Dec 13 2024 145 mins 2
The gangs all here so the group comes in hot this week with Joy, Superman & Lois, Yacht Rock, Three Women, Star Wars Skeleton Crew, and Creature Commandos.
Before getting to the nitty gritty, Andrew has a heart to heart with the audience at home. That's right, after some gentle soul searching and badgering from the internet, Andrew has come to the realization that Arcane is an amazing show. Peer pressure is real, kids!!
After Andrew completes his apology, the show kicks off with Lauren talking about the new film. Joy, on Netflix. It's the true story of the birth (pun intended because I'm hilarious) of IVF treatment. While maybe not the most compelling film in the world, the acting and the message are solid and Lauren enjoyed it enough.
Next up, at the behest of Andrew, Kevin discusses Superman and Lois and the recent series finale. This will go down as a show that deserved better but gave us so much. Is it perfect? No. But it does an amazing job portraying an older Superman/Clark Kent as a man and father along side his wife, Lois Lane. This is a debate with no winner, but the argument could be made this was both best Superman and the best Lois we've ever been given. If you love Superman and can handle that little bit of CW cheese, this deserves a watch. The finale is an actual tear jerker!
Andrew then helps us sail away (an Enya song, not related to this at alll) with the new DOCKumentary (HBO's pun, not mine) about the Yacht Rock explosion. It's a fun hour plus of great music and storytelling about one of the most fun genres of music in the last 50 years or so. If the music industry interests you at all, or you're just a big Michael McDonald fan (you know you are...), then you'll love this one.
unlike Joy, which Lauren felt was pretty serviceable, Three Women on Starz is a show with a lot of unfulfilled potential. Despite a really solid cast and being based on a best seller, the show starts of hot and steamy in the beginning and just kind of fades off into the ether. Lauren was ultimately a little sad that she watched, but at least she took the bullet for you!
Kevin and Andrew go to nerd town next discussing the first episodes of Star Wars Skeleton Crew and DCs Creature Commandos. Neither one is absolutely mind blowing but both are a lot of fun and have a great path forward through their respective seasons. They should also both have a solid impact on the film universes the inhabit going forward.
Finally, the show ends on a fun but whiny note. Kevin and Andrew discuss and then eviscerate The Madness and The Dark Tower. At least The Madness has some potential, albeit not a ton. The Dark Tower is an abomination for anyone who has read the source material or even just, you know, watched movies...
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