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Off Script Film Review

Welcome to Off Script, The Home of Bold Cinema! This weekly podcast features film news, in-depth reviews, and other colorful segments that delve into the culture, technology, and business of modern cinema. Join your hosts Dr. Andy Draper and Zach Lewis as they review, rant, and assess the cinema landscape of both yesterday and today. Subscribe Today!

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Episode 135: - Raya and the Last Dragon & L.A....

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2021/03/16

Disney's new animated film 'Raya and the Last Dragon' is now available at home and in theaters, but is the $30 premium price tag worth the cost of in-home admission? Also, the streets of Los Angeles may not be quite the same as they were twenty years ago, so how's a noire classic like L.A. Confidential hold up in 2021? Finally, the 2021 Oscar Nominations are live and we've got hot takes about them!

Episode 134: - Nomadland & Minari

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2021/03/09

Frances McDormand shines in 'Nomadland', the Golden-Globe-winning feature (now available on Hulu) about a melancholy housewife who's forced to hit the road after the untimely death of her husband. Also, 'Minari' is now available on VOD, but is this story of the American dream as told through the eyes of a newly-immigrated South Korean family worth the $20 price of admission? Finally, Alamo Drafthouse has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Disney+ is about to raise prices (again), and why

Episode 133: - Judas and the Black Messiah & Earwig...

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2021/03/02

The Golden Globes have come and gone and Off Script is back to review 'Judas and the Black Messiah', the new Shaka King film that tells the story of Bill O'Neal, Black Panther and FBI Informant, and his involvement in the assassination of Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton (currently available on HBO Max). Also, Studio Ghibli returns to the screen in 'Earwig and the Witch', an adaptation of a Dianna Wynne Jones story that follows Earwig, a young orphan, on her journey to becoming

Episode 132: - Malcolm & Marie & The Prestige-2

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2021/02/09

Critics are raving about the new Netflix film 'Malcolm & Marie', so what's this two-star black-and-white picture doing that's so inviting? Director Sam Levinson might have the answer, but you'll have to dig deep to find out in this one-location drama starring Zendaya and John David Washington as quarreling lovers. Also, Christopher Nolan's latest film may not have wowed audiences, but a look back at his magical 2006 film 'The Prestige' may just give us a taste of what we can expect from his

Episode 131: - The Little Things & Mulholland Drive

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2021/02/02

Denzel Washington's new cop drama 'The Little Things' arrives on HBO Max, but is this procedural hunt-the-serial-killer film worth watching? Then, David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive' is available for streaming, but this Los Angeles love story might leave you with more questions than answers. Also, AMC is back in business, more movies have been delayed, and there's some new trailers for upcoming features that you might just want to know more about.

Episode 130: - Locked Down & One Night in Miami

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2021/01/19

How do you make a movie during a pandemic? HBO's 'Locked Down' might have the answer - a film about two estranged lovers who find themselves drawn together to steal a priceless diamond from a locked-down London department store. Also, Regina King kicks off her directing career with Amazon Prime's 'One Night in Miami', a dramatic look back at a fictional evening when four titans of black culture came together to look back at where they've been and turn towards where they're headed. Also,

Episode 129: - News of the World & Man of Steel

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2021/01/13

Tom Hanks is in cinemas everywhere in 'News of the World', the new Paul Greengrass feature that touts Hanks as a traveling newsman who unwittingly stumbles upon a young girl with a mysterious past and travels across the wild west of 1800's Texas to return her to her family. Also, Zach Snyder's 'Man of Steel' is finally available on HBO Max, so how does this reimagingin of Superman's origin story (and the first film in the DCEU) hold up in the rearview? Finally, Roku has scooped up all of

Episode 128: - Top 10 2020, Promising Young Woman, &...

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2021/01/05

The opening weekend ticket sales for 'Promising Young Woman', may not have been all that promising, but is this offbeat thriller about a 30-something college dropout seeking revenge for her childhood friend more than meets the eye? Also, Netflix premieres 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom', a based-on-a-stageplay film about historical blues singer Ma Rainey and her band's struggles to record her signature record one hot Chicago summer day. Finally, we've got our top 10 films of the year and you

Episode 127: - Wonder Woman 1984 & Soul

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2020/12/29

Superheroes are back in 'Wonder Woman 1984', the sequel to Patty Jenkins' 2017 reimagining of the character that sees Gal Gadot traveling the globe in an effort to stop a shrewd television star's nefarious attempt to take over the world. Also, Disney-Pixar tackles the afterlife in 'Soul', a heartwarming story about a New York jazz pianist who realizes he's missed his chance to truly live after his untimely demise on a busy street corner. Finally, independent theaters are getting a covid

Episode 126: - Happiest Season & The Midnight Sky

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2020/12/16

The Holidays are here, and there may be no better way to ring them in than watching Hulu's 'Happiest Season', a delightfully queer twist on the traditional straight-to-streaming rom-com that's got Hallmark Christmas fans everywhere hungry for Aubrey Plaza. Also, George Clooney returns to the director's chair in 'The Midnight Sky', the new Netflix film that stars Clooney as a beleaguered loner on a mission to stop a group of astronauts from returning to an apocalyptic planet earth.

Episode 125: - Mank & Sound of Metal

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2020/12/08

David Fincher returns to the silver screen in 'Mank', the historic retelling of the inception of Orson Welle's acclaimed feature film Citizen Kane - and the alcoholic screenwriter who penned it. Also, Riz Ahmed loses his hearing in 'Sound of Metal', an Amazon Prime film that tells the story of a metalhead drummer who begins to spiral back into addiction when he abruptly loses his hearing. Also, what's going on with Spider-Man, and is Warner Bros. literally killing cinema?

Episode 124: - Run & Bombshell

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2020/12/02

Sarah Paulson returns to horror in Hulu's 'Run', a housebound thriller about a young disabled daughter who slowly discovers her overbearing mother may not have her best intentions in mind. Then, figurative bombs drop in 'Bombshell', the 2019 female-centric film about the allegations against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and the women that went to war against him. Finally, Black Panther 2 is happening, Mads Mikkelsen is replacing Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts 3, and who is Elliott Page?

Episode 123: - Freaky & Possessor

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2020/11/17

Vince Vaughn returns to comedy-horror in 'Freaky', the new Blumhouse feature that combines the body-swapping hilarity of Freaky Friday with the heart-stopping horror of Friday the 13th. Then, body-swapping turns deadly in 'Possessor', the new mind-bending Brandon Cronenberg picture that sees Andrea Riseborough getting trapped inside the body of a man who's all-too-unwilling to participate. Also, there's a slew of new trailers out that have absolutely nobody talking, and is Cinemark going

Episode 122: - Prospect & Greener Grass

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2020/11/10

Pedro Pascal shines in Netflix's 'Prospect', a 2018 sci-fi feature about a young girl's journey to untold riches on a mysterious planet in the dog-eat-dog distant future. Also, satire reigns in 'Greener Grass', a 2019 independent comedy on Hulu that follows in the footsteps of the Stepford Wives to skewer suburbia in the loudest way possible. Finally, AMC's going bankrupt (again), Matthew McConaughey was turned down to play the incredible Hulk, and what's going on with Johnny Depp?

Episode 121: - Borat 2 & Rebecca

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2020/10/27

Amazon premieres 'Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm', the new Sacha Baron-Cohen film that's got political pundits pondering everywhere, but does it hold up to the first film? Also, Netflix's 'Rebecca' has been making the rounds on the platform's Top 10 this week, but is this 1920's murder-mystery romance worth your time? And what's going on with the Fast and the Furious?

Episode 120: - The Trial Of The Chicago 7 & Memories...

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2020/10/21

Aaron Sorkin returns to courtroom drama in 'The Trial Of The Chicago 7', a Netflix Original that tells the story of various figures charged with inciting a riot following the uprising in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Also, 'Parasite' Director Bong Joon-Ho's second feature film 'Memories of Murder' returned to cinemas for a two-night showing, and you might be surprised to find it's not too far off from what won Joon-Ho his first Oscar last year. Finally, theaters

Episode 119: - Class Action Park & David Attenborough

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2020/10/14

The 80's never dies in HBO Max's 'Class Action Park', a documentary centered on the story of New Jersey's Action Park Amusement Park and how it's wild tales of unrelenting fun fostered an environment of horrifying possibilities. Also, David Attenborough pens his tribute to life on our earth in Netflix's 'David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet' in this journey through the last 80's years of nature as seen through the eyes of the man who told it's tales. Finally, there's a new Borat film

Episode 118: - Enola Holmes & Akira

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2020/09/28

The game is afoot in Netflix's 'Enola Holmes', a new spin on the classic Sherlock Holmes character where Sherlock's younger sister Enola, played by Millie Bobby Brown, has to leave her childhood home to find her missing mother. Also, the 1988 anime blockbuster 'Akira' returns to theaters for one night only in a special 4K IMAX Restoration, but does this post-apocalyptic cyberpunk fantasy still hold up? Finally, more films are delayed until 2021, and we've got the list you need to know

Episode 117: - The Devil All The Time & RBG

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2020/09/22

Hulu's 'RBG' draws eyes this week as our country mourns the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this 2018 documentary about the life and times of the woman that served as a Supreme Court Justice for over 27 years. Also, Netflix's new film 'The Devil All The Time' features a star-studded cast as Tom Holland navigates the evils of small-town living in the rural 1960's. Finally, the Super Mario movie is officially underway, Mel Gibson is making a sequel to the Passion of the Christ, and why are

Episode 116: - Bill and Ted Face The Music & The Binge

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2020/09/15

Proverbial 80's washouts Bill and Ted return to theaters (kind of) in 'Bill & Ted Face the Music', a new sequel to the time-traveling films that helped to launch the career of Keanu Reeves. Then, Vince Vaughn flexes his comedy chops in Hulu's 'The Binge', a modern teen-comedy take on the The Purge when all drugs and alcohol are legal for one night every year. Also, Wonder Woman got pushed back to Christmas, The Oscars are floundering, and what's happening with Neve Campbell?

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