Summer movies begin! Rachel's Friday Flicks Ep 13 (5/29 New Movies) (Pressure, Tuner, more)

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[00:00:00]And we're live. We're here. It's Friday flicks. This is so exciting. We have another weekend with a wide variety of films to talk about. It's going to be a lot of fun. And I am film critic Rich Wagner and I have two great guests with me. I have our good friend Sarah Con is here.

[00:00:19]>> Hi.

[00:00:20]>> Yes. And Kellyanne Hston is here and my fighting flicks.

[00:00:26]>> And yeah.

[00:00:30]and I hope that you're all doing well. I kind of feel like this is this weekend uh was this last weekend was the kind of start of the summer movie season. Like we did our summer movie preview in like April. It was absurd. But but as far as the official what I feel like actually starts that summer and I think you can feel it. Then next week is the real like the summer movies are happening, you know, with with our big blockbusters and things like that. But we have a a big variety of movies that we're going to talk about that are opening this weekend and it's going to be a lot of fun. And we have the chat room open. So if any of you have comments that you'd like to make or if you would like to do a super chat, this would actually be a good episode, I think, for a super chat because uh we have I think a little bit of time we could do that. So, if you want to ask us a special question about a movie related topic, then put it in as a chip chat. That would be amazing. Uh, so let's just dive in. Let's talk about the our first movie we're going to talk about is called Pressure. And this is a film that tells the story of the 72 hours before D-Day. And General Dwight D. Eisenhower must listen to advice of meteorologists on when to stage the D-Day attack. Uh this Andrew Scott is the main meteorologist James Stag and Chris Msina plays his rival Irving P.

[00:01:56]Crick and Carrie Condan and Damen Lewis also co-star. This is directed by Anthony Maris written by David Heg based on his play of the same name. So Kelly and we watched this together. We went to they had a Memorial Day screening. Uh and what was your overall thoughts about this film? Overall, as someone who loves history and learning these little obscure stories, I enjoyed it. But it is very slowpaced. Um, so you need to be aware of that. Uh, you know, it's really great. You have these wonderful performances in it. I really liked Brendan Frasier as uh General Dwight D. Eisenhower in it. I've been doing some historical fiction reading lately. So, it's been fun to hear a little bit more about World War II in these little hidden stories. But I think that's the biggest drawback is even though the performance are great, the music was amazing. I liked the cinematography of it, it is pretty slow at times. You can tell it was a play. So if you don't have that attention span, you might want to wait off on it a bit.

[00:03:00]>> Yeah, I was pretty bored for the first like 45 minutes. I was struggling uh fighting this fatigue. fighting the fatigue and I but then it does come around I I think it has a very rousing final act that I I would give it a a mild recommendation just for the quality of the acting the true story it's something different that we never I never thought about before of >> of that they would have to take into account uh meteorologists and and things but it is pretty dry that especially that that leadup and it does really feel like a play. Like I was not surprised at all when I heard that it was based on a play because it most of it takes place in in rooms until that final act where there just people talking back and forth, back and forth, back like you would for a play. I mean, you can imagine this being done in like a blackbox >> Yeah.

[00:03:56]>> space. And I I'd be interested to see the play. Uh I mean, it's a lot of talking about do I agree with this weather map or this weather map?

[00:04:05]Like >> it was interesting >> to see, you know, even just that that mindset of, oh yeah, I never really thought about weather and particularly when it was a lot of analog and research and calling all over the world before our computers and satellites and whatnot, how much it impacts not just the war, but your daily life. There's a beautifully written monologue by Andrew Scott in it, the the weatherman, that's like the weather is life. It affects everything. So, it was a very interesting angle, but yeah, you have to have that patience and I'm I love a slow burn. So, >> yeah, >> it was like me >> and it really does pay off quite well.

[00:04:41]The that final act is is very visceral and moving and and so it it it you you are rewarded for your patience with the film.

[00:04:51]>> Yeah. And the acting is all excellent and throughout every even the smaller roles um were really good. And it's it was a little bit jarring for me Christmas scenic just because I I think of him as more as a comedic actor.

[00:05:08]>> You know to see him in this role it was like a little bit hard >> project. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:05:13]>> Yeah. I don't know. just a bunch of different stuff and that he he was a little jarring at first for me, but he he was good. Everybody everybody was good in it. It looks great. Great costumes, great. And then the war scenes when they do do them are very, you know, effective. Probably partly because you have waited >> all this time, you know, for for them.

[00:05:37]And uh so yeah, it would be a good one to watch with like to take your parents.

[00:05:42]Yeah, >> it' be a good parents movie.

[00:05:45]>> Definitely. I I think it was interesting going and seeing this um during Memorial Day weekend because you could tell there was a lot of former servicemen there America 250 shirts, the navy, the whatnot, >> which is awesome. Yeah.

[00:05:57]>> Which was amazing. And Brandon Frasier for this special um screening had recorded a little pre and thing talking about the weight of it all. And that's the thing, it's it it is very weighty.

[00:06:08]This is war. This is death. This is things like that. Um so you do have to wait for the weight of it all. Um but like Brenda Fraser's performance was amazing. There's all these little nuances of um the of you know someone actually being at war versus not the Americans versus this is within their country. Some of the awkwardness of the interactions between the two weathermen.

[00:06:31]Um like I really did enjoy it. Like it's probably something I'll watch with my dad when it comes out.

[00:06:36]>> Yeah, it's like I said, it's a good one to watch with with with the folks.

[00:06:41]>> To me, you know, it felt a little over dramatized for me.

[00:06:45]>> Oh, so you've seen it?

[00:06:46]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:06:47]>> Good. Okay.

[00:06:48]>> It's I I really I think wanted to like it more than I did. Um there were things that were done very well with it.

[00:07:00]I thought the the um the actual war scenes were jarring and I thought that would they were really intense and it did have some moments that made me very emotional and I liked the way they did the cinematography and I liked the way they honored history. My grandfather fought in World War II. There was a lot of like >> had a hard time getting into Brendan Frasier's performance.

[00:07:24]>> I don't know why. I mean, he would catch me at moments where I would be in it and then I would go right out and I'm and I just be like, "This is Brendan Frasier."

[00:07:35]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:07:36]>> This is Brendon Frasier. So, it was and it was slow. And >> again, did you feel like it was a little boring?

[00:07:42]>> It was a little boring. And there there were parts to me that I I kind of actually said to myself, I'm like, "This feels like they want an Oscar." Like, this feels like >> Yeah, I can see that. A little Oscar batty.

[00:07:54]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:07:55]>> I can see it. I can see it.

[00:07:56]>> Well, I mean, I do think it's a good movie. I do think it's something, especially if you love movies about history, I think it's an interesting story. It's something we haven't seen before. I don't think I'm the demographic for it. You know, I don't think um women of this age will be like, "Let's all go to the movies and see where this >> Yeah. It's not like a hangout movie.

[00:08:18]We're gonna go hang out." Um, but it's a good story and maybe catch it when it's streaming, you know, if if you're not the main base on it. Um, you know, I didn't I didn't >> Yeah, I would give it a three out of five. So, a I give it a mild recommendation mainly for the second half.

[00:08:41]>> Um, and the quality of the performances.

[00:08:44]Uh but yeah, it's uh definitely Yeah. Is a mi It's a mixed bag.

[00:08:49]>> Yeah, I I'd go in between like two two and a half.

[00:08:53]>> Two and a half. Yeah, I can see that.

[00:08:55]What would you give it, Kellyanne?

[00:08:56]>> Uh out of five, like I'm I'm biased. I am that like I've like I said before, I was reading historical fiction beforehand. I love history. I love drama, slowburns. I'm going to pop it up to four. Like it's not perfect, but I really did enjoy it. And I think the material is something and the interesting angle the story isn't something we've seen a zillion times. So I'm I'm gonna I'm gonna pop it up there.

[00:09:20]>> Cool. Good. Good. Okay.

[00:09:21]>> Really enjoyed the music.

[00:09:24]>> Oh yeah. Yeah. Good music.

[00:09:25]>> Like oh I really enjoy this music and the moments where they take it away so you feel the weight of it all.

[00:09:31]>> Sure. That's a good point. Well, we have our question of the week this week uh is is related to in honor of pressure, which I think is a terrible title. I guess that's the title of the play. I think it's a really bad title. I It doesn't give you I get it. Air pressure storms, whatever. But I don't I just don't think it gives you any idea of what this movie is or the tone or the feel. Like if I heard pressure, I'm thinking like, is this an action film?

[00:10:00]Is this a >> like I don't think that's a good title at all.

[00:10:05]>> So, um I mean I I might call it like I don't know something with D-Day. I would have something with D-Day in the times probably or like something about Eisenhower or just something else. But pressure >> when Pearl Harbor came out, we knew what >> it was about and you know I mean we got it okay.

[00:10:26]We got the but pressure >> Yeah. I didn't >> It's bad. Yeah.

[00:10:31]>> Well, you can even like Weathering Pressure. There's so many little things to go with.

[00:10:35]>> Yeah. All All their ones are like Dunkkirk, Pearl Harbor. like you you know exactly what you're going into. I didn't I didn't even see a trailer for this before we went to the screening.

[00:10:44]I'm like wait what?

[00:10:45]>> Yeah. But in honor of pressure we our question of the week this week is what is the best movie about a US president real or fictional?

[00:10:55]Uh so I had a a hidden gem underrated film. We did a whole episode uh on this on blind spot for this. It's called Seven Days in May. That one's really good. Really good movie. Um, 1776. I love that musical. And Frost Nixon. Uh, JFK, The American President. Uh, Wag the Dog. That's a favorite of mine.

[00:11:22]>> That's really funny. Uh, those are some I thought of. What about you, Killian?

[00:11:27]Did you have any >> Instant When you sent this question to me, I'm like, Dave, it's so good.

[00:11:36]It's funny. It's poignant. It's weighty.

[00:11:38]So, it's it's a 1993 film, PG-13. It's Kevin Klein. He's a lookike for the president gets pulled into it. Sigourney Weaver is wonderful in it. And like my family, we all the time quote like from it. So, I once caught a fist this big or like when he sings his little song like the hail to the king here. Hail to the king. He's the one we all sing hail to.

[00:12:00]It's funny. It's poignant. It encourages you to get involved in your local government.

[00:12:05]>> I'm like, yeah, there's a lot of cool historic ones. And I know I just said I like history, but this is a good fiction.

[00:12:11]>> I mean, Dave is by far the most popular answer, which kind of surprised me. I was expecting to get a ton of Independence Days, but >> yeah, I shocked at that. I really thought I I really thought that I was going to be all I just I mean, because you know, it's not Yeah. It's not like the traditional >> Yeah. Yeah, it's not it's not historically accurate when you think of president movie presidential movies.

[00:12:37]>> There are a few that are that have that have been pretty good. But yeah, Dave, Kellyanne, when you said that, I was like, I can't believe it.

[00:12:46]>> Hands down, it's it's such a it's such a fun movie. I think it holds up. It It has a moral behind it like a It's so good. It's such a >> It just shows how comedy can speak to you in in realistic, real, pivotal ways.

[00:13:03]And like Sigourney Weaver starts singing Tomorrow from Annie in it. Of course, my heart's going to love this. Like I It's one of my favorite. It's one of my comfort movies probably like >> right up there in a long time. I need to I need to watch that.

[00:13:17]>> Kevin Klein I love Kevin Klein. Kevin Kevin Klein, he just there isn't anything he does that is not good. Like he's he just did um that show American Classic. It was so good to see him back on the screen and like >> I haven't heard of that.

[00:13:34]>> It was like okay. But Kevin Klein just makes everything monumentally better. I think I forever and I love that he and Phoebe Kates have been together for years. Well, one underrated one that's actually really solved is Primary Colors.

[00:13:52]You've ever heard of this, but you got John Schwz basically playing Bill Clinton and you have Emma Thompson playing uh Hillary Clinton and uh so that one that one's they have different names, but that's who they are but playing. Um so that one's definitely uh definitely worth checking out. Did you have any other story that you wanted to mention?

[00:14:10]>> I mean Dave was my number one. There's a bunch in like um >> Welcome to what was it? Welcome to Mooseport with Jane Hackman was another >> the comedies with that. Um >> there's surprising number of comedies for this question. You could do Mars Attacks too that >> Mars Attacks. Yeah, there's a I mean my gosh, even was it even Tommy Boy, right?

[00:14:33]Or was he running for president in that one? Was it president?

[00:14:36]>> I can't remember or if it's Congress or Senator. I can't remember. I haven't seen that at all. I I like a good political comedy. I guess my point I I definitely am going in that direction.

[00:14:48]You're right. There is there is something about comedy that speaks to people on a very >> Yeah.

[00:14:54]>> level that like things resonate better with it. Yeah.

[00:14:58]>> Uh I asked on social medias on Twitter Nostalgic. He says Dave uh AJ Hal Dave uh and then the American president as a runner up. Yeah, that one's definitely one I thought of. We have a whole episode of Hallmark's podcast on the American President. It's actually my favorite Aaron Sorcin movie.

[00:15:17]>> Wow.

[00:15:18]>> Yeah, his scripts. I I'm not as dieh hard an Aaron Sorcin fan as some other people are. Um I think he's his stick in my opinion often works better on television than uh in movies, but he certainly can make a good movie if he wants to. Um, and of course that was Rob Reiner as well with the American President. Um, but that one that one is a a good movie. Um, Scarlet Movie Music.

[00:15:45]She says, "Fail Safe by Sydney LMT." I never heard of that one, but it looks really good.

[00:15:49]>> So that Yeah, I'll have to check that out. Kyle Lee says, "First that came to mind was Robin's American President."

[00:15:55]Jeremiah Box says, "I have to go with Lincoln, an accur an accurately written and acted film. It's deeply moving portrait of both historical figures and the time period. My only problem with Lincoln, I it's it's a good movie. I recommend it, but uh but I think it's a little overcrowded. I I really think it should have been like a miniseries.

[00:16:16]There's there are so many characters, but with by the time you get introduced to all of the different senators, all of the different generals that he's talking like I mean it just gets really crowded.

[00:16:27]And I think that it could have been cut down a little bit. It's just a little much. I that's my problem with it. But I do think it's a solid film. Uh >> sorry, I do like that you mentioned Independence Day just as a a blip like that that really is an iconic speech.

[00:16:46]This is our Independence Day. Even though it's an action movie, it is well loved. It is one of those wonderful 90s movies u that we all enjoy and some parts of it were filmed here in Utah. So I enjoy it. So I I do got to say a bit of of the the >> it's not one that's beloved by me, but I definitely think it's like a fun fun movie and that speech is iconic.

[00:17:06]>> Bill Pullman. Bill Pullman as a president like you just you buy it. Bill Pullman actually like when I think about who played my favorite president. I feel like Bill Pullman. But also it goes to show like you know it's one of those like is it is it a presidential movie if there's just a president in it? I went back to the Fifth Element just now when I started about that and I was like, well, it's not technically a president's movie, but that role of the president.

[00:17:36]>> That's true. Yeah, he's he's often a supporting player. Um, a couple other responses we got. Mitchell Arts is 13 days and then Christina says, "Air force one, get off my plane."

[00:17:49]>> He he he's very presidential.

[00:17:51]>> It's such a cool and rewatchable movie.

[00:17:53]I mean, I guess you could say not only was he president, he was the president in that um Captain America movie.

[00:18:00]>> Yeah. Yeah. That Yeah, we we don't need to discuss that one too much, but yeah, he was.

[00:18:06]>> Yeah, we pretend like that didn't happen. Um, a couple others. Scott Copeland, the American President is a sentimental favorite for me as that was an early date movie for me and my eventual wife. I'm also a big fan of Lincoln. Uh, Erin White says Air Force One and Elise Murray Davies says the American president. And then one last, Joe Tfano says real Lincoln fictional the American president. So there we go.

[00:18:32]That is uh that was I thought a fun a lot of good good comments and a lot of good uh answers for that uh question of the week. All right. So now we are going to switch gears. We are talking about back rooms.

[00:18:46]Um, this is Cha Eden for stars as Clark, a depressed failed architect who stumbles into an alternate reality of a maze of rooms in his ho ho drum furniture store that he hates working in. His therapist, played by Rnado Rensve, also becomes involved and twisted into the room. This directed by Kane Parsons based off of his web series uh of the same name. I have not seen the web series. Um, did either of you get to Did you see this?

[00:19:17]>> No. Okay. I'm so excited to see it. This sounds so cool.

[00:19:22]>> It's It's definitely not gonna be for everybody. You have to like This is an A24 film with like a big A24. Like, this is You kind of have to know what you're getting into. It's It's trippy. I I appreciate that the movie did not really try to explain itself or explain what was happening. It just it just is, you know, which I I think was was good.

[00:19:49]And it also isn't afraid to have like ambiguous things that don't make really a lot of sense that but that kind of adds to the sense of like fear and and chaos and tension that you have. I think a lesser director, a less confident director would have felt the need to I got to explain. I've got to sit down and you got to know all the rules for this world and and whatever. But he doesn't do that. But I could see that maybe frustrating some people that like this makes no sense. Yes, it doesn't make any sense. Like that's the point. Um but uh but it's it's not really I have to admit it's not really on my wavelength um of stuff that I like. But I think it's very like well done and trippy and weird and if you are if you're looking for something that's like a little bit different that you could go see and you're you'll have like a really good conversation with like if you two had seen it, we would have like a really really good conversation about like what the heck was happening and uh and what do we think it's trying to say about like work and people and and and therapy.

[00:21:04]Does it kind of feel like Black Mirror?

[00:21:07]Is it like a >> Yeah, I haven't watched a ton of Black Mirror, but what it really reminded Did you see I I saw the TV glow?

[00:21:14]>> No.

[00:21:15]>> Um, it reminded me of that movie. That movie was more resonant to me thematically and just kind of what it was talking about as far as um its critique on media and just some of the other things that it was doing. Um, and and I also think that movie was more visually interesting than this, >> but I think they're very similar in in the sense of in their like tone and in their uh the kind of the mystery of it.

[00:21:43]Um, uh, and in sort of the way they sort of straddle fantasy, horror, you know, I don't know.

[00:21:52]I just think the two movies are very similar. So, if you hated I Saw the TV glow, this probably not the movie for you. If you if you if you liked it, then you probably you might like this.

[00:22:03]>> I have a question because my nephew who's 13 is actually excited for it. The idea of liinal space and monsters and bathrooms and creepy warehouses and things like that are really big in in his generation. Gen Alpha, Gen Z, that weird >> feeling you get in those empty spaces.

[00:22:20]Is it age appropriate for someone who's about that age? Like I mean it's definitely rated R.

[00:22:26]>> It's definitely rated R. Well, he he has started watching Radar movies sneaking like Jaws.

[00:22:30]>> It's mostly language. I'm trying to remember if there I mean there's there's not really any blood. There's times when when they because there's like these zombies in >> Really?

[00:22:43]>> Yes. There's like these zombies. They're not like I don't know how any else to explain them. There's like these zombies that they can like there's scenes where it's almost like cotton candy. They like reach into the body of the zombie and eat it.

[00:23:00]>> And so it's like it looks like but it looks like fluff. It looks like candy.

[00:23:04]like it's not bloody or you know like because this is a weird and there's like a a there's he it's about this furniture store the Ottoman called the Ottoman Empire and there's this like massive pirate um that becomes a character and is like chasing them right it's wild and and weird u I'm trying to >> like that Gen Z generation I know he loves going doing to like the SPC the like um supernatural monsters. There's all these different categories and things like that. So defin >> on IMDb it's in the parents guide.

[00:23:44]>> Yeah.

[00:23:45]>> It's sex and nudity none which is true.

[00:23:48]Violence and gore. They have it moderate.

[00:23:51]I mean there's people that die and you see like but I it's not particularly bloody if you're worried about that. Um profanity moderate. I mean there I think there's some fbombs, some other things.

[00:24:05]That's the main um and then alcohol, drugs, smoking, mild. There is some smoking but not much. Um and then frightening and intense scenes severe.

[00:24:16]I wouldn't I don't know if I agree with Let's see. Um I don't know if I agree with that that it's severe, but I guess it just depends on how your 13year-old >> he's pretty intense. I would be worried that he might be a little bit bored. But has he seen this the series though, the web series at all? Do you know?

[00:24:36]>> Um, probably cuz I remember I took him to my storage unit once to grab Halloween costumes and stuff and he hated it back there cuz it reminded him of the bathroom, the liinal space and flickering lights and things like that.

[00:24:48]>> Yeah. Then he'll probably I from what everything I've heard, it's very similar to the web series. So I think if that's probably a good guide if he >> and he's really good at like dissecting shows and stuff. I've had him on fan effect for KSL before >> and he's really fun to like guess things. So may I might need to go to >> let uh let me know what I think. And Renado plays his therapist >> and so she becomes kind of involved uh with the the maze uh in the back rooms and uh and >> is there some psychological horror elements within?

[00:25:27]>> Yes, definitely.

[00:25:28]>> Yeah, he'll probably enjoy it. I'll probably enjoy it then.

[00:25:31]>> I would give it a three out of five just because it's not really like my thing. I just But I think it's worth seeing and definitely if it if it's I would recommend it. It's just not one I'm like crazy about, you know. Um I the only thing I would be more concerned for a 13-year-old that they might be a little bored by it, but you know, >> he likes he was five. He was watching Jaws with me. So, >> okay, good.

[00:25:59]>> Yeah, >> that's good. Okay, so then we have talk about switching gears. We've got the bread winner.

[00:26:07]A man becomes a stay-at-home dad when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity takes his wife on a prolonged business trip for one month with his three young daughters and little experience handling day-to-day needs. He soon realizes that running a household is the toughest gig he's ever had. This stars Nate Burggatsi, Mandy Moore, and Colin Joyst.

[00:26:28]And the thing about this movie is that it it's just one of those movies that if you like Nate Potsi standup, then you'll probably like this. Like, is it a great movie? No, it is not a great movie. Is I laughed enough, I think, for a mild recommendation, but is it outdated? Yes.

[00:26:50]Is it does it does it does it fall into gender uh stereotypes? Yes. Is it does it paint a picture of of America that I don't think hardly even exists anymore as far as the stay-at-home mom and the the dad that works at the car dealership that supports three kids? Yes. But if you like his standup, I mean, they literally took his greatest hits, his jokes, and they put him into a movie.

[00:27:19]like all of his all of his big gags.

[00:27:22]Like his joke about how when when the bus driver asked him where his kids go to school and he's like, "You're you're calling me? You're calling me about that?" Like, and so he has a joke about that. That's that that is a huge part of this movie.

[00:27:40]Um his joke about uh taking out the trash and then when he the week he forgets to take out the trash, that's his only job in the house. that's in there. Um, the laundry and all the towels, that's a joke of his. Like, he basically takes all of his greatest hits and they make it into this movie. So, can I say in good faith that it's a good movie? No. But I do think that a lot of people will be entertained by it.

[00:28:08]>> You know, that that is such a clever take if you think about it because sometimes it doesn't it doesn't translate, right? Sometimes comedians on stage are one way and then you see them in a film and you're like, >> you know, but if you're actually taking his standup and you're basically just rescripting it for the screen, >> then that makes total sense that everyone who's a fan of his is going to show up for this.

[00:28:35]>> Yeah. And I and I think that they'll laugh. I mean, this thing's gonna have an abysmal Rotten Tomato score. I would be shocked if it's above 20%. It's going to be very low, but I do think that his fans are going to enjoy it. So, you know, on a certain thing, it pro it did what it was set out to do. I think he is pretty endearing and likable for this.

[00:28:57]It's basically they just they basically took home improvement and made it into a movie. I mean, that's that's what it is.

[00:29:03]>> Mr. Mom.

[00:29:04]>> Yeah. I mean, Mr. Mom, I haven't seen that in a long time. My friend was saying yesterday that it's Mr. Mom is way better. I'm like, okay, I'd have to check that out. But it's yeah, it's that plot. It's the you know that is as if like men are completely incapable of like taking care of their children. It's not babysitting when you're when they're your children.

[00:29:27]You're not babysitting your own children.

[00:29:29]>> But like at the same time it was refreshing because he wasn't fighting like I don't want to take care of the kids. He's like yes I want to take care of the kids. I want to support my wife.

[00:29:39]And as someone like me, like I have never seen probably a single bit of his comedy and everything like that.

[00:29:45]Interesting.

[00:29:46]>> I still enjoyed it as a family film. Got to let go of reality. You there's a little bit of hard pressed um advertisements going on.

[00:29:55]>> The product placement is absolutely insane.

[00:29:59]Toyota, Walmart, >> Bud Light, N like all of the the Tennessee Titans. Yeah.

[00:30:06]>> But like once you kind of let go of that, like I actually found it pretty enjoyable.

[00:30:12]>> I haven't just watched a family fun flick.

[00:30:14]>> Yeah.

[00:30:14]>> That I would enjoy in ages, you know?

[00:30:17]>> Yeah.

[00:30:18]You didn't see this, did you? Sorry.

[00:30:20]>> I haven't seen this yet.

[00:30:22]>> Do you know his comedy? Do you know his stand up?

[00:30:25]>> Sure. I'm big I'm big into comedy and I covered the whole Netflix as a joke festival that was going on here. So, it's interesting to see a lot of comedians kind of make that transfer over. I mean, there's a few like certainly now there with Emmy season, you know, Wanda Sykes with her stand up special Legacy I love so much and she's fantastic. Um, Tom Seagora has that show Bad Thoughts and they're all just like, you know, I think Taylor Momson's up for it. I I mean these are all Netflix related, but yeah, there's um you know, I love a good comedy. I love a movie with a good comedian, even if it's not my cup of tea. There was one >> Netflix that I went to the the um jelly roll with the night of >> and and while I appreciate comedy for what it is, there was a lot of like the Tony Hinch clips and the there's a lot of comedians there that I was like I don't necessarily agree with what you're saying. I can laugh a lot. I get I did it like I get what people >> I always say funny saves all if if it's pure but you make me laugh then >> I'll own it. We were talking about Tal Night's Ricky Bobby yesterday and >> coming back to theaters. I'm so excited.

[00:31:48]>> That is the stupidest movie ever made.

[00:31:50]But I love it >> and people love it.

[00:31:53]>> I love it. I love it.

[00:31:55]>> Strangers. I'll be like you are still quoting that movie. How is that possible? This is in no way in comparison with Rick and Bobby, but >> it's a little more family friendly.

[00:32:05]>> It is family friendly.

[00:32:08]>> And I think it it has the two things I really enjoy of a family movie. It's silly and it's sincere. Like you can't do better. And I didn't even realize it was Mandy Moore till you said that and I had to go look at the IMDb. I She did so good and I didn't even realize that was her just because she's changed so much over the year. And it has Will Forte in it. And I'm always a fan of Will Forte because he's he just embraces his awkwardness and >> yeah, he was >> he was one of the funniest parts I would say. little forte was and he h Nate has a whole bit that he does about hiring a contractor and it's the most terrifying moment in your life and it's very funny and that the contractor can basically get away with anything and you'll you'll do anything for them to finish the job and and uh and and that is again that's Will Forte's character is the contractor so it's just like right from his standup >> um so yeah I mean I would give two and a half stars. Um, but uh but it it just depends. If you're a fan of Neighbor Goti and his comedy, then you'll probably like it and you should go see it.

[00:33:17]>> And I do think it'll make a lot more money than people think.

[00:33:21]>> It reminded me of Bob's Burgers. Like a lot of voice actors in there. Kamani Nanjani will Forte is a continuing actor. So it's fun, endearing, awkward family, supportive of each other. Um, >> yeah.

[00:33:33]>> Yeah, I I enjoyed it. If you like Bob's Burgers, go see it. It's fun. If you just want something to take your kids to that's not >> horrible.

[00:33:42]>> Yeah.

[00:33:42]>> Yeah. I mean, this invention that she supposedly pitches to Shark Tank is the most nothing burger of an invention.

[00:33:49]Like, they spent I think they spent about 30 seconds coming up with this idea. Like, it would not get a buy from >> you would see at every vendor at a at a local like Yeah.

[00:34:00]But what would you give it out of five?

[00:34:03]>> I haven't even thought about that. I don't know because it it's the genre is so into it. I I guess I just bump it up a little from yours for the family fun and the silliness to like three. Like it's not >> it's not going to be a thing you watch all the time, but if it's something you love, you you'll you'll repeat it. It's like I don't know, Q. Halloween. Like if you enjoy it, you enjoy it.

[00:34:25]>> Yeah. Yeah. All right. Well, we have re-release of the week. This week's another comedy.

[00:34:32]We have Legally Blonde getting re-released this week, which is very exciting. It's L. Woods never thought of going to law school until she's dumped by her boyfriend Warner in a desperate attempt to keep her guy. She enrolls at Harvard Law School and is a whole new kind of student for the school. And this stars Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Culage, and Luke Wilson. And uh this was a a movie that I really did love when it came out back in 2001 because I was actually considering going to law school in 2001. I took the elsat and I absolutely hated it. I'm like maybe this isn't for me. Um and so but it was very kind of cathartic to watch this movie.

[00:35:13]And I I've always really appreciated movies that are a celebration of outright femininity of fullblown we're going hardcore because I feel like when I was growing up that was something that was kind of discouraged like pink, you know, girly things that is lame. You don't want to. And I always liked all that stuff. I mean big shocker on Hallmark's podcast. Of course, I like that stuff, but but I did. And but yet I felt like I wasn't supposed to or it wasn't feminist or it wasn't whatever.

[00:35:46]Um and it it it really probably took until I was in college, probably right around when I saw Legally Blonde, that I was like, screw that. I like all that stuff. And um so I I just think the theme of this movie really resonates for me. And I do think it's pretty funny and and Reese is great. Uh, I I do though absolutely love the Broadway musical.

[00:36:11]>> And when when I first heard about it, I thought, "What? Come on. That's going to be terrible." But they pulled it off. It is so entertaining. The songs are so good. It's great. So, even even better than the movie is the Broadway musical.

[00:36:28]>> That's what you said when you asked me about it. I'm like, "The musical's ruined me." Because yes, the movie is great. But have you seen the musical? So >> I love >> Oh my gosh.

[00:36:39]>> I love them.

[00:36:42]>> I have not seen the musical.

[00:36:44]>> You should there's there's a pro shot.

[00:36:47]If you look it up on YouTube, there's a pro shot that they aired on MTV. So if you want to watch it, you >> Oh my gosh. Well, and I feel like they would have to really go big with with this film because it is so beloved. Like I this this was a favorite when it came out. It's lasted over the years. It's a comfort movie of mine.

[00:37:08]>> It says a lot without saying a lot. Like the bend and snap is still a thing. I feel like it needs to be passed down to every generation and all the kids out there. If they don't know the bend and snap, they should.

[00:37:21]>> It's just Yeah. I like I could see the musical would be like either hit or miss. And I'm so happy to hear that it's a hit. really fun.

[00:37:30]>> It's so good.

[00:37:31]>> Yeah, >> the music's really good. It draws out different things. Like I'm sitting here thinking, I got a chip on my shoulders.

[00:37:39]>> And I'm like going through some chip on my shoulders. I'm going to take this anger and make it into something right now.

[00:37:44]>> The music's really fun. The sority sisters are kind of like the Greek muses throughout it and everything as well.

[00:37:50]Go. I I also love the MTV broadcast one because they kept the kind of bumpers in between and you feel like you're part of this experience like >> Yeah. It's a pro like a pro shot that they aired on MTV and yeah the the the the lyrics and music done by Lawrence O'Keeffe and I think he is so underrated as a composer Broadway composer because he did Legally Bond musical which I love. He did Heathers which is so good that musical and he did Bat Boy which is also great. Those are three stellar stellar musicals. And so yeah, he's great.

[00:38:29]>> Well, and like going back to the movie, you look at the movie like Jennifer Culage, Reese Witherspoon, you know, just you saying at the very beginning how you liked that it was okay to be girly and smart and stuff. I grew up in the 90s and like my name is Kelly and I I actually go by Kelly Han because like a lot of the Kelly's were dumb blondes growing up. It was uh it was um married with children, all these different things.

[00:38:52]And to see someone for for me I was in high school when this came out. She was smart, she was fun, she was fashionable, she was kind. Like it was it was so great to have that. And you can see the how there's been sequels since then.

[00:39:08]There's been musicals. There's been TV series. Like >> there's a reason it's back in theaters this weekend.

[00:39:13]>> Isn't it so funny though to think about?

[00:39:15]There was a time where it was like being blonde was equated to not being very smart or brunette was this, you know, like the Jackie Oo and the Marilyn Monroe of it all. And I don't think that really exists today. I I don't for Yeah.

[00:39:34]>> Yeah. It just >> I mean I think the modern version of Legally League blonde is a was Barbie, you know.

[00:39:41]>> Barbie. Yeah. Um, and I think you could also make an argument that Glenda in um, Wicked is also basically an Lwoods archetype. Very feminine, very, you know, I just love those those characters.

[00:39:54]>> Uh, we have a comment here. We got, I just saw Legally Blonde is free here on YouTube. I'm so excited. I'm going to finally watch it and see if it's as cute and funny and good as people say. So, there we go. You should definitely do that. Um, okay. So, we had a few comments. uh on about this on the Twitter and it's uh nostalgic Cassie says utterly charming. Kyle Lee says it's harmless fluff. It knows it's harmless fluff and is one examples I tend to use of perfectly well-made fluff. As a pretentious cinnophile, if you can't appreciate well-made fluff, you're doing life wrong. Um Eric Faulner, he says, "I was working at my job at Marshalls one day, which is processing clothes. came across a t-shirt that had Jennifer Kulage's line from the second movie. That's a deep cut. You look like the Fourth of July.

[00:40:44]It t makes me want a hot dog real bad.

[00:40:48]Wow, that's a deep cut t-shirt. I love it. Um Christina says, "It's one of my favorite feel-good movies. El's graduation speech is so inspiring." So, yeah, I they're making this. So, I I I have seen the sequel once before, but it's been a long time. Um, and then I think there's even like another like Legally Blondes or something, which I I haven't seen that. Um, and then they're making this prequel, and I'm confused by that. To me, that seems like a very bad idea because everything that made Lle Woods L Woods was she learned from going to law school. So, a prequel. I mean, is it really her hanging out in the hot tub with Warner and getting her fashion merchandising degree? I mean, what?

[00:41:36]>> Yeah, that sounds like just trying to capitalize on a popular product.

[00:41:42]>> The the whole point of Legally Blonde is that she becomes this new person as a transformative experience.

[00:41:49]>> Maybe she learned something new. Maybe maybe something an event changed her.

[00:41:54]Maybe it was like a battle the whole time.

[00:41:57]>> But it wouldn't have changed her because then she wouldn't need to have been changed.

[00:42:02]her to that to that Lwoods like maybe she was originally wanted to do this and then she had a boy or broke her heart and she decided she was gonna be I don't know I'm making an upshill battle let's just say it that way >> writing Elwood's fanfiction as I don't know what's going on with this and I'm sure you're right but yeah we don't need Oh, that's so funny.

[00:42:31]>> It seems like a terrible idea, but hey, you know, I didn't think I'd like the musical, and I ended up loving it, so you never >> It's one of my favorites. Yeah.

[00:42:38]>> Never. No. Um, okay. I would I mean, Legally Blonde, I would give it four out of five stars.

[00:42:47]>> Yeah.

[00:42:47]>> Yeah. Easily.

[00:42:49]>> Yeah.

[00:42:49]>> Yeah.

[00:42:50]>> Agreed. Yep.

[00:42:51]>> I like you say someone said it was the the perfect fluff movie or something.

[00:42:55]That was one of the comments. Like that's a good way to say it. Yeah.

[00:42:58]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:42:59]>> Yeah. Totally.

[00:43:00]>> All right. Next up, we have Tuner. And this I saw Sundance, but it's a Leo Woodall plays a young man who uses his heightened hearing from a hearing condition to tune pianos, but he learns it can also help him to crack safes.

[00:43:16]When his mentor has a heart attack, he uses his skill to help organize crime to steal from safes. Things get messy as a result. This stars Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, and it's directed and written by Daniel Roer, and I loved this movie out of Sundance. This is one of my favorite movies of this year that I've seen. I'm so excited it finally is coming out. I I thought that I hadn't seen this Leo Wood all before. Uh I guess he was on like White Lotus or one of those shows. I But I thought I hadn't seen him, but I actually had. He was the Mad About the Boy in Bridget Jones. mad about the boy.

[00:43:53]>> Oh my god.

[00:43:54]>> Yeah, he was the young the young young hot thing.

[00:43:58]>> Oh, how did I not put that together?

[00:44:00]Because I thought I was like, gosh, he looks so familiar. What am I >> Yeah. And I just think this movie has something for everybody. It's it's it is can be quite funny. It It can be quite tense at times. It's uh it's really well acted. It's got romance in there. Uh, it just I can't imagine anybody not like enjoying this film. Like I just feel like it has something for any filmgoer.

[00:44:28]It's so well made. It's well paced. It's I found the characters compelling. This is just a really well-made film.

[00:44:37]>> Yeah, it's I mean, first of all, you've got Dustin Hoffman and as soon as Dustin Hoffman make an entrance, you're like, "Oh, this is going to be a film." Like again, Dustin Hoffman is another one. He can do no wrong in any role. Um I thought actually also just being from New York originally, >> his whole vibe, Leo's whole vibe just from the beginning, I was like this feels very New York. The way they made it like dark and depressing and the daily like just the all of it, I was like this is it. It instantly brought me back to what life was like growing. Why you feel that way? get out. Move to California. You'll be much happier. Um, no, the the story, I mean, >> it was it it was phenomenal. It was just like you said, Rachel, like the the the beats were great. Um, the acting was top-notch. The story was phenomenal.

[00:45:33]Like there it was so good. And I was I was a little bit nervous as it was going on with the ending. I wasn't quite sure where they were going to take it. And I was a little bit um >> It's pretty tense. It gets tense.

[00:45:47]>> It does. It does. But they they landed the plane. Well, I mean, they I really felt good walking out of that and like, "Oh, wow. That's >> that's a good movie."

[00:45:59]>> And his girlfriend is played by Havana Rose Louu is her name. She's great. They have really good chemistry. Uh because he was before he had his ear his hearing condition, his ear condition, he was a a virtuoso like he was really good with the piano and she is like a pianist at Colombia. She's and so he's there to tune the piano and they have this kind of meat cute and uh and he's kind of uh I wouldn't say she looks down on him but it's kind of a different type of person for her to be with because he's sort of blue collar in her eyes you know so there's sort of blue collar uh and and yet he has this incredible gift and and I actually think the portrayal of a person with disability and the way that the way that he he's sort of treated and the way he deals with it is actually like pretty nuanced and pretty pretty well done. And um and of course it's one of those things that somebody makes one bad like one slightly bad decision for very noble reasons and then it and then makes another one and another one and another one and it just starts and because then you have to cover up for the the other bad decision and so then it gets bigger and bigger and bigger and um and uh it's it's just a very entertaining film. I I highly highly recommend it. And uh it is rated R, but it's I think mostly for a little bit of violence with the with the mafia thugs and there's a little sensuality and a little bit of language, but it's it's really not too it's not too bad, I don't think, in that regard. So, uh it's uh and you can you can usually tell because at Sundance they have these films that are uh premieres that are spotlight premieres and those are ones that a lot of times have have aired other places and usually you know that those ones are pretty good because if not only Sundance wants them but like a bunch of festivals want it like that's a good sign. Um and this played at TIFF. It played a I think it is it cons or one of those but definitely played a tiff and then it's a dance and uh so it's really good. I highly recommend it. Did we convince you Kellyanne?

[00:48:29]>> I really wish I would have watched that instead of the other screener but I clicked I misunderstood instructions because I get too excited and don't read the whole thing. That's definitely one I'll I'll probably see.

[00:48:42]Um if not in the theaters when it hits streaming because usually Sundance's recommendations from Rachel, I'm I'm going to enjoy them.

[00:48:48]>> Yeah. Well, I'm glad that you did though because it's nice to have somebody to talk about with both of the films. So, it worked out. Worked out. But but I would give Tuner a four and a half out of five. It was really good.

[00:49:01]>> Yeah. Yeah. I'd probably give it a four.

[00:49:02]But >> yeah.

[00:49:03]>> Yeah.

[00:49:04]>> Yeah. All right. So, then we have Pitfall. And this is the other one that Kellyanne was kind enough to watch.

[00:49:11]>> Accidentally hit as like what do you mean?

[00:49:15]>> After a young man gets separated from his friends while in the woods, he falls into a 10-ft deep pit of spikes impaling him through the leg and leaving him trapped. He quickly learns that his fall was not an accident. It stars Marshall Williams, Richard Harmon, Matt Hamilton, written and directed by James Condelik.

[00:49:32]And I did get to cover this movie for uh here on the channel and it was fun for me because Marshall Williams, Richard Harmon, and Matt Hamilton are all Hallmark veterans.

[00:49:44]>> So, it was fun to have them on my show and be like, "Oh, so what's it like? YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU going to say to all your Hallmark fans about this movie?"

[00:49:52]And to kind of tease them about that was was fun. I think it it was a pretty entertaining little interview. Uh I think this is an entertaining little film. like this is a survival horror movie. It's campy. It leans into it. U I think that the actors all have like pretty good chemistry together. It feels like they're all in like a big camp out together. And you I think they're believable friends and and are are these characters stupid? Absolutely. In the grand tradition of this kind of horror movie. Um but it was entertaining just as like a scrappy little uh horror movie. Like you compare it last week there was corporate retreat which was also like made on a nothing budget and you know but that was trash. This is this is entertaining. This is how you do this kind of like campy you know small little horror movie. This is how you do it right. Not corporate retreat. Uh but I don't Kellyanne did you did you have a what you think?

[00:50:52]>> So I walked into this and I'm not a horror person. I like psychological horror. I don't I don't mind like superhero violence and blood and things like that.

[00:51:01]>> Yeah.

[00:51:01]>> But I'm like, okay, okay, I'm gonna watch this.

[00:51:04]>> These people are so dumb and I don't ever camp in their life. Like as someone who like I I'm a massage therapist is one of my many jobs and like I know anatomy, physiology, you know, you're going to get so many infections and you're going to hide. What go why go off the path? But at the same time, there is such satis satisfa satisfa I can't say the word. Someone say satisfaction satisfaction with some of like the horror kills and the moments and the the just cringing because of the violence and whatnot. It does try to sneak in a little bit of like sentimentality and sibling relationships and and like try to say something a little bit more but like in the best way like >> but it also has a sense of humor about it. I felt like it was it was funny. It wasn't it it it wasn't like outright parody but it it it it knows it's camp.

[00:52:00]>> I I kind of hate how much I liked it particularly kind of like how subversively it starts. It feels like you're at an end of a horror movie climax and then it just kind of goes a little off the walls and there's some flashbacks and interesting things and >> yeah, falling in a pit in the wood. Like that was the first the first pit they found.

[00:52:19]>> Turn around.

[00:52:22]>> Why did you get off the path anyway?

[00:52:24]You're so work. You definitely don't have any compasses or anything.

[00:52:29]>> I hate how much I enjoyed this. Like >> it's fun. It's It's a fun time. It really is.

[00:52:35]>> And like I don't like horror. And I I kind of like this. Like it's probably another one my nephew will probably watch with me. I might skip over a scene or two. But >> I do think it's a hair too long. I It's 1 hour 48. I think it would be better if it was coming in at that 90 minute mark.

[00:52:52]I just think >> this kind of movie is just as lean as you can possibly make it, the better, you know, it is. But and I mean and it is ridiculous, but it it was I had a good time with it. I'd be curious to see this James Condick. Curious to see what he does next. Let's see. He's looks Oh, he's made like really schlacky movies.

[00:53:13]This looks like This is a step up from like I'm looking at this. He's made like >> The Drowners Airplane versus Volcano. Oh, wow. Uh, so way to go, James. And, uh, it's it's a fun time. I would give it three out of five.

[00:53:34]>> Yeah. About the same, too. Maybe 2.5.

[00:53:37]I'm interest. It's interesting that they described it from like the brother as being the the hero. A young man gets separated from his friends. Like I felt like it was more of female empowerment and stuff like that because of how the sister is and how how how their interactions and like even >> he's the one with >> with the thing out of his leg.

[00:53:56]>> Yeah. Yeah. Like it it was interesting and fun. It was just a little popcorn movie. I can imagine watching it with friends like at a c at a safe cabin >> in the woods. Easy exit, you know, safe.

[00:54:08]>> It would it would be a fun one to watch with like group of friends.

[00:54:11]>> Yeah. Yeah. It would be fun.

[00:54:14]>> Yeah, >> like horror. Yeah, >> I was gonna say because I'm I don't like horror. I'm I the psychological horror I can do, but just like you, Kellyanne, so when I hear you say stuff like that, might be safe.

[00:54:27]>> I could probably do this one because there's >> you can handle this one.

[00:54:32]>> Get into discussions and like the the what I was like, I don't know if I can watch this. I'm gonna be damaged blood.

[00:54:41]>> Like there's a lot more out right now.

[00:54:44]>> This the one that got me and I say this all the time. I was scarred from the ring theaters and I >> Yeah.

[00:54:53]>> Never got over it. I was like the mix between horror and CGI and when that started to take over like any because I also loved like supernatural thriller or super well I guess more like supernatural thriller but when you get into that horror realm there's a spectrum there that like some of us cannot do >> if you can handle blood and particularly like supernatural um type of blood situation like I'm think like yeah like yeah and then you have to let go of some reality like it's there's a rain going on and why is that person not wet if it's raining and things like that or let it go and enjoy like I think gonna be okay.

[00:55:34]>> Well, we have some streaming movies and TV this week. Uh the first thing is where the heart lands. This is on Lifetime. This is sparks fly between a Los Angeles man and Kentucky horse trainer after he inherits a dozen raceh horses and his aunt's ranch. He must decide if he's willing to risk everything for a second chance at happiness and love that and a love that might change him for good. This stars Janet Kramer and Tyler Johnson directed by Haley Duff. I interviewed Tyler for Homework Podcast that posted today so you should check that out. He's really sweet, charming. Um this So Lifetime has had a couple movies now in a row that were I think better than their typical uh typical offerings. They they love again and um um the the one with Sarah Drew I can't think of all of a sudden but anyway those two were both good uh better than average. I would say this one is more average but like if you are jonesing for this kind of movie then you'll be entertained by it and they do bring in some uh some humor that was fun. like there's this whole scene with him in nothing but a towel, which he's a very attractive man, so that's enjoyable. But um but uh but yeah, so I appreciate that they didn't like take itself super seriously, but at the end of the day, it's like a formula. Save the ranch, you know, the story, and it's so it's nothing amazing, but it could do worse.

[00:56:58]Uh this uh then we have Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Key to the Castle. I did not I have not watched this yet. Have you seen it? Sorry. Not yet. Is that on my list?

[00:57:08]>> Um, yeah. This, uh, is Tamar Maui Hley and Restig Cooper Marco Gazini. When a ghost hunter show comes to town, it's up to GMI and Eman to solve the unexpected murder of the host, allowing the brand new spirit to cross over. The the thing that I am very curious about with this movie is why is Marco Gazini in these movies? This is the third one and he's literally had almost nothing to do in all of the in both of the other ones.

[00:57:37]Like in the first movie, he was in one scene and where they like he's a teacher and like it's so weird. I don't understand what's going on with that.

[00:57:47]It's like he needed a favor from the director. It's like, "Hey, can you put me in your movie for five seconds so I can, you know, declare a union, you know, or something?" Like that's what it feels like. Sure, we'll put you in our movie to help you out. Um, so the fact he keeps being in them, like why is he in these movies? It's so weird. But but I I I have not seen this one yet. I The reason why is because for these mysteries, I like to watch them as close to the podcast recap as possible. Uh, because I want them to be fresh in my mind with the clues and everything like that. And sorry and I we're gonna we're going to recap this on Monday. So I'm not gonna watch it until Sunday so that it's real fresh, you know, on my mind.

[00:58:29]Anyway, that's the reason why if you were like, why is she just watching the Hallmark movies? That's why. Uh but we'll have a recap on Wednesday uh for uh these movies. Uh okay, last there's just two more things to cover. We have The Many Lives of Benjamin Kyle. This is on HBO Max. It follows two producers who try to help an amnesiac man be found behind a Burger King to discover his identity, but uncovers lies. Three unsolved cases in a connection to a crime family placing themselves in danger. This this is a four-part docue series. It is wild. What a ride. I highly highly recommend. So these So these producers, they hear about this story of this guy who has amnesia, which is like really rare to have amnesia. Um, and they're so they decide they're going to film this documentary on this guy and they're trying to like put back any pieces, try to help him remember like who he is, but it's not just that his story starts to like fall apart. It's the way that it falls apart and like each step along the way what happens and what they find about him. And it's it's really entertaining. If you like true crime, absolutely watch this. It is very good. Even if you don't like true crime, watch this. It was I was shocked each step along the way. I'm like, what?

[00:59:57]>> I've heard about the case, but I'd never heard of the connection to Crime Family or other places.

[01:00:04]>> Yeah. While you're watching that one, then this >> really good. I and of course I I don't I I mean even that summary would spoil it more than I I would have but but uh but it it was riveting. Highly recommend this.

[01:00:20]>> How long is it? Like >> it's four episodes that are like 45 minutes. I think >> that's a weekend marathon I can handle.

[01:00:28]>> Yeah. Yeah. And it's just like what? And I can't think of when a documentary has been more shocking than uh and except for last year with the the the wrong number documentary. Did you watch that shocking? It's on Netflix. I I don't know when a movie, not even just documentary, has been >> wait >> more shocking.

[01:00:53]>> I might actually That sounds familiar.

[01:00:55]Was that Was that the one?

[01:00:59]Wait, remind me what that was.

[01:01:02]>> Uh, it's um what's it's actual the actual title? Unknown number, the high school catfish.

[01:01:08]>> Yes, I did see that one.

[01:01:09]>> And it's it's just because like the movie itself is just like a normal documentary. It's like nothing amazing as far as how it's made. It's just that this what is the real story is so crazy.

[01:01:22]>> Like I was shocked.

[01:01:25]>> Yeah. I could not believe who was the unknown caller. I still can't believe it.

[01:01:31]>> Yep. Guess I gotta watch that one, too.

[01:01:33]>> Oh, yeah.

[01:01:34]>> Oh, Kellyanne, you let me know when you watch it cuz >> it sounds like one my mom would enjoy, too. We We bond.

[01:01:43]>> Oh, yeah.

[01:01:45]>> I was shocked.

[01:01:48]>> Yeah. Um, the last thing that I want to talk about real quick, we had, and I'm a couple weeks late into this, we had the Outlander series finale. I finally watched it yesterday.

[01:01:57]>> I can't hear anything. I haven't seen it.

[01:01:59]>> I won't spoil it, but I I know some people were unhappy with the finale and and, you know, some people liked it. I liked it. I I think it was poetic. It was beautiful. And uh I think that it was a you know satisfying ending for uh you know for like for Jamie and you know and it was a satisfying ending for Jamie and Claire and their love story I thought but there's some people who want it to be a little more tied up into a bow >> um and have it's it they they lead it with a little bit of ambiguity.

[01:02:46]Um, and I don't know if that's partly because they want because there's there's this prequel coming out. Maybe there's other series that they're going to want to do.

[01:02:54]>> Blood of my blood is already in its second >> second season. Yeah.

[01:02:58]>> Yeah.

[01:03:00]>> Based on a book series as well because I always like to read.

[01:03:03]>> Okay. Does it follow pretty close? I always like to read the books.

[01:03:06]>> It is a mature show. like it's >> just so people know it's definitely >> Rated with my mom that >> it's R-rated but it is very good and the acting is superb. The chemistry is so good and I was satisfied with the ending. They don't answer all the questions. Uh there's a couple things where it's just like they just decided not to talk about that I guess um with what was going on, but I still was overall satisfied with the with the finale and what happened. So way to go Outlander.

[01:03:45]>> I've seen a lot of the costumeuming of it looks amazing.

[01:03:48]>> That's one thing that draws me in is historical costumeing.

[01:03:51]>> You will love that. Yeah, >> that's a good show. I think that's also part of it too is like when you have a show like that fans just don't want it to end.

[01:03:58]>> I know.

[01:03:59]>> So it's like it ha it's one way or another it has to end. There's got to be some kind of some kind of resolution.

[01:04:06]It's not going to be it's it is impossible to satisfy that on a universal level, right? Like everybody has an idea of what the is.

[01:04:15]>> I mean and this is a show that's been on for 12 years.

[01:04:18]>> Oh wow. Yeah.

[01:04:20]>> Yeah. They've had eight seasons over 12 years. And so we've just been with this couple for so long. We've seen them through literally decades through the years. Um and uh and so yeah, it's hard to say goodbye, but >> I I think that they I think it was a poetic, beautiful ending. And so I'm happy with it. And I just love Katrina Balf especially so much. the >> human they're they're just gosh I love >> and I don't think she has ever been nominated for an Emmy which is just like absolutely absurd.

[01:04:57]>> No she um but the film that she was in with Kenneth Brana what was the one that was got all the Oscars? Well, no. I mean, well, she was in um Ford to be Ferrari and but didn't get I but it's absolutely absurd. Like she is so good.

[01:05:15]Not >> is >> that like it and it's really the show has gotten almost no Emmy love except for costumes a couple times.

[01:05:26]>> They and they do really wonderful FYC events. I go to them all the time. like it it's they they push every year for this Ebie nomination and I just the competition of like the level of like where people are voting like but >> it's just because it's on stars. If this thing was on HBO, it would absolutely have gotten nominations. It's true. I mean the uh the this thing with awards shows in general is that you're either in the club or you're not.

[01:05:59]and and it's so hard to get in the club if you're not in the club. And there's certain actors that are just not in the club. Like Jake Gyllenhaal, just not in the club. You know, he get one nomination a while, but like in general, he's just not in the club. Um someone like a James Gray, not in the club for some reason. He makes films that you think that the Academy would would like. You know, his he's his very artistic, very thoughtful.

[01:06:27]No, not in the club. Uh, and something like Outlander just not in the club.

[01:06:32]It's just not.

[01:06:33]>> Could it make it more female focused as well? It's more of a female story.

[01:06:37]>> Yeah, I mean that's part of it.

[01:06:39]>> Yeah, definitely.

[01:06:40]>> It's part that's part of it for sure.

[01:06:42]But but yeah, that's the thing that people have to realize with these awards shows is that it's very very clicky >> and uh so and and you wonder about how some people get in the club like how heck did Lanimos get in the club? I have no idea like he but he is he's 100% in the club.

[01:07:05]But you know what I respect about Outlander like in that sense there are certain shows or movies like we talked about at the beginning that will play to voters right like you know they're angling for an award and Outlander is not like that. They are true to the fan.

[01:07:21]They are true the fans. They are are true to the cannon. Like they really they really are are it's a it's the story is for the people who love it. You know, it's not for anything else than that. It is it's a shame for the people who love it who recognize what good work it is and how it should be honored. But I do respect them for not veering off of that and trying to be a show that they're not.

[01:07:45]>> Yeah. Well, and they did have a really nice uh like Kota at the end saying thanks to all the fans. They kept it going. It was a nice little tribute uh to the to there. So, that is Outlander series finale. I was satisfied with it.

[01:08:00]So, yay.

[01:08:02]>> Um we get one last comment. Uh I'm so excited for He-Man Twister 5: Minions and Monsters Coyote versus Acme and Paw Patrol 3 for the summer. So, >> yeah. Very good. There we go. Oh, we did it. Let us know what you think about all these movies. If you get a chance to see them, we'd love to hear your thoughts.

[01:08:21]And uh and sorry, where can people find you?

[01:08:24]>> You can find me on Instagram under the savvy scribbler and watch all my interviews at awards buzz.

[01:08:31]>> And Kellyanne, what about you?

[01:08:33]>> You can find me at kahalbo.com.

[01:08:36]See my name down there, kahalbo.com.

[01:08:39]Um, I'm a massage therapist in the south side of Salt Lake and I'm also, uh, launching some new fun projects. Um, uh, I'm trying to convince a local organization people would be excited for to do a podcast because I I have left at Desert News and KSL. So, yeah, >> check me out there and watch for some fun stuff coming up.

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