Midday Movies

Apr 15 2025 241 ep. 25 mins
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Welcome to the Midday Movies podcast, provider of fun & funny media reviews 3x a week. Streaming on @radiotacoma101.9 every Tues/Thurs/Sat at 3pm.

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Ep 218: “Severance” (Apple TV, 2025) Innies, Outies, and Lumon’s Alternate Office Universe

Apr 15 2025 25 mins  
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the Apple TV series and cultural phenomenon, “Severance” (2022-2025). Directed by Ben Stiller and having just completed its second season run, “Severance” is a mind-bendy TV thriller that follows a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. Isolated wi

Mini Ep 3: “Don't Die: The Man Who Wants To Live Forever” (Netflix Doc, 2025)

Apr 10 2025 8 mins  
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re presenting you with another Midday Mini! Here, we discuss the quixotic quest of tech millionaire Bryan Johnson, a man obsessed with reversing his biological age. Founder of Braintree and Blueprint, this former Mormon is heading a health-obsessed cult that champions untested methods of extending human lifespan. Is he a visionary? Is

Ep 217: “Snow White” and the Two Philosophies of Power (Disney, 2025)

Apr 08 2025 25 mins  
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the Disney live-action remake of the first Disney full-length feature, “Snow White” (2025). Directed by Marc Webb and starring Rachel Zegler alongside Gal Gadot, this modern “Snow White” contains original music, plot updates, and the compelling battle of philosophies between our stalwart princess and the Evil Quee

Ep 216: “A Complete Unknown” (2024) Exploring Personal and Political Tumult Thru 1960’s Folk Music

Apr 03 2025 27 mins  
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the 2024 Oscar-nominated biopic, “A Complete Unknown.” In it, Bob Dylan is played by Timothee Chalamet as we chart the early rise of Dylan’s career in 1960s New York. An extraordinary time capsule of Cold War highlights, social justice movements, and the American folk music scene, “A Complete Unknown” captures a

Ep 215: “The White Lotus” (2025) Mike White’s Playground of Champagne Problems and Murder🥂

Apr 01 2025 31 mins  
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing prestige television series, “The White Lotus” (season 3, 2025). Created, written, and directed by the incomparable Mike White, “White Lotus” is on its third season, with its third collection of luxury vacationers, who have more than a third of life-shattering drama. Taking place in the Thailand White Lotus Hotel (

Ep 214: “Mickey 17” (2025, Dir. Bong Joon Ho) Satirical Space Colonization in a Near-Future Dystopia

Mar 27 2025 33 mins  
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the new sci-fi satire from famed “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho, “Mickey 17” (2025). Based on the 2022 book, “Mickey7,” this film imagines a future where human printing and consciousness-uploading technology has created a class of worker known as “expendable” — someone who can die and be brought back t

Ep 213: “Black Bag” (2025) is a Sexy Spy Thriller from Hollywood Legend Steven Soderbergh

Mar 25 2025 27 mins  
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the new romantic spy thriller, “Black Bag” (2025). Directed by industry legend Steven Soderbergh, written by industry legend David Koepp, and starring industry legends Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, this story of married high-level British spies set at odds is brilliant, exciting, and visually beautiful. With

Ep 212: “Captain America: Brave New World” (2025, MCU, ft. Anthony Mackie)

Mar 20 2025 24 mins  
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the latest addition to the Marvel Captain America franchise, “Captain America: Brave New World” (2025). Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie, has now fully accepted the mantle of Captain America and is out fighting for us in the middle of an international incident. We have a new president, Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” R

Ep 211: “Flow” (2024) is the Animated Film that Won Latvia Its 1st Oscar (Dir. Gints Zilbalodis)

Mar 18 2025 21 mins  
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the Oscar-winning animated film, “Flow” (2025). Directed by young Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis, this multinational movie brought together animators from Latvia, Belgium, and France, was completed entirely in the free-to-use 3D modeling software Blender, and shipped only a few days before its premiere at Cannes F

Midday Mini Ep 2: “Hot Frosty” (Netflix, 2024) is a Pillar of the Community (Dir. Jerry Ciccoritti)

Mar 13 2025 7 mins  
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re presenting you with another Midday Mini! Please enjoy a super-short, super-fun conversation about “Hot Frosty” — a Hallmark-style Netflix movie with great things to teach you about being a pillar of your community. This movie stars Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Chrishell Stausse, Jo Lo Truglio, and Craig Robinson. It was wri