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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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00:26:53

S2E19. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) dir....

The Movies ·

2023/03/12

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA is exactly what you think it is: a big, dumb roller coaster ride where you whiz past crowds of aliens on the way to save your family [I mean, Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly), Cassie (Kathryn Newton from what must be Earth 615, because where's Emma Fuhrmann from AVENGERS: ENDGAME?), Janet van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) & Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) aren't your real blood, but they make you feel at home.]. There's a big bad in Kang (Jonathan Majors),

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00:18:17

S2E18. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) dir. Jimmy...

The Movies ·

2023/03/12

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER is the next step in James Cameron's crusade to take over the box office, one blue Smurf-cat at a time. This sequel sees Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) & Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) raising a family of four and leading the Forest People. When a familiar foe returns for revenge, the family's forced to run, finding refuge among the Sea People. In learning these new customs and fighting off intruders, the family finds, as Jake Sully says, that they are a fortress. Or some shit like

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00:31:24

S2E17. Triangle of Sadness (2022) dir. Ruben Östlund

The Movies ·

2023/03/07

We're closing in on the last two Best Picture nominees before Sunday night's Academy Awards show! Today on the docket: Ruben Östlund's TRIANGLE OF SADNESS. TRIANGLE OF SADNESS fires off every satirical shot at the uber-wealthy you can imagine. This might be a detriment to those who want a more focused approach. To bring back a CREED III reference, other folks might want a right hook instead of a flurry of jabs. However, this is my show, and I'm a jabber. Give me a barrage of commentary about how the

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00:33:49

S2E16. Creed III (2023) dir. Michael B. Jordan

The Movies ·

2023/03/06

CREED III represents a pivot in the ROCKY franchise. This ninth entry is the first not to feature Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa. As such, this officially entrusts Michael B. Jordan, from both in front of and behind the camera, with the reins to the story. In a way, Adonis Creed (Jordan) now holds the reins to his story. The now-retired champion enjoys his family life with wife Bianca (Tessa Thompson) and daughter Amara (Mila Davis-Kent). Instead of fighting, Creed manages his own fighters at

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00:19:04

S2E15. Cocaine Bear (2023) dir. Elizabeth Banks

The Movies ·

2023/03/02

The universe has a sense of humor. I know this because right now, in theaters, I have the opportunity to find a marquee where the phrases COCAINE BEAR and JESUS REVOLUTION can sit side by side. What a time to be alive. And for a title so brashly blatant (here I go with the alliteration again, Lord) as COCAINE BEAR, I'd expect for the movie to be as simple as humanly possible. It's a bear. It does coke. It goes on a woodland rampage. Simple. I don't need a story about a single mom (Keri Russell)

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00:51:38

S2E14. Barbarian (2022) dir. Zach Cregger | For Laura...

The Movies ·

2023/03/02

Zach Cregger's BARBARIANis one of those rare movies you simply just have to see. Describing it really doesn't do it justice. I mean the logline is simple - a lady goes to the Airbnb from Hell - but like a good Stephen King story, the magic lies in the how. (As I type, this would make a really good double-feature with last year's THE BLACK PHONE. The King connection rings loud and strong.) If you've heard anything about this, you know folks tell you to go in knowing as little as possible. As such,

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02:34:43

S2E13. In Four Films: Leah Carlson-Downie

The Movies ·

2023/02/25

Welcome back to IN FOUR FILMS, the show where film lovers share the movies that make them who they are! Today, I've the enormous pleasure of welcoming Leah Carlson-Downie, pop culture writer and podcaster extraordinaire. If you're a fan of vampires and Oscar Isaac, Fang Club and Oscar's Podcaast are the shows for you. Leah's picks span genres, decades; She's a renaissance woman, educating herself on cinema to its deepest profundities. This is a woman with smarts, taste and a wicked sense of humor

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00:42:45

S2E12. The Fabelmans (2022) dir. Steven Spielberg

The Movies ·

2023/02/23

If you're to ask "Who's the greatest living American director?", I think the answers often lie in one of two camps: Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg. It's the "Beatles or Stones?" question for movie nerds. And while Scorsese has firmly wormed his way into my heart, I always respect Spielberg. Maybe it's the kind of respect that comes with making capital-C Classics: JAWS, SCHINDLER'S LIST, JURASSIC PARK, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. However, it wasn't until Susan Lacy's 2017 documentary "Spielberg" (a

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00:22:21

S2E11. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) dir....

The Movies ·

2023/02/20

Edward Berger's adaptation of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT just took the Best Film prize at the BAFTAs on Sunday, February 19, the day before my review was scheduled to drop. Coincidence? I think not. The movie more than earns its flowers, injecting us straight into the point of view of Paul (Felix Kammerer) a teenage German soldier trying to survive trench warfare on the Western Front during WWI. Paul enters an exuberant boy yearning for glory; He's molded into a weary survivor, cynical of

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00:28:55

S2E10. Women Talking (2022) dir. Sarah Polley

The Movies ·

2023/02/18

WOMEN TALKING is GREAT, the version applicable to "one of the greats." It works for the same reasons that 12 ANGRY MEN works: its variety and depth of character, razor-sharp dialogue, a flawless execution of form (editing, cinematography, blocking) and its fiercest commitment to gentle, honest discussion. This movie's about the aftermath of rape, the events that lead to its excusal. It's about the way we educate our children on gender as it relates to who's in charge. It's about how carefully we

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00:32:32

S2E9. Elvis (2022) dir. Baz Luhrmann

The Movies ·

2023/02/13

Welcome back to THE MOVIES' coverage of this year's Best Picture nominees! Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS is a raucous, opulent look at the life of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), America's first modern pop star. From humble beginnings to inexplicably lavish fame, Elvis is certain of only one thing: He needs to sing. He's compelled to dance. He's obsessed with performance. Whether his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), will or won't weaponize those needs against him to make an absurd amount of riches at

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00:22:38

S2E8. The Outwaters (2023) dir. Robbie Banfitch

The Movies ·

2023/02/11

THE OUTWATERS is most easily described as 'sensory overload,' a found footage horror flick whose second half pummels with almost complete darkness, sans a single flashlight acting as an iris revealing fucked-up shit. The sound work shrieks, warbles, layers in multiple voices: a pulse-pounding array of noise that mimics what it's like to feel someone else's panic attacks. The movie starts as four friends venturing into the desert to make a music video, but when an unknown axed assailant attacks

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00:35:50

S2E7. Top Gun Maverick (2022) dir. Joseph Kosinski

The Movies ·

2023/02/11

TOP GUN: MAVERICK sees Naval Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) doing what Tom Cruise (character/actor interchangeable) does best: testing human limitations beyond all absurdity. In this case, he's gonna get in a jet and go fwoosh faster than any motherfucker who's ever fwooshed before. But this time, he's gonna train others to do the same. On one hand, it's a way for him to ensure his legacy after time finally calls in its debts, but on the other, it's a redemption for Mav's guilt

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00:49:59

S2E6. Infinity Pool (2023) dir. Brandon Cronenberg

The Movies ·

2023/01/30

INFINITY POOL is what happens when Brandon Cronenberg turns HOTEL CALIFORNIA into A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Married couple James & Em Foster (Alexander Skarsgard & Cleopatra Coleman) travels to a luxury island resort, becomes friendly with another couple, Gabi & Alban Bauer (Mia Goth & Jalil Lespert) who invite them to spicy off-resort adventures, and as is the case for those who fuck around, they find out. What follows is a swirly slide of moral depravity and soul-exorcising sin. It's a beautiful,

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00:17:17

S2E5. Landlocked (2023) dir. Paul Owens

The Movies ·

2023/01/27

LANDLOCKED tells the story of Mason (Mason Owens) returning to his childhood home, a year after his father's death, to claim any items of value before the house's demolition. He finds an old VHS camera, looks through the viewfinder and sees himself as a child playing in the room. There's no tape. Wherever Mason points, a memory plays, even events he wasn't present for. He grows obsessed with recording these memories, even as he captures mysterious spectres staring at him in the background

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00:23:05

S2E4. M3GAN (2023) dir. Gerard Johnstone

The Movies ·

2023/01/27

M3GANtakes the concept of the killer doll movie into the 21st Century, improving on plastic and AA batteries with ever-learning AI, a world-class wardrobe and a fuckton of sass. What starts out as an emotional therapy robot for recently orphaned Cady (Violet McGraw) turns horrific as M3GAN (Amie Donald & Jenna Davis) takes her directive to protect Cady at all costs way too literally. M3GAN creator and aunt-turned-guardian Gemma (Allison Williams) is the only one who starts to see the cracks in

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01:22:09

S2E3. In Four Films: Amanda Guarragi

The Movies ·

2023/01/20

Welcome back to another episode of "In Four Films," the segment where film lovers discuss the four movies that make them who they are! Today features an ever-occupied lady: Amanda Guarragi, editor-in-chief of Candid Cinema. She's also part of Geek Bomb, Cinemania World, The Suit Up Geeks, 1st Reviews - she's EVERYWHERE. Regaling me with stories of watching Scorsese and Fincher flicks at inappropriate ages, tearfully meeting Rob Reiner at TIFF & how Ben Affleck's influence got her into film school,

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01:07:49

S2E2. The 2022 Movies That Stuck With Me

The Movies ·

2023/01/01

It's one of my favorite times of the year, the moment where I reflect back on last year's movies that swirled around fondly in my brain and celebrate them! These are the 2022 movies that stuck with me, in alphabetical order. ------------------------------ AmbuLAnce dir. Michael Bay The Banshees of Inisherin dir. Martin McDonagh Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Bodies Bodies Bodies dir. Halina Reijn Everything Everywhere All At Once dir. DANIELS The

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00:12:30

S2E1. The Movies: Season 2

The Movies ·

2022/12/26

Welcome to Season 2 of The Movies! December 26, 2021 saw me publish the very first episode of this show, a review of George Clooney's THE TENDER BAR (which I still highly recommend). It's been a whole year and 60 episodes later. Jesus. This inaugural episode is a mix of thank-yous and what-to-expects, so hop in and let's kick this season off with a bang! More reviews! More interviews! Better audio quality! Fat stacks of cash! World peace! Sky's the limit. Follow Daniel on: Twitter - @The

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02:58:09

61. In Four Films: Nicole Ackman

The Movies ·

2022/12/24

Merry Christmas Eve and welcome back to "In Four Films," the segment where we learn about fellow film lovers through the four films that make them who they are. On today's episode, multi-hyphenate, historian, managing editor of Oscars Central and overall Renaissance woman Nicole Ackman comes onto The Movies to talk ANASTASIA, TITANIC, THE GREAT GATSBY (Baz Luhrmann's version) and Greta Gerwig's LITTLE WOMEN. This episode runs longer than it took the actual Titanic to sink, so grab some snacks, strap

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