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The Movies

I"m Daniel Berrios. This is my journey to learn about the movies - the art form I adore - one review, interview, editorial at a time. Take care of yourselves. Take care of each other. All of us keep the movies alive.

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00:16:43

S3E1. The Movies: Season 3

The Movies ·

2024/01/02

Jesus, I'm going into Year 3 of this show? That's wild. Even wilder when you look at 2023 and realize I could visualize my podcast output as a donut: nothing between April and December. I'm not proud nor happy about that, but that's what New Year's Resolutions are for, right?So here's my annual state of the union. This episode goes into a little more detail about my goals for the show in 2024, along with the inevitable rants I'll fumble through to give this shitshow of

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00:34:52

S2E38. Gremlins (1984) dir. Joe Dante

The Movies ·

2023/12/31

Merry belated Christmas, friends! How better to celebrate the season than to talk about a swarm of scaly ne'erdowells fucking up a sleepy American town? Joe Dante's GREMLINS has only gotten stronger with age, celebrating the hard work necessary to work with a metric fuckton of puppets, the resilience and kindness of the American working class, and our gleefully nasty collective desire to watch a living representation of our id burn our world to the ground. Just look at this powerhouse trio:

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00:26:08

S2E37. Evil Dead Rise (2023) dir. Lee Cronin

The Movies ·

2023/12/29

"Evil Dead Rise" meets me as a tempered 30-year-old, married with two kids. Fede Alvarez's "Evil Dead" met me at 20, boundlessly obsessed with what could be achieved with a fire tanker's worth of blood. Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead" stunned me at age 11, the gnarliest movie I'd seen up to that point. I've grown up loving this franchise, so when I say Lee Cronin's installment left me wanting so much more than I got, take those words with a mine of

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00:20:35

S2E36. The Good German (2006) dir. Steven Soderbergh...

The Movies ·

2023/12/24

Steven Soderbergh is one of my favorite directors. That's not to say he's made my favorite movies, but rather, I admire the way he goes about selecting projects, his efficiency in getting projects done (He sometimes completes multiple movies in the same year!) , his penchant for big indulgent swings. And God, what a swing THE GOOD GERMAN is. The guy famous for the OCEAN'S ELEVEN remake and expanded trilogy decides to make his own film noir, researching '40s noir so heavily that he

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00:19:29

S2E35. It's Podcast O'Clock, Motherf***ers!

The Movies ·

2023/12/24

Welcome back to The Movies! God, it feels good to type this. It's been more than seven months since the last episode, so THIS episode serves to explain a few things: where I've been, where I find myself now and where I hope to bring the podcast along in the future. It's a good ol' fashioned rambling ranty episode, so if you're into that, hang on tight and enjoy the ride! Follow Daniel on - Twitter: TheMovies_Pod Bluesky: themovies.bsky.social Instagram:

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00:36:21

S2E34. The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023) dir. Aaron...

The Movies ·

2023/04/15

I look down at my keyboard typing this and in my periphery, see my Mario Bros. pajamas, covered with Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi (characters my 2-year-old excitedly points out to me despite not ever having played a Nintendo console). I think back to last night, after the post-credit scene of THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE finished, and the amount of grown-ass men that left the theater at said time made me laugh. It still does. You've got a generational split in folks watching this movie - the kids

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01:49:44

S2E33. In Four Films: Cass Clarke

The Movies ·

2023/04/10

Gals, ghouls & badass theys of the world, welcome back to "In Four Films," the segment of the show where I bring on film lovers & aficionados to talk about the movies that make them who they are! Today, Cass Clarke, co-host of the podcast Horror Hangover, editor at /Film, Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, comes aboard to chat: HEATHERS (1988) dir. Michael Lehmann MORTAL KOMBAT (1995) dir. Paul W.S. Anderson SCREAM (1996) dir. Wes Craven SLC PUNK! (1998) dir. James Meredino Cass is a multi-talented

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00:35:32

S2E32. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) dir. Chad Stahelski

The Movies ·

2023/04/05

There's a moment in the opening sequence of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 where Lawrence Fishburne facilitates a ripoff of a shot in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Yes, THAT shot. The most iconic in the movie and one of the most iconic in film history. No spoilers, obviously. Of course, director Chad Stahelski knows he's aping one of the all-time grand epics. But that's the point. That shot points his metaphorical bat to right-center field, and such as Babe Ruth did, it signals the home run to come. I

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00:18:28

S2E31. Interview w/director Kyra Elise Gardner...

The Movies ·

2023/04/01

It's an exciting time here at The Movies! I reviewed LIVING WITH CHUCKY a few episodes back, but today, I get to talk with the director, Kyra Elise Gardner! We chat about the process of turning her 2017 short THE DOLLHOUSE into a full feature, the nature of collaborating with others on such a personal project, the way making the movie has affected her outlook on her childhood w/a father in the film industry and so much more! Infinite thanks to Emma Griffith for facilitating the interview and,

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00:16:18

S2E30. Make Believe Seattle #5: Polaris (2023) dir....

The Movies ·

2023/03/31

My Make Believe Seattle Film Festival coverage comes to an end with Kirsten Carthew's POLARIS, a sci-fi survival thriller set in a future where the world's blanketed in ice. Sumi (Viva Lee) is a young girl raised by a mother polar bear. It's a happy life, where Sumi gets to be one with nature. However, a group of marauders, hellbent on gathering every resource for themselves, chops down trees and hunts Sumi's mother for her coat. You mess with a little girl's mom, you get a

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00:39:11

S2E29. Living With Chucky (2023) dir. Kyra Elise Gardner

The Movies ·

2023/03/30

LIVING WITH CHUCKY is Kyra Elise Gardner's documentary detailing not only the history of the CHILD'S PLAY horror franchise (about a serial killer who possesses a doll via voodoo to keep from dying, and if you think that's weird, that's the tip of the iceberg) but also celebrating the families, both biological and found, who've bonded through the fulfilling yet arduous experiences of making these goofy counterculture masterpieces. Yeah, I said it: masterpieces. @ me if you

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00:18:03

S2E28. Make Believe Seattle #4: Mister Organ (2022)...

The Movies ·

2023/03/30

The Make Believe Seattle Film Festival coverage trucks along with David Farrier's documentary "Mister Organ"! Farrier, a New Zealand-based documentarian and journalist (known for 2016's TICKLED), focuses this story on Michael Organ, an enigmatic con man known for forging documents, stealing yachts and serving $760 tickets to folks who park at Bashford Antiques' lot after close. Regarding that last point, he's not a traffic cop or anything. The owner actually hired him to

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00:20:03

S2E27. Malum (2023) dir. Anthony DiBlasi

The Movies ·

2023/03/30

MALUM sees director Anthony DiBlasi reimagining his 2014 film LAST SHIFT, where a rookie cop undergoes some supernatural hazing on her first night in a decommissioned police station. Almost a decade later, DiBlasi, with the backing of Welcome Villain Films, expands on the story, introducing more lore and gore to wonderfully deranged effect, sending this claustrophobic thriller into a surreal excursion through demonic realms. When Jessica Loren (Jessica Sula) volunteers to work her first shift at a

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00:18:28

S2E26. Make Believe Seattle #3: The Third Saturday in...

The Movies ·

2023/03/28

No, I didn't make a typo. THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER should, according to what I was told in the press email, be watched - AFTER - THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER PART V. I talked about PART V being my cinematic comfort food; this continues my personal legacy by replicating the way I watched the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET movies: out of order. I caught DREAM WARRIORS first on IFC. I can only imagine how limited a '70s/'80s kid source of movie knowledge and access must've been. Hell, I had Netflix

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00:18:32

S2E25. Make Believe Seattle #2: The Third Saturday in...

The Movies ·

2023/03/28

My coverage of the Make Believe Seattle Film Festival continues with a slasher throwback double-feature! Jay Burleson's "The Third Saturday in October Part V" pays homage to '70s/'80s slasher sequels of the less-good variety, the "A New Beginning," "The Dream Child" kind. When a serial killer, infamous for surviving his execution, returns to a small Alabama town (for like the 4th time), a group of friends enjoying the college football game of the year are his next target. It's gory. It's goofy

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00:22:32

S2E24. Make Believe Seattle #1: Aliens Abducted My...

The Movies ·

2023/03/24

Make Believe Seattle is a genre film festival celebrating their inaugural year this weekend (March 23-26)! Thanks to Ted Geoghegan, I have the opportunity to cover six titles for this year's run, releasing the reviews as a miniseries on THE MOVIES. First up is the festival's Opening Night selection, Jake Van Wagoner's ALIENS ABDUCTED MY PARENTS AND NOW I FEEL KINDA LEFT OUT. Don't worry. It also took me a couple tries to say that title right out loud. The movie follows Itsy (Emma

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00:30:01

S2E23. Scream VI (2023) dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin &...

The Movies ·

2023/03/23

I'm a fan of metaphorical comparisons, so let's launch this one: I think Radio Silence (directing duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett) wants SCREAM VI to be the franchise's THE LAST JEDI, when it's really THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. Characters are brought back for little reason other than their actor is free. The franchise's legacy is discussed to such an arduous extent that the characters literally talk about themselves as part of a franchise. These aren't characters;

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00:21:41

S2E22. The Worst Ones (2023) dir. Lise Akoka and...

The Movies ·

2023/03/21

THE WORST ONES is an eye-catching title. It conjures, in my mind, that scene from Guy Ritchie's THE GENTLEMEN when Colin Farrell gives four shithead teens a verbal and physical lashing in a restaurant. These kids are boisterous and braggadocious as fuck until challenged by someone who clearly knows what they're doing. That's when the insecurity all spills out. That's the tragedy and comedy of it all. Lise Akoka & Romane Gueret's movie balances on a similar tightrope. There

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00:33:38

S2E21. 65 (2023) dir. Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

The Movies ·

2023/03/21

These guys, Beck and Woods, love themselves a concept. They write A QUIET PLACE, where making any noise sentences you to monstrous death, so in order to survive the movie, you've gotta shut the absolute fuck up. Now, they return, not only as writers, but also directors with 65, which plays like a 10-year-old's trip down the rabbit hole. "DUDE. Who'd win in a fight, a spaceman or a dinosaur?" "Dinosaur all day!" "But the space guy has a laser shotgun and tiny marble grenades!" Argue this over the

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00:23:35

S2E20. Slipstream (1989) dir. Steven Lisberger | For...

The Movies ·

2023/03/19

This episode exists because last December, my best friend Dakota messaged me a picture of a platinum blond, bearded, trench-coat donning BADASS Mark Hamill. He followed the pic with "do this review!" Challenge accepted. So here, we have SLIPSTREAM, a 1989 venture from Steven Lisberger (best known for directing 1982's TRON), about a post-apocalyptic future where nature's revenge on humanity's pollution has led to earthquakes, floods and an uncontrollable river of wind called the

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