FOLLOWING FILMS

There’s something undeniably old-school about Paul Feig’s Another Simple Favor , a sequel that knows its strengths and doesn’t mind spinning wildly off the rails as long as it looks fabulous doing so. The film doesn’t so much follow in the footsteps of its predecessor as it jet-sets to Italy in six-inch stilettos, dragging a suitcase full of couture, crime, and camp. The result is a zany, stylish black comedy mystery that thrives on the chemistry of its two leads, leans into genre parody, and never misses a chance to show off a killer outfit. Picking up five years after the events of A Simple Favor, we find Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) still basking in the modest glow of her bestselling memoir, now with sagging book sales and a lifestyle vlog teetering on irrelevance. Her quiet suburban life is jolted back into chaos when Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) resurfaces from a presumed prison sentence — out on appeal thanks to her fiancé’s elite legal team. She wastes no time dragging Step...

Starring Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick, and Wunmi Mosaku Directed by  Mary Nighy Written by  Alanna Francis In ALICE, DARLING, Oscar® nominee Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air) is Alice in this taut thriller about a woman pushed to the breaking point by her psychologically abusive boyfriend, Simon. While on vacation with two close girlfriends, Alice rediscovers the essence of herself and gains some much-needed perspective. Slowly, she starts to fray the cords of codependency that bind her. But Simon’s vengeance is as inevitable as it is shattering – and, once unleashed, it tests Alice’s strength, her courage, and the bonds of her deep-rooted friendships.  December 30, 2022 - Qualifying Theatrical Run Only in Los Angeles January 20, 2023 - Expands In Theaters Nationwide exclusively at AMC Theatres 

On this episode PITCH PERFECT 2 inspires a look back at the previous film and we have a battle of the band movies with SCHOOL OF ROCK. Not stopping at music competitions in film, we continue to team up to bash Marvel movies for their gender inequality, listen to Emily Mackay's Joan Cusack impression, and bring a little TRUE GRIT to the PITCH PERFECT mythology.   

On this episode we talk about two films that were released within the last year that combine romance, music, and the different perspectives two characters bring to those subjects with last summer’s BEGIN AGAIN, and the late winter release of SONG ONE. But first, an even newer release which just hit DVD and Blu-ray is discussed with writer/director Richard Lagravanese on his musical screen adaptation of THE LAST FIVE YEARS.