Are You Screening? Podcast

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Review

As we start to hit the big-money releases, we're going to look at the new, animated Spider-Man effort. The first one smashed into the cultural awareness in a way we haven't seen in a while, and there are high hopes for this one, but will it live up to the fascination?
With the potential to become an epic sub-franchise of the superhero genre, this one could be the key. We'll let you know if this one has what it takes.

Sisu Review & More

As we approach some really big titles hitting theaters, we're taking on Sisu and looking at some other titles that may easily get overlooked.
The box office ahead looks to be dominated by a few titles, but the numbers aren't quite reaching expectations and we're going to continue to try to showcase other options... in case Barbie isn't for everyone.

Fast X Review

As we move into the summer, and some truly big releases, Fast X hits the scene and the potential puns abound. 
Is this one the charm? Do the high revving thrills and surefire excitement have surprises in store? Is this worth watching at all? Even if you haven't seen any of the others?
We will dodge a lot of these questions and many more as we try to wrap our heads around reviewing this one. Or, we'll let you know where we stand after less than positive reviews of the 9th installment.

Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3

It's time for more Marvel adventure, but Guardians of the Galaxy isn't quite the same beast after two previous movies and appearances in several other features. This one may focus on a character, giving us our villain, but it seems not to focus on anything.
We'll let you know if you need to get this one and we'll hit up one or two other things as well.

Super Mario Bros, Renfield & Cocaine Bear Reviews

This week we're trying to catch up with three titles - Super Mario Bros, Renfield & Cocaine Bear. It's a wild mix to cover all at once and spans a lot of potential tastes, and unfortunately none of them really wowed us.
We'll let you know if you need to seek any of these out and give you some quick takes on a few other things, like Picard, and the strange way a lot of these titles seem to connect.

Tetris & Murder Mystery 2

As the theatrical window slows a bit, we're looking at some streaming release titles before getting into the late April/May black hole.
A couple of surprises here, odd as they turned out to be, as Tetris and Murder Mystery 2 didn't really turn out the way we thought they would, for good or ill.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review

This week finds us borderline astonished with Dungeons & Dragons, though I liked it even more than Shane. This may well survive the entire year as the most surprising film of the year. Screwy fun, not too serious, and solid characters turned what could have been a "fan only" snooze into a popcorn hit.

John Wick 4 Review

This week we're reviewing John Wick 4 and looking at how it connects (or doesn't) with the entire franchise.  Can Keanu's neverending endurance and ability to take punishment spawn a movie on its own? Is a stunning stung/FX highlight reel a story? Is there something wrong with the financial situation worldwide in John Wick's universe?
We'll look at all these questions and more, plus we've got mail!

65 Review

There's finally a fair number of decent possibilities in (or approaching) theaters, but something about 65 drew us in. Tune in and we'll let you know if this somewhat screwy idea can be made into something exciting, and if Driver can carry things when he's mostly on his own.
Here's a hint, this worked a lot better for one of us than the other.

Our ”Can’t Win” Awards 2023!

It's our awards show time again as we give you our picks for the "Can't Win" awards. Our picks to help highlight performances and films that just have no chance of winning "real" awards.
A very interesting selection of movies this year, although I couldn't quite follow my own guidelines and ended up giving a few nods to the same movie, which doesn't spread as much love as I want from this whole idea.
Tune in and find out where we think the underappreciation was felt most strongly last year.