Film Fuzz

Christopher Nolan's epic three hour long movie about J Robert Oppenheimer's life and the consequences of his work is perhaps the most important movie this year. A stellar cast, a sweeping narrative, and I didn't get up to pee once!

Life in Plastic, it's fantastic - Barbie is literally everywhere and the reviews have mostly been positive. But what is Greta's movie all about? This week we bring on special guest Ariel Kavoussi. She's an actor, director and all around talented performer so we ask- Is Barbie a feminist movie, is it lampooning American consumerism, or is it a cash grab. We disagree, but Onur has some insights that may have changed my befuddled old brain.

We Anderson is a singular talent in Hollywood. Quirky, intellectual, and visually a master of his craft. But of late there's been something of a backlash. All style and no substance is often the critique flung his way. But with a cast of stars and a 'play within a play,' format Anderson is more introspective than ever and we loved it!

The darling of independent film making Kelly Reichardt collaborates with Michelle Williams (again) for a portrait of a struggling artist. Andy absolutely detests this movie and Onur adores it. To paraphrase Montgomery Burns - Release The Hounds Smithers! If we'd have been in the same studio and not separated by a thousand miles of air space we may have come to blows. Oh and we finish the episode with a very special musical guest.

One of the key components of the agreement between the Writers Guild and Hollywood is a provision that AI not replace or threaten writers' livelihoods. Artificial Intelligence is everywhere now, and only getting better. So what does it mean for film, artists and creatives?

The story of two NY Times journalists - played by Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan - whose dogged work brought down a movie titan and ushered in the #metoo era. A deliberately slow but painstakingly accurate depiction of investigative journalism at its best.

The story of how Nike managed to snatch Michael Jordan from their rivals and build a brand around an 18-year-old rookie is the stuff of sports legend. Affleck skillfully directs, Damon acts his pants off, and the rest of the cast more than holds their own. We think this may just be one of the finest sports movies ever made, but hey you decide.

Joseph Bologne's (played by Kelvin Harrison Jr) was the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner. Despite all the obstacles he faced in Pre-Revolutionary France he was considered Europe's finest fencer, violinist, and composer. His story is an important one and worth telling, but well. Is 'Chevalier' then a lost opportunity or an eye opener to an important historical figure.

Director Ari Aster describes 'Beau if Afraid' as being like a Jewish 'Lord of the Rings,' except Beau (Joaquin Pheonix) is going to see his mother. This one has audiences and critics entirely divided not to mention confused. BUT Onur has a stroke of genius this week with a theory that makes sense - we think!

A. V. Rockwell writes and directs the story of a mother - Inez - who kidnaps her 6-year-old son from the foster care system. A break out performance from Teyana Taylor, but is it worthy of all the praise, and a Grand Jury Prize from the Sundance Film Festival?

Don your cloak, sharpen your axe, and mix those potions. 'Dungeons and Dragons - Honor Among Thieves' has hit the big screen to critical acclaim. Problem is Onur thinks it's total shit, while Andy loves it. A disagreement that leads to a deeper conversation about CGI, marketing and what cinema ought to be.

Bobby Farrelly directs a feel good tale of a washed up basketball coach forced to teach a team with intellectual disabilities. It's a remake of a Spanish movie and we watched both! Onur struggles with subtitles, but do Hollywood re-makes suck? Tune in to find out that and so much more.

Micheal B Jordan directs and stars in the latest Creed movie alongside relative newcomer Jonathan Majors. Onur and Andy are both HUGE Rocky fans, but the gloves are off as these 'out of shape' critics spar over whether CREED III is any good.

Lukas Dhont's second film is a coming-of-age drama that deals with the innocence of friendship, social pressures to conform, and loss. Its received critical acclaim, is nominated for an Oscar and stars two young actors whose natural talent is something to behold.

Director Elizabeth Banks says 'Cocaine Bear' was a huge risk and potentially career ending but ticket sales say otherwise. Why then did neither Andy and Onur laugh more than once? Are we wrong, are the critics scared to criticize a female director, or are we just a couple of dickheads?

With director Brandon Cronenberg the apple doesn't fall far from the tree - his father is 'body horror' master David Cronenberg. But has the poacher become the gamekeeper in this take on wealth, privilege, consequences and some weird sex stuff. Onur and Andy dissect (get it) Infinity Pool and come to completely different conclusions!

M Night Shyamalan's latest movie poses the question - what would you sacrifice to save the world? Onur pays attention to the movie, Andy doesn't! Which side are you on? Unleashing the insights of two men who may have watched a completely different movie. Spoiler alert, they didn't!