCERS (1967) Mel Brooks’ directorial debut launched one of comedy’s greatest careers by asking an impossible question: could Adolf Hitler be funny? Eric Samaniego is joined by One of Us contributor and The Movie Buff critic Nathan Flynn to discuss The Producers. Listen as they discuss the unforgettable performances of Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, how a film built around spectacularly bad taste became one of the most influential comedies ever made, and unexpectedly rake Taika Waititi over the coals.   YOUR HOST   Eric Samaniego (Trash in the Can, Heart/Felt, Make a Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews) […] read more on

Screener Squad: Voicemails For Isabelle VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE MOVIE REVIEW A long time ago there was a method of communication in which you could leave a message for a person if you called for them on your iPhone and if they were not available to speak with. We ain’t talking a text or an DM, this ancient technology implemented a recording of your voice prompting the person trying to get a hold of you to leave their own voice in a recorded message with information pertaining to the reason for their call and how you could reach them should you so desire. They called it, voicemail. […] read more on

Highly Suspect Reviews: Evil Dead Burn EVIL DEAD BURN MOVIE REVIEW The sixth entry (I say 7th since I am counting the great tv series Ash vs The Evil Dead) in the consistently good Evil Dead horror franchise is here and fans are excited. As has become the tradition, producers Raimi, Tapert, and Campbell have pulled from the horror indie scene a recent success story, Sébastien Vaniček (Infested), to helm the entry. After a brief and brutal beginning sequence that follows from the end of the previous entry Evil Dead Rise, our story moves to a nightclub where Joseph (Hunter Doohan), his girlfriend Thya (Luciane Buchanan) are […] read more on

Necromancer Ep. 143 - Take Me Higher: A Matter of Life and Death (1946) NECROMANCER EP. 143 – TAKE ME HIGHER: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946) The necromancers were just wrapping up their tour of love and terror in flight when they suddenly got lost in the dense fog over the English Channel. Shira’s unconventional pick, A Matter of Life and Death, lands her and Bret inside the romantic mind of a WWII pilot. Will Bret agree this case of love at first sound is a masterpiece or wish the plane went down in flames? Listen to find out and then stick around for horror remixes where the only thing that matters is […] read more on

Screener Squad: Couture COUTURE MOVIE REVIEW Maria Callas once said “Paris dictates fashion to the whole world” while Sonia Rykiel once mused “You can create fashion anywhere in the world, but the place where you are crowned is Paris”. In case you haven’t guessed, this film is about fashion in the city of lights during the biggest fashion week in France. Couture spins the tale of an American filmmaker named Maxine Walker (Angelina Jolie) bringing her talents to document the fashion week in the great city of Paris. Whether rain or shine, she will put her best foot forward and capture the models and […] read more on

Screener Squad: Widow's Bay WIDOW’S BAY SERIES REVIEW Summertime is upon us and there are plenty of spots to consider for vacation. Are you looking for cozy yet sophisticated, quaint yet modern, Martha’s Vineyard like locale yet affordable, to make memories with your family? A place that is definitely not cursed? Then you’re (not) looking for Widow’s Bay,  and you can see why on the Apple Plus horror comedy series, Widows Bay. Mayor Tom (Matthew Rhys) dreams of increasing the tourism of the town and putting to rest all the nightmarish folklore that’s haunted the New England island for decades. A travel journalist is visiting […] read more on

Screener Squad: In The Hand of Dante IN THE HAND OF DANTE MOVIE REVIEW From painter turned filmmaker Julian Schnabel (Basquiat, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) comes yet another biographical picture about a tortured artist – two tortured artists, actually. Based on the novel by Nick Tosches, In the Hand of Dante tells two parallel stories; both starring Oscar Isaac as the medieval poet Dante Alighieri, and a fictionalized version of Nick Tosches himself, a down on his luck writer who has been hired by the mob to steal a priceless manuscript of Dante’s masterpiece, “The Divine Comedy.” From there, metafictional hijinks ensue as we cut between […] read more on

Screener Squad: The Get Out THE GET OUT MOVIE REVIEW The Get Out stars Russell Crowe as Marco Kapak, a heavy set, viagra popping, hard partying Albanian who runs a popular nightclub in Los Angeles. In the course of a few days, Marco suffers a heart attack and is robbed at gunpoint. This run of bad luck convinces him that maybe it’s time to leave this lifestyle behind, sell the nightclub, and retire to a tropical island with his girlfriend Sunny (Teresa Palmer). It’s a nice dream except that the stolen money belongs to the drug cartel that bankrolled Marco’s nightclub and use it as a […] read more on

Screener Squad: The Audacity THE AUDACITY SERIES REVIEW Matt Damon once said “Fortune favors the brave” in an ad campaign for a crypto currency exchange. A very cynical outlook on this global phenomenon would be that the tech industry has a lotta nerve taking advantage of celebrities with more money than they know what to do with. The Audacity is an AMC Plus streaming show about a wannabe tech titan with all the time and money in the world and no shame. Duncan (Billy Magnussen) is having a no good very bad day. The ethics and morals of his colleagues, family, and board partners are […] read more on

Make a Noise - Ep 1 - Ten From Your Show of Shows MAKE A NOISE: TEN FROM YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS Before the movies, before the legend, Mel Brooks was a young writer in the chaotic world of live television. In the premiere episode of Make a Noise, Eric Samaniego and his Trash in the Can co-host Wright Sulek explore Ten from Your Show of Shows, the 1973 compilation that preserved classic sketches from the groundbreaking comedy series where Brooks first honed his voice. Together, they discuss the show’s lasting influence on American comedy, the legendary writers’ room that shaped Brooks’ career, and how laughter became one of his most powerful tools for […] read more on

Screener Squad: Maddie's Secret MADDIE’S SECRET MOVIE REVIEW Leave it to John Early to make a melodramatic film that feels like a cross between Showgirls and a John Waters movie that can still produce oddly poignant moments. Written, directed, and starring Early, Maddie’s Secret tells the story of Maddie Ralph and her rise to stardom from humble dishwasher for a cooking influencer to the next big internet chef. Aided by her best co-worker friend, Deena (played by the hysterical Kate Berlant), and her ever encouraging husband Jake (Eric Rahill), Maddie becomes a viral sensation over one her recipes which gives her the opportunity to take […] read more on