Best Steven Soderbergh Podcasts (2024)

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Winter Movie Preview + Behind the Candelabra 1:47:58

4h ago1:47:58

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Winter is coming, and there's an exciting slate of movies coming our way. From big budget spectacles to Oscar bait dramas to fun family flicks, winter has it all, and we're giving our rundown--cage match style--of them all. Not only that, but--Steven Soderbergh has been talking about retirement for YEARS. And now, in 2013, the time has come. Is the…

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Side Effects 1:08:13

1d ago1:08:13

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Steven Soderbergh has made it a point to assimilate the work of other directors and make it his own. He’s borrowed from Jean-Luc Godard, Orson Welles, Michael Curtiz, and even Richard Lester. And now he’s updating . . . Paul Verhoeven and Adrian Lyne?!? Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers Yo…

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Magic Mike 1:32:58

8d ago1:32:58

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Jean-Luc Godard had Anna Karina. Alfred Hitchcock had Tippi Hedren. Steven Soderbergh had George Clooney and Matt Damon...and now he’s got Channing Tatum, too! Join Keir and Mike for a discussion of Hollywood’s love affair with strippers and Soderbergh’s 2012 hit, “Magic Mike." Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Let…

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The Filmographers Go To The Movies: Smile 2 33:25

14d ago33:25

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Smile! A new episode of The Filmographers Go To The Movies is here! Or wait...maybe you shouldn't smile, because in Parker Finn's universe, bad things happen when you see someone who does. Very bad. After the first Smile became one of the earliest post-Covid box office hits, Finn is back with a highly anticipated sequel, and just in time for the Ha…

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Haywire 58:08

15d ago58:08

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Steven Soderbergh is at it again--again pushing his creative boundaries, again collaborating with exciting, non-professional actors. This time, he's trying his hand at the action/spy genre and enlisting MMA superstar Gina Carano. Does the pairing bear fruit, or does the Soderbergh/Carano team-up go...haywire? Social media Instagram @thefilmographer…

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Top 5 Soderbergh + And Everything Is Going Fine 1:42:43

25d ago1:42:43

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We're halfway through Steven Soderbergh's filmography, and it's time to rank what we've seen so far! What'll make the cut? OUT OF SIGHT? OCEAN'S 11? KAFKA?? Michael and Keir also forge ahead, discussing Soderbergh's second Spalding Gray documentary, AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE. Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Le…

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Contagion 1:09:01

1M ago1:09:01

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Whether you were fighting over toilet paper, packing up to stay with family, or you simply glued to the news, watching it all unfold, you remember what you were doing when Covid-19 shut down normal life. And wherever Steven Soderbergh was, he had to be thinking, “I told you so.” Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Le…

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The Filmographers Go To The Movies: Megalopolis 38:54

1M ago38:54

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Francis Ford Coppola spent $90 million of his own money to finally make the film he's been talking about for over four decades. It's the cinephile event of the season, it's a spectacle, it's Coppola's humanist manifesto on art and politics, and it's...well...you'll just have to tune in to find out what we made of it. Social media Instagram @thefilm…

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The Informant! 1:02:41

1M ago1:02:41

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Based on a true story about a whistleblower whose relationship with the truth is, let’s say, complicated, Soderbergh’s “The Informant!” (2009) is both one of Matt Damon’s greatest performances AND manages to find the humor in lysine price-fixing. Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @…

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The Girlfriend Experience 1:01:40

2M ago1:01:40

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Soderbergh’s second low-budget, shot-on-video movie for Mark Cuban’s Magnolia Pictures (following 2005's Bubble) is about a high-priced escort and stars 21-year-old adult film star Sasha Grey. It may seem like Soderbergh's having a mid-life crisis but, really, he's just finding ways to take new creative swings. The question is: Does this swing conn…

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The Soderbergh Mixtape 36:06

2M ago36:06

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In the interest of connecting with even more Soderbergh fans, we reached out to some of our friends in the arts and asked them to share their enthusiasm for THEIR favorite Soderbergh films. The response blew us away. We’ve got John Green and Gillian Flynn in this episode, people! Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod L…

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Finding Soderbergh's Films 47:42

3M ago47:42

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When we started this podcast, it never even occurred to us that it might be hard to track down some of Steven Soderbergh’s earlier (and even recent) efforts. Here’s a primer on where and how to find them. Also, please note: There is a video component to this episode, which can be viewed exclusively on our YouTube page (linked below)! Social media I…

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Che (Parts 1 and 2) 1:07:28

3M ago1:07:28

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We usually think of Steven Soderbergh as a prolific and tireless craftsman, but in his 2008 films “The Argentine” and “The Guerilla,” originally released as “Che,” the director let his artistic self take the wheel—with glorious results. Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmogr…

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Ocean's Thirteen 1:12:22

3M ago1:12:22

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Steven Soderbergh’s last outing was a black-and-white drama about Nazi war crimes that left audiences depressed. In 2007, it’s time to repay Warner Bros’ faith—and dollars—with his second-ever sequel: “Ocean’s Thirteen.” Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast We…

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The Good German 1:10:09

4M ago1:10:09

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In 2006, Steven Soderbergh released “The Good German,” a black-and-white film set in postwar Berlin, that was in dialog with one of the greatest films ever made: “Casablanca.” Is it an homage, a deconstruction—or something else entirely? Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmog…

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Bubble 1:05:39

4M ago1:05:39

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It’s 2006, and Steven Soderbergh is following up his first-ever sequel, the star-studded Ocean’s Twelve, with his most daring independent film yet: Bubble, a small-town crime drama cast with nonprofessional actors who improvise most of their dialogue. Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouT…

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Ocean's Twelve 1:08:21

4M ago1:08:21

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Since making his debut in 1989, Steven Soderbergh has made art-house films, grown-up dramas, crime flicks, a science fiction tale, and even mainstream, Oscar-winning hits. The only thing he hasn’t done is make a sequel—until now, with “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004). Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmograph…

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Solaris 59:00

5M ago59:00

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In only his first dozen films, Steven Soderbergh has created one of Hollywood’s most eclectic filmographies. But he still hasn’t made a sci-fi flick—until now. Join us as we discuss his 2002 remake of Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 Soviet SF classic, “Solaris.” Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers Y…

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Full Frontal 1:28:29

5M ago1:28:29

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If you’re Steven Soderbergh, coming off box-office success and an Oscar win, what do you do next? Make a low-budget, shot-on-video quickie that almost nobody will love, of course! Join us for the skinny on “Full Frontal” (2002). Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmographersPo…

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Movies Soderbergh DIDN'T Make 1:04:05

5M ago1:04:05

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We all love a good "what might have been" story. Every major director has a filing cabinet stuffed with projects that slipped through their fingers, and Steven Soderbergh is no different. From beefing with Robert Redford to a legal sparring match with Scott Rudin to nearly making a historical musical, Soderbergh has a rich history of near misses, a…

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Ocean's Eleven 1:10:17

6M ago1:10:17

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Just Mike and Keir, a couple of bros, discussing Steven Soderbergh’s bro-fest, “Ocean’s Eleven.” The star-studded caper just happens to be his eleventh movie, too—what a Soderbergh move to make the stars align like that! It makes us both want to gaze dreamily at the Bellagio fountain… Follow the Filmographers Podcast on your favorite platform and d…

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Traffic 1:27:30

6M ago1:27:30

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Stephen Soderbergh is having the best year of his career. “Erin Brockovich,” released in March, has been raking in the cash and is predicted to do well in awards season. But he’s about to upstage himself with ANOTHER film at the end of December: the sprawling war-on-drugs drama “Traffic.” Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmogra…

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Erin Brockovich 1:09:54

6M ago1:09:54

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Steven Soderbergh is on an artistic and critical winning streak, and now, as the new millennium begins, he’s about to finally find box-office success again . . . and maybe win an Oscar, too. (If only he can beat that pesky Steven Soderbergh for Best Director.) Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmograp…

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The Limey 58:11

6M ago58:11

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In 1999, as many of his peers take Hollywood by storm, Steven Soderbergh returns to his low-budget indie roots with “The Limey.” Will he maintain his career momentum or succumb to the malaise that defined most of his 1990s efforts? The answer is . . . complicated. Follow the Filmographers Podcast on your favorite platform and don’t forget to give u…

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Out of Sight 1:16:04

6M ago1:16:04

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“Out of Sight” (1998) was Soderbergh’s seventh theatrical feature and his first great film. Keir and Mike are excited. Are YOU excited? You’d better be. Because there are few perfect movies in this world . . . and this is one of them. Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmograp…

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Gray's Anatomy 47:04

6M ago47:04

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In 1997, Steven Soderbergh released not one but TWO films that failed to find an audience. The first was Schizopolis, which we covered in last week's episode. Gray’s Anatomy, a kind of concert film for monologuist Spalding Gray, was the second. Despite their lack of commercial success, both movies were extremely important to the filmmaker’s growth.…

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Schizopolis 54:46

7M ago54:46

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Generic greeting! Short informational introduction including facts such as name and release year of movie (Schizopolis, 1996) and its director (Steven Soderbergh). Labored joke and exhortation to listen! All meta kidding aside, we’ve arrived at one of the most crucial films in Soderbergh’s long career—it’s the movie no one wanted, but the one he ne…

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The Underneath 1:06:15

7M ago1:06:15

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While many of his peers are finding their footing, Steven Soderbergh seems to be losing his grip. Some directors never get a second chance, much less a third or a fourth. With “The Underneath” (1995), is time running out? Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast W…

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King of the Hill 1:10:26

7M ago1:10:26

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Soderbergh’s sophomore effort was a critical and commercial dud that made the producers’ money disappear as if by magic. Will the 30-year-old director bounce back with 1993’s “King of the Hill”? Well . . . it’s complicated. Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @TheFilmographersPodcast…

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Kafka 55:27

7M ago55:27

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Steven Soderbergh decides to follow his smash-hit debut with a black-and-white movie, set in Prague, about the author who puts the A's in alienation, anxiety, and absurdity. We’ve all heard of sophomore slumps, but “Kafka” (1991) is really something. Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTu…

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Sex, Lies, & Videotape 57:32

8M ago57:32

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Steven Soderbergh wrote 1989's “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” in eight days and shot it in one month for $1.2 million dollars—and took Cannes by storm. It was both the beginning of a brilliant career and the dawn of a new era for independent film. Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTube @The…

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The Filmographers - Teaser Trailer 2:30

8M ago2:30

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Coming March 19! In Season One of the Filmographers Podcast, hosts Michael Moreci and Keir Graff explore the career of Steven Soderbergh--one of the most celebrated, fascinating, and versatile directors in modern American cinema--one film at a time. Social media Instagram @thefilmographers Twitter/X @filmographerpod Letterboxd @filmographers YouTub…

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Weird to say, but theres a DIRTIER side to debt collection? - Buffaloed - EMMR (Zoey Deutch, Jai Courtney, Judy Greer, Jermaine Fowler) 20:13

4y ago20:13

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Episode 114 of the Everyman Movie Review! It's rare that a movie makes me think of home as much as Buffaloed did - despite a HUGE oversight (that I get into in the episode) but I could have taken many of those characters directly from my own past. It's also rare that I am entertained while learning about something as complex and boring as debt coll…

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COINTELPRO - The White House Wife Edition - Seberg - EMMR (Kristen Stewart, Vince Vaughn, Stephen Root, Anthony Mackie, Zazie Beetz) 15:52

4y ago15:52

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Episode 113 of the Everyman Movie Review! I wasn't sure what to think about Seberg - it wasn't a story I had heard before, despite being very interested in that period in history. Also - not the biggest fan of Kristen Stewart. But, I decided to give it a whirl - I figured Anthony Mackey, Vince Vaughn, and Stephen Root wouldn't steer me wrong. Was I…

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If you have to ask, you can't afford to wash here - The Laundromat - EMMR (Steven Soderbergh, Jake Bernstein, Scott Z. Burns, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Meryl Streep) 10:49

4y ago10:49

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Episode 112 of the Everyman Movie Review! Yet another movie I should have seen in theaters, and should have made more of a priority - The Laundromat. Some of you may be too young to remember the Panama Papers - since it was only in the news for about 15 mins, but I remember it rocked me when I found out. I figured, the movie version airing the dirt…

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If you don't like this movie, definitely don't research the NDAA - The Torture Report - EMMR (Adam Driver, Corey Stoll, Jon Hamm, Annette Bening) 15:36

4y ago15:36

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Episode 111 of the Everyman Movie Review! So - a note at the beginning - I am clearly sleep deprived because I called this movie the "Terror" Report multiple times in the episode and even in the title card. Sorry about that, it's obviously titled... The Torture Report is YET another movie I regret not seeing on the big screen when I could. It came …

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Napoleon Dynamite is all grown up & depressed - When Jon Tried to Save the World - EMMR (Jon Heder, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Jim O'Heir, Steve Berg)) 22:07

4y ago22:07

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Episode 110 of the Everyman Movie Review! I, like everyone, loved Napoleon Dynamite. I saw the title of this week's movie (When Jeff Tried to Save the World) and thought it was an end of the world movie; they're in pretty heavy rotation for me right now. But I was pleasantly surprised to find it wasn't exactly what I was expected. Then, I realized …

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WHAT did I just watch - I'm Thinking Of Ending Things - EMMR (Jessie Buckley, Charlie Kaufman, Jessie Plemmons) 26:21

4y ago26:21

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Episode 109 of the Everyman Movie Review! This will not be a normal review because this is not a normal movie - the Spoilers section is longer than EVERYTHING else. But - if you've seen a Charlie Kaufman movie before (Adaptation, Being Jon Malkovich) you may understand why. This one is no different - but I'm always down for being screwed with by Ch…

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Trust me, trials are usually not that interesting - EMMR - Trial of the Chicago 7 (Aaron Sorkin, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, John Carroll Lynch, Joseph Gordon Levitt) 17:59

4y ago17:59

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Episode 108 of the Everyman Movie Review! I'm a huge fan of Aaron Sorkin's writing. I was somewhat disappointed with his directorial debut in "Molly's Game" but I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, especially with the likes off Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, John Carroll Lynch, and Joseph Gordon Levitt in a movie about the '68 Ch…

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Like "She's All That", only Kazakh and in a cage - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm - EMMR (Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova) 23:40

4y ago23:40

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Episode 107 of the Everyman Movie Review! WHAT YEAR IS IT?!? I'm doing a review of a Borat movie? Just when you think America couldn't get dumber - you see that Borat somehow convinced Americans to be themselves again, but on camera, again. The original made up a HUGE part of my twenties so I was stoked to see the follow-up. Was I disappointed? Che…

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Good execution on bad planning - EMMR - Slender Man (Joey King, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso) 15:52

4y ago15:52

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Episode 106 of the Everyman Movie Review! A lot of you may have never heard of Slenderman... or you may only know of the murder story out of Wisconsin - this isn't that. This is a fictional account of the fictional character - although, the former may have impacted the latter, as I explain. But - I always loved the character of Slenderman, I figure…

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Is this the PERFECT Halloween film?- Hubie Halloween - EMMR (Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen) 20:10

4y ago20:10

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Episode 105 of the Everyman Movie Review! I've never been a HUGE fan of Adam Sandler - his movies anyway (I'll explain why I'm insanely jealous of his career). But a Sandler movie can be perfect when you have a big group of people with very differing interests (and the veto vote steps out for an errand). This Halloween hasn't felt like a real one, …

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Shine you say? Can I hide it under a bushel? - Doctor Sleep - EMMR (Ewan McGregor, Steven King) 24:33

4y ago24:33

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Episode 104 of the Everyman Movie Review! A Halloween Special! To celebrate, for the next three episodes, we're covering some scary/Halloween themed movies. Up First: Doctor Sleep The Shining terrified me as a kid - like literal scars - but I guess Steven King knows his way around terror. Like Danny, I'm all grown up now, but Ewan McGregor takes it…

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When you find your musical soul mate, you just know - Blinded By The Light - EMMR (Viveik Kalra, Dean-Charles Chapman, Kit Reeve, Rob Brydon) 13:20

4y ago13:20

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Episode 102 of the Everyman Movie Review! I should have seen Blinded by the Light in theaters. We went at least 4 times with it as one of the options, but something always came first. Then - we lost theaters forever. Well, maybe not forever, but it seems that long in LA. And I will forever regret not seeing this movie on the big screen - the one th…

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It's not the Al Capone you think you know - Capone - EMMR (Josh Trank, Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon) 17:50

4y ago17:50

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Episode 101 of the Everyman Movie Review! Capone will be a lesson to me about the finickiness of the industry that I want so much to be a part of. Josh Trank was one of the hottest up and coming filmmakers. Then, he had an incident with his first big-budget movie Fantastic Four. He laid low, and got a chance to redeem himself with another fantastic…

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I guess I'm KINDA like a Lord then? - Mary Shelly - EMMR (Elle Fanning, Bel Powley, Douglas Booth, Maisie Williams, Tom Sturridge Ben Hardy) 15:03

4y ago15:03

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Episode 101 of the Everyman Movie Review! Shifting gears from the "actors out of their element" we're going into a series of historical stories you should know, told in an interesting way. I always knew the "story" of how Frankenstein was written - but I didn't know the half of it. The tale of Mary Shelley was SO much more. AND - featuring Elle Fan…

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The City is Parapata and I couldn't pronounce her name? - Dora and the Lost City of Gold - EMMR (Isabela Merced, Eva Longoria, Michael Peña, Eugenio Derbez) 17:20

4y ago17:20

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Episode 100 of the Everyman Movie Review! I can't believe we've made it to 100 episodes - over 1 year together. Thank you for your continued support of this program! I had Dora and the Lost City of Gold in my "To Watch" list for a while. I had an inkling that it would be a grown-up movie pretending to be a kids movie. Plus - I have grown to be a fa…

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Who is Brooklyn again? The tourette's guy? - Motherless Brooklyn - EMMR (Ed Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw) 13:53

4y ago13:53

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Episode 98 of the Everyman Movie Review! Next up on the Actors Out of their Element list - Ed Norton. Motherless Brooklyn is one of those Oscar-contender movies that I must have passed by at least 100 times thinking - "I wanna watch it...but not tonight." You really have to be in the right mindset for - or do you? This movie really surprised me.. W…

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Somebody is always watching - I hope someone is listening - The Night Clerk - EMMR (Tye Sheridan, Ana de Armas, Helen Hunt, John Leguizamo) 17:12

4y ago17:12

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Episode 98 of the Everyman Movie Review! The Night Clerk is far different than X-Men or Ready Player One, which we've seen Tye in before. This movie also introduced me to Ana de Armas - which was a surprise. I love a psychological thriller and one with a ton of twists? Sign me up? Was I disappointed? Check out the episode to find out! Spoiler Alert…

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Guns Akimbo - not just my CoD Warzone style! - EMMR (Samara Weaving, Daniel Radcliffe, Rhys Darby) 21:06

4y ago21:06

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Episode 97 of the Everyman Movie Review! I gave a brief explainer at the beginning of the episode, but for the next few, we'll be working around a theme: Actors Out of their Element. We start off with Daniel Radcliffe - the action star? Not to mention disheveled and crazy-eyed Samara Weaving! Guns Akimbo is a 1980s shoot-em-up movie - set in a "dys…

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