Alexis is joined by Bryon Graves, award-winning author of Rez Ball, to chat about book-to-screen adaptations. Which movies based on books work and which ones don’t live up to the source material? 0:00 Intro 1:29 Best adaptations 7:03 Interpretation that misses the meaning 9:48 Great book meets great director 17:34 Creative vision vs collaboration 2…

Alexis is joined by special guest Leo Rydel from Geekly Goods to chat about the original sci-fi epic The Creator from director Gareth Edwards and how an $80 million movie can rival the biggest blockbusters. This review is spoiler-free. 0:00 Intro 0:27 Leo’s thoughts 2:20 How was this only $80M? 4:43 It’s a VFX marvel 6:42 Explore the lore 9:15 Simp…

Alexis and Kim talk about the Barbie movie, men throwing tantrums online, self-aware casting, movie marketing, and more in this episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast. This review contains spoilers for Barbie. 0:00 Intro 2:54 Ryan Gosling stealing scenes 9:19 Online “backlash” to feminist messaging 18:20 Self-aware filmmaking 23:47 Barbenheimer suc…

Was Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny a huge disappointment? In this episode, Alexis and Kim chat about everyone’s favorite 80-year-old adventurer, why James Mangold is not Steven Spielberg, and whether every blockbuster needs to be over two hours. This review contains spoilers 0:00 Intro 0:51 Alexis’s thoughts 2:30 Kim’s thoughts 6:15 Dial of …

Is The Flash a fun comic book movie or a Frankenstein fever dream? Alexis and Kim share their thoughts on the movie, the troubled production, the rubbery CGI, and more. This review contains spoilers. 0:00 Intro 0:22 Non-spoiler thoughts 6:05 Spoilers 35:49 Should you see this movie? 38:23 Wrap-up Read Alexis’ review of The Flash https://trashwire.c…

Alexis and Kim take a trip to Asteroid City and discuss Wes Anderson as an auteur, why a memorable visual style is so important, and how an enormous cast of powerhouse players can each stand out in an ensemble. Read Alexis's review: https://trashwire.com/2023/06/16/asteroid-city-review Read Kim's review: https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/asteroid-c…

Alexis and Kim talk about Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the perks of telling a story through visuals, breakthroughs in animation, the current multiverse madness sweeping comic book movies, and more. This review contains light spoilers, so if you want to go in blind, watch this after you’ve seen Across the Spider-Verse. 0:00 Intro 0:20 Great …

Somehow, Alexis and Kim had gone their whole lives without ever seeing a Fast and Furious movie, but all that changed with Fast X. With absolutely no knowledge of the franchise beyond what they absorbed via pop culture osmosis, here’s what they thought of the latest entry in Vin Diesel’s magnum opus. 0:00 Intro 0:44 Fast X review 30:15 Will you wat…

Alexis and Kim talk Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the future of the MCU, Oppenheimer, Barbie, and why they’re looking forward to Fast X even though they’ve never seen a Fast movie before. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 3:53 What happened to the MCU? 14:52 Guardians 3 vs Love and Thunder 16:25 Is this a good place to bail on the MC…

Alexis and Kim chat about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, their favorite Hollywood Chris, Tetris, Air, Ben Affleck as a director, and why you probably shouldn’t sing along to the needle drops in movies. 0:00 Intro 0:51 Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves 11:40 Dungeons & Dragons spoilers and cameos 14:01 Dungeons & Dragons final thought…

Alexis and Kim talk about the Oscars ceremony, Everything Everywhere All At Once dominating the major categories, the best speeches of the night, and who should have been nominated. Kim reviews Shazam: Fury of the Gods and John Wick Chapter 4. Alexis tries to wrap her head around how 65 got made and explains why she wants to binge-watch Rana Naidu …

While Kim was attending screenings for Cocaine Bear and Creed III, Alexis was sick at home rewatching the YRF Spy Universe movies. 0:00 Intro 0:27 Cocaine Bear 9:37 Creed III 15:40 YRF Spy Universe 26:20 The Romantics 35:06 Wrap-up Read Kim's review of Cocaine Bear: https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/cocaine-bear-review-elizabeth-banks Read Kim's re…

Aggressively mediocre? Alexis and Kim watched Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and dive into why it feels like Marvel might be losing its magic in the first episode of the Whatcha Watchin’ podcast. Spoilers from 13:09-39:38By Trashwire