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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 115: - Mulan & Im Thinking of Ending Things

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2020/09/08

Disney dabbles in live action once again in 'Mulan', the latest live-action remake of a timeless classic that's got most moviegoers skipping the $30 in-home pricetag, but is the new film worth the steep asking price? Also, Netflix premieres 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things', the new Charlie Kaufman film that's got even the most surrealist of film-lovers scratching their heads. Finally, Amazon's letting just about anybody stream movies on Twitch now, and how's the Box Office doing now that

Episode 114: - Tenet & The New Mutants

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2020/09/01

Time runs out in ‘Tenet’, the new mind-bending action thriller from Christopher Nolan that stars John David Washington and Robert Pattinson as two unlikely protagonists in a race against the clock. Also, Disney’s recently acquired 20th Century Fox film ‘The New Mutants’ is finally one theaters, but can this horror-themed superhero film live up to the hype? Finally, Mulan is coming to Disney+ for free in December and the guys take a moment to honor the life of Chadwick Boseman.

Episode 113: - Queen & Slim & Inception

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2020/08/25

A casual first date becomes a horrifying nightmare in HBO Max's 'Queen & Slim', a romantic road-crime drama film that turned heads for it's stark portrayal of racial injustice when it released in theaters at the tail end of 2019. Also, Christopher Nolan's mind-bending heist film 'Inception' returns to theaters to celebrate it's 10th anniversary and herald in the upcoming release of his new film 'Tenet' next week. Finally, DC Comics made headlines over the weekend with it's DC Fandome event,

Episode 112: - Project Power & The Peanut Butter Falcon

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2020/08/18

A mysterious pill grants anybody superpowers in 'Project Power', Netflix's new original film starring Jaimie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as two renegade heroes that have to stop the spread of Power before it gets out of control. Also, the new-movie drought has got us digging for new films to watch, and Hulu's 'The Peanut Butter Falcon' seems just as good as any, but is this modern Mark Twain tale worth the watch? Finally, AMC's selling 15-cent tickets, Tenet tickets are going on sale, and

Episode 111: - An American Pickle & Vivarium

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2020/08/11

Seth Rogen returns to the screen in 'An American Pickle', a new HBO Max Original Film about a 1900's American immigrant who falls into a vat of pickle brine only to awaken 100 years later in a very different 2019. Also, mundane horror springs to life in 'Vivarium', an Amazon Prime feature about two struggling millennials that decide to buy a home in a trendy new housing community only to discover that they've been lured into a nigh inescapable trap. Finally, Bill and Ted 3 is coming sooner

Episode 110: - The Old Guard & Unforgiven

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2020/07/23

Charlize Theron returns to (home) cinemas in Netflix's new action film 'The Old Guard', a timeless tale of a small group of immortal mercenaries that uncover a plot to take over the world and have to train their new recruit for battle before time runs out. Also, HBO Max is streaming 'Unforgiven', Clint Eastwood's 1992 tribute to Spaghetti Westerns when the West had nearly already been won and a forlorn farmer has to return to his outlaw roots to save the honor of a young mistress in the

Episode 109: - Palm Springs & The Dark Knight

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2020/07/15

Groundhog Day returns (kind of) in 'Palm Springs', the new Hulu comedy starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti as two star-crossed lovers destined to repeat the same day ad infinitum - or so they think. Also, Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' returns to theaters in a poor attempt to draw crowds, and Andy and Zach went and saw it anyway, but this time in IMAX! Also, there's a new trailer out for a new Netflix superhero film starring Jaime Fox, California is closing (again), and does

Episode 108: - Hamilton & Dunkirk

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2020/07/07

July 4th marks the arrival of 'Hamilton' on Disney+, Lin Manuel-Miranda's acclaimed Broadway performance that tells the story of the man behind the 10-Dollar Bill in what's rumored to be one of the biggest films on Disney's new streaming platform. Also, Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' was pushed back (again), so we opted to watch 2017's 'Dunkirk' instead, where Nolan retells the harrowing tale of a group of stranded soldiers in the throws of World War II and their incredible journey home to

Episode 107: - Eurovision Song Contest & Raiders of...

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2020/06/30

Will Ferrell returns to comedy (again) in 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga', a new Netflix original starring Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as two aspiring Icelandic singers that manage to accidentally stumble into the biggest musical competition in the world. Also, Andy and Zach donned their masks and braved the movie theaters to see Steven Spielberg's 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' in glorious IMAX - but does it hold up? Finally, Michael Keaton returns to his Batman roots (maybe),

Episode 106: - The King of Staten Island & Da 5 Bloods

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2020/06/16

Judd Apatow returns to comedy in 'The King of Staten Island', a alternative tale of SNL comedian Pete Davidson's life and how things may have gone for him at his Staten Island home had he not fallen into comedy after the death of his firefighting father. Then, Spike Lee incites a movement in 'Da 5 Bloods', a new Netflix original film that chronicles the journey of four fellow soldiers as they quest back into their former battlefields of Vietnam to find the remains of their beloved squad

Episode 105: - 13th & Oldboy

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2020/06/10

Injustice is served in Ava Duvernay's '13th', a scathing 2016 documentary that examines the U.S. prison system's contribution to the country's history of racial inequality, now available on Netflix and YouTube. Next, the plot thickens in 'Oldboy', a 2003 South Korean neo-noir action thriller that's become a pulp cinema cult-classic for it's brilliant cinematography, biting story, and unabashed purview of visceral violence. Also, AMC is going bankrupt (again), Cinemark doesn't want it's

Episode 104: - Lucy In the Sky & Raising Arizona

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2020/06/02

Natalie Portman returns to the stars in last years 'Lucy In the Sky', a based-on-a-true-story drama about an all-too-perfect astronaut trying to recover from her earth-shattering psychological shift following her breathtaking gaze at the earth on her very first spacewalk. Then, the Coen Brothers become the Coen Brothers in 'Raising Arizona', the 1987 comedy film about two young lovers and their quest to raise a child of their own by kidnapping one of somebody else's. Also, Hulu is testing

Episode 103: - The Lovebirds & Rocketman

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2020/05/27

Laughs roll in Netflix's 'The Lovebirds', a refreshing rom-com about two star-crossed lovers (played by Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae) who are forced to put aside their rocky relationship to solve a goofy murder and clear their names. Also, Taron Egerton delights in 2019's 'Rocketman', the music biopic about Elton John's challenging childhood, ultimate undoing, and the man he became along the way. Finally, Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' gets a new trailer in unexpected places, the Safdie

Episode 102: - Bombshells and Dollies, Scoob!, & Good...

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2020/05/19

Looks can kill in 'Bombshells and Dollies', a beauty-centric documentary feature centered around the 2015 Viva Las Vegas rockabilly festival and the twelve stunning finalists in it's global Pinup Girl competition. Also, tensions rise in 'Good Time', the 2017 Safdie Brothers film that sees Robert Pattinson race against the clock in a desperate attempt to save his brother from a stint on Rykers Island. Finally, Zach does a mini-review of the new Warner Bros. animated film 'Scoob', Disney's

Episode 101: - Portrait of a Lady On Fire & Becoming

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2020/05/12

Love burns like wildfire in Hulu's new 2019 film 'Portrait of a Lady On Fire', a meticulously patient French film centered around a forbidden love between an impassioned painter and her soon-to-be-wed subject on the windswept coast of 18th-century Brittany. Also, Michelle Obama exits the limelight in the new Netflix documentary 'Becoming', the inspiring story of the former First Lady's journey from her humble beginnings in Chicago to her nationwide book tour shortly after her family's eight

Episode 100: - TFW NO GF & Train To Busan

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2020/05/05

White men meet depression in Amazon Prime's SXSW 2020 film 'TFW NO GF', a grassroots documentary about four young men in their early 20's that discovered a twisted comfort in a horrifying community on the controversial imageboard website 4chan. Also, the dead use mass transit in the 2016 South Korean film 'Train To Busan', a low-budget-high-concept zombie thriller centered around a distracted father's journey with his young daughter across a zombie-ridden hellscape in an overcrowded train

Episode 99: - Extraction & Bad Education

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2020/04/29

Action abounds in Netflix's 'Extraction,' a new film starring Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a black-market mercenary that's got 48 hours to steal back the son of a drug dealer from a rival gang of drug dealers and escape Bangladesh before it all goes wrong. Also, Hugh Jackman and Allison Janey put on a masterclass in nuanced performances in HBO's new film 'Bad Education,' the based-on-a-true-story retelling of a beloved Rhode Island school superintendent and how a student reporter

Episode 98: - Les Miserables (2019) & The Nice Guys

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2020/04/15

Tempers teem in the impoverished city of Montfermeil in 'Les Misérables', a new film with a confusing name from first-time French director Ladj Ly. Available on Amazon Prime, Les Misérables tells the story of Corporal Ruiz, a newly-transferred police officer who's first day in Paris simmers with tension until overboiling in an explosive third act. Also, Ryan Gosling and Russel Crowe attempt to delight in Shane Black's 2016 comedy-caper 'The Nice Guys', a funny, but ultimately uninspired

Episode 97: - Coffee and Kareem & Tombstone Rashomon

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2020/04/08

From the director of last year's buddy-cop-comedy 'Stuber,' comes a new vision in buddy-cop-comedy in the new Netflix film, 'Coffee & Kareem,' a surprisingly vulgar coming-of-age story about a milquetoast Detroit cop and his feeble attempts to connect with his new girlfriend's 12-year-old son while fleeing from an underground drug kingpin that's hellbent on revenge. Also, IndieGoGo presents 'Tombstone Rashomon,' a time-traveling mockumentary about the shootout at the O.K. Corral told by the

Episode 96: - JoJo Rabbit & Drive (Netflix Party)

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2020/03/31

Taika Waititi tackles the Nazi party in 'Jojo Rabbit,' 2019's anti-hate satire about a boisterous 10-year old boy in WWII-era Germany that's forced to question his beliefs (and his imaginary friend Adolf Hilter) after he discovers his mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in the walls of their house. Also, a new chat-based party app called 'Netflix Party' made headlines last week due to it's social nature amid fairly anti-social global climates, so we used it to watch Nicholas Winding-Refn's

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