Needs Some Introduction
As a lifelong film and TV fan I try to bring historical knowledge of narrative trends to my weekly analysis and reviews (and hopefully a bit of humor also).
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Episodes
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
First, Nick and I discuss the finale of Better Call Saul. I still have conflicted feelings and I can articulate them a bit after few days of reflection. Then we add another song to our musical daisy chain before reviewing the first episode of She Hulk and previewing the massive slate of upcoming MCU content that has recently been announced (and we bash Star Wars again - not my doing, this time).
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
It comes down to this. Peter Gould writes and directs the series finale. We get a fitting end to Saul/Jimmy's saga.
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Black Bird delivers a solid season but with perhaps the weakest episode. It's still worth a watch. Then we add another link to our musical daisy chain before giving a brief positive review of Prey on Hulu and wrap up with a longer discussion of Bo Burnham's Inside project which includes a new set of outtakes which constitute almost an entire new special.
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Vince Gilligan gets to write and direct one last episode. It's a good one although more in line with this shows normal low-key rhythms rather than the spectacle of Breaking Bad.
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Another excellent episode of the show as we approach the end. After a subdued episode, last week, that seemed to offer Saul a graceful bow out of his trickster background, it seems that he may now be on a bender that seems destined for tragedy.
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Timestamps:
The Gray Man (12:00)
Nope (28:00)
Black Bird (38:00)
First, I have to announce the the imminent return of Bluey for a third season (a big event at my house). Then I discuss the Russo Brothers $200 million production, The Gray Man from Netflix with Celia. We also get into some more Nope spoilers.
Lastly, I break down the latest episode of Black Bird on AppleTV+. Next week Celia and I will be back to discuss the finale as well as the truth and fiction of this "based on a true story" story.
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Gene Takovik episodes are not as exciting as Saul Goodman episodes (or Jimmy McGill episodes, for that matter) but maybe that is the point.
Plus, many digressions on the value (or lack thereof) of the delicious smelling Cinnabon.
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
A brief spoiler free Nope review followed by a full critique of the disastrous first season of The Old Man. Then we discuss the far more successful AppleTV+ series, Black Bird which hits its stride this week with a particularly strong episode.
Then, I have a spoiler filled analysis if Peele's film and it many themes (maybe too many??).
Timestamps:
Nope (spoilers? NOPE!) - 5:00
The Old Man - 19:00
Black Bird - 44:00
Nope (spoilers? YEP!) - 55:00
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Another very strong episode in this final stretch. We probably now know Kim's fate and we get to see Gustavo at his most unguarded.
We also briefly discuss the very entertaining recent episodes of Only Murders in the Building and the musical daisy chain continues.
Saturday Jul 16, 2022
Saturday Jul 16, 2022
Time Stamps:
Better Call Saul: 6:00
The Boys: 19:00
Stranger Things: 23:00
Ms Marvel: 26:00
Thor Love and Thunder: 30:30
Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: 39:30
The Old Man: 55:00
It's a free ranging conversation this week. We end up spoiling the new Thor movie as well as the first season of Ms Marvel. Plus we wander into the finale of Stranger Things and even spoil Dr Strange 2 and the latest Spiderman movie.
Then Celia and I discuss the fourth and fifth episodes of the Old Man, a show that has squandered all the initial good will that we felt for it.
Lastly, we discuss the Anthony Bourdain documentary, Roadrunner.
https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/the-15-best-episodes-of-anthony-bourdains-parts-unknown.html