This week we discuss the latest film from Jordan Peele, Nope. If you haven’t watched this movie yet, it is available to rent and buy digitally, and we all recommend that you watch it before listening to this episode. However, if you aren’t interested in watching Jordan Peele’s take on science fiction and creature features, then please feel free to just listen to us talk about it instead. The only thing scary about this show is how charming we are… at least that is what our mom’s say.
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This week we talked about two new films that my have had short theatrical runs, but still had plenty to offer, Vengeance and Burial. One of them we knew about, the other we watch based off of the Apple description, which may have not been quite as clear as we would have liked. Still, we made the best of the situation, and now we have a funny story to tell. Plus, we got to learn a little bit about history. Entertaining and educational.
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Last weekend, theaters around that country rereleased to blockbuster films. The first was the IMAX release of Jaws, the second was the extended cut of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Episodes for each of these movies already exist in our library, but we love them so much that we recorded some more of our thoughts. Plus, when you get to see Jaws in IMAX, the need to talk about it is great. So sit back as we gush over some of our favorites.
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This week we discuss another one of of Patron requests, Police Story. It is always something special when none of us have seen a movie, but even better when we don’t even have an idea what it is about. There is a chance that we had some weird subtitles on this, but just like a good opera, sometimes you don’t need to understand the language to know what a character is saying. Thank you, Matt, for this wildly entertaining selection.
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This week we discuss Living in Oblivion, a Patreon request from Tom. This film is unbelievably “90’s indie” in all the ways you can imagine. If you were to just start throwing out ideas for what you think an independent film looked like back then, you would probably end up creating this movie. But was it any good? Obviously you need to listen to find out, but I can tell you that our opinions were not universal. They rarely are.
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This week we let the fates decided what our movie night would be, and it turns out, the fates favored Roy. One of Roy’s leftover picks from the last cabin trip came back around, and that is how we ended up watching the 1998 “classic”, Blade. If you are wondering what we were laughing about at the start of the episode, please see the photo below.
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I think the first rule of podcasting is “when a 7 year old requests an episode, you make sure to get it done”. The second rule is probably something about making sure your podcast sounds good or something, I don’t really know. This week I am adhering to rule one as we discuss the latest Pixar film, Lightyear. I have seen lots of divisive remarks made about this one, and I guess we had better make our opinions known as well. Hopefully Tuck isn’t to hard on us here at COTR.
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This week is another one of our Patreon listener request episodes. The movie in question, In the Mood for Love. A rare movie that none of us had seen before, but one that still managed to reach each of us. It was definitely a more serious film than we are used to discussing on here (we’ve done not one, but two Wishmaster films), but we think we rose to the occasion.
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Well…the first Wishmaster movie was an absolute delight, so the 2nd one has to at least be okay…right? I mean, right?! It has to at least be a vague shadow of the original? It can’t just be a terribly thrown together movie that barely looks like a SyFy original, right? That wouldn’t be too much to ask, right? Maybe we should have just wished for a better sequel. Nothing bad every happens from making a wish… …right?
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The MCU machine continues to roll on, and so do our episodes about it. This week we discuss Thor: Love and Thunder. Was Taika able to catch lighting in bottle for the second time? Is this the MCU movie that finally makes us feel some “super hero fatigue”? This movie really sparks a lot of conversations, so let’s get into it.
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This week we discuss the diminishing returns in Jurassic World: Dominion. It is not a spoiler that this newer series of dino flicks still feels like a vague shadow of the original Jurassic Park, but can this latest outing manage to capture a little bit of the old magic by bringing back some of out original favorites, or was this just more pandering and fan service? Maybe a little bit of both? Maybe the producers and studio execs were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
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If this looks familiar, that’s because it is. Due to that damn covid, this week’s episode is just a replay of one of the funnier ones from last year. Hopefully we won’t have to recycle a show again for awhile, but you never know in this world. So sit back and listen to some of the best impressions you’ll ever hear.
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Many of us went into the viewing of Morbius with a pretty positive attitude, but when we found out that it wasn’t really “Morbin Time”, our attitudes quickly shifted. There is still a spectrum of opinions from us, but even the highest praises we could offer were still pretty pathetic. So maybe if the bar is impossibly low, you could have a really good time watching Morbius.
Jared Leto is garbage.
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Let’s just go ahead and get it out of the way, Top Gun: Maverick absolutely lives up to the hype, and should be seen on the biggest screen you can find. It turns out there is still a place for a big summer blockbuster that isn’t a comic book film, and this movie shows that people of all ages will still show up in droves for “event cinema”. This week we spend our time largely gushing over our favorite parts of this absolute thrill ride of a movie.
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For those of you who are tired of us only talking about Marvel movies, this week we give you our episode on the Norwegian horror film, The Innocents. We may not entirely agree on the film, but we do fine some common ground. We also place way more value on a scene involving a tortilla than the director probably intended, but that doesn’t mean that we are wrong.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2…I am not really sure what to say about this. The first one was one of the biggest surprises when it was released, but now that we now what to expect, could the sequel manage to capture the magic again? Certainly not to the extent that the first one did, but there are still plenty of things to like in Sonic’s second outing.
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If you’re like me, you’ve been longing to see a viking movie where there is a nude sword fight at the base of an active volcano. Well do I have some good news for you…The Northman!
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Well…we really try out best to break down the latest film from Alex Garland, Men. We would like to tell you that we understood everything that he was trying to say with this movie, but we undoubtedly missed something. Our opinions are a little all over the map, but we still managed to put together an okay episode, even if we did say the word “vagina” way more than usual.
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This week we are watching a film requested by one of our Patreon subscribers. The selection they went with was the 2014 film, The Voices. Our opinions vary wildly, but we all agree that it was nice seeing Ryan Reynolds when he was still flexing his acting muscles, and not just acting like some version of Deadpool.
If you have a movie that you’d love to hear an episode on, just head over to patreon.com/comingoffthereels and sign up for one of our tiers!
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The multiverse is everywhere right now, and much of that popularity is thanks to the MCU. The latest trip in this mind bending direction is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. This movie marks the return of Sam Raimi to the comic book craze that he helped to create twenty years ago. Does he still have what it takes to make something memorable in a genre that, some feel, is repetitive? Can Doctor Strange take on the new mantle as a leader of the MCU? Can we survive an episode without Ryan and Roy? Maybe you should listen to find out.
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