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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 273: - Heretic, Emilia Perez, & Blitz

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2024/11/20

Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man in 'Heretic', the latest A24 horror from writing/directing duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East.Then, a cutthroat Mexican Cartel leader enlists Rita, an unappreciated lawyer, to help fake her death so that she can finally live authentically as her true self in 'Emilia Pérez', the new Netflix genre-bending thriller/musical from director Jacques

Episode 272: - Anora & Conclave

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2024/11/06

Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled in 'Anora', the 2024 Cannes Film Festival Palme D'Or Winner from writer/director Sean Baker starring Mikey Madison and Yura Borisov.Then, when Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself

Episode 271: - Saturday Night & The Apprentice

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2024/10/16

At 11:30pm on October 11th, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. Find out what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live in 'Saturday Night', the new comedy from director Jason Reitman starring Gabriell Labelle, Rachel Sennot, and Cooper Hoffman.Then, the story of how a young Donald Trump started his real-estate business in 1970s and '80s New York with the helping hand of infamous

Episode 270: - Joker Folie a Deux, The Wild Robot, &...

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2024/10/09

Struggling with his dual identity, failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital in 'Joker: Folie à Deux', the divisive musical sequel to 2019's 'Joker' from director Todd Phillips starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.Then, after a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose in

Episode 269: - Megalopolis & Oddity

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2024/09/30

The city of New Rome hosts the conflict between Cesar Catilina, a brilliant artist in favor of a utopian future, and the greedy mayor Franklyn Cicero. Between them is Julia Cicero, her loyalty divided between her father and her beloved in 'Megalopolis', Francis Ford Coppola's divisive new picture featuring Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, & Jon Voight.Then, a psychic medium attempts to uncover the truth behind her sister's murder at the site of the crime in 'Oddity', the new indie

Episode 268: - The Substance & His Three Daughters

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2024/09/24

A fading celebrity decides to use a black-market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself in 'The Substance', the new instant body-horror classic from French writer/director Coralie Fargeat starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.Then, three estranged sisters converge in a New York apartment to care for their ailing father and try to mend their own broken relationship with one another in 'His Three Daughters', a new

Episode 267: - Horizon - An American Saga & Perfect Days

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2024/09/18

A multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre-and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American west begins in 'Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter One', the new film from writer/director/star Kevin Costner that's been touted as the beginning of a four-part film series that's soon to come.Then, Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo and lives his life in simplicity and daily tranquility - but some encounters also lead him to reflect on himself in 'Perfect Days', the 2023 Wim Wenders film

Episode 266: - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice & Rebel Ridge

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2024/09/10

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', the new Tim Burton film starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, and Catherine O'Hara.Then, an ex-Marine grapples his way through a web of small-town corruption when an attempt to post bail for his cousin escalates

Episode 265: - The Crow (2024) & Evil Does Not Exist

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2024/08/27

Soulmates Eric and Shelly are brutally murdered. Given a chance to save the love of his life, Eric must sacrifice himself and traverse the worlds of the living and the dead, seeking revenge in 'The Crow', a remake of the 1994 film (and more faithful adaptation than the original graphic novel) from director Rupert Sanders starring Bill Skarsgard and FKA Twigs.Then, Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan

Episode 264: - Alien Romulus & Jackpot!

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2024/08/20

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe in 'Alien: Romulus' the latest entry in the sci-fi horror franchise from director Fede Alvarez starring Cailee Spaeny and newcomer David Jonsson.Then, in the near future, a 'Grand Lottery' has been newly established in California - the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot in

Episode 263: - Trap & Cuckoo

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2024/08/13

A father and his teen daughter attend a pop concert only to realize they've entered the center of a dark and sinister event in 'TRAP', the new Hitchockian thriller from infamous writer/director M. Night Shyamalan starring Josh Hartnett.Then, a 17-year-old girl is forced to move with her family to a resort where things are not what they seem in 'Cuckoo', the latest NEON indie from German horror director Tilman Singer starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.Also, D23 brings a wave of new

Episode 262: - Deadpool & Wolverine & Arcadian

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2024/07/30

Deadpool is offered a place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by the Time Variance Authority, but instead recruits a variant of Wolverine to save his universe from extinction in 'Deadpool & Wolverine', the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from director Shawn Levy starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.Then, a father and his twin teenage sons fight to survive in a remote farmhouse at the end of the world in 'Arcadian' a new Nicolas Cage indie-horror from Shudder and director

Episode 261: - Twisters & The Beekeeper

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2024/07/23

A retired tornado-chaser and meteorologist is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies in 'Twisters' the long-awaited follow up to 1996's 'Twister' from Minari director Lee Isaac Chung starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glenn Powell.Then, one man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers in 'The Beekeeper,' David Ayer's new take on

Episode 260: - Longlegs, Twister (1996), & The...

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2024/07/17

In pursuit of a serial killer, intuitive young FBI agent Lee Harker uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree in 'Longlegs' the latest spine-tingling horror feature from director Osgood Perkins starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage.Then, two storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes in 'Twister', the 1996

Episode 259: - MaXXXine & Problemista

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2024/07/09

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past in Ti West's 'MaXXXine', the final film in the A24 horror trilogy starring Mia Goth as the titular Maxine Minx.Then, Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in NY. As time runs out on his work visa, a job assisting an

Episode 258: - A Quiet Place Day One & Kinds of Kindness

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2024/07/02

A woman named Sam finds herself trapped in New York City during the early stages of an invasion by alien creatures with ultra-sensitive hearing in 'A Quiet Place: Day One', the latest in the Quiet Place horror franchise from 'Pig' director Michael Sarnoski starring Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn.Then, a man seeks to break free from his predetermined path, a cop questions his wife's demeanor after her return from a supposed drowning, and a woman searches for an extraordinary individual

Episode 257: - The Bikeriders & I Used To Be Funny

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2024/06/25

After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club in 'The Bikeriders', the new film from writer/director Jefff Nichols featuring a star-studded cast including Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, and Mike Faist.Then, Sam, a stand-up comedian struggling with PTSD, weighs whether or not to join the search

Episode 256: - Inside Out 2 & Hit Man

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2024/06/19

JJoy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear are back as 13-year-old Riley struggles to overcome the stresses of new emotions at her hockey summer camp in 'Inside Out 2', the latest Disney-Pixar film from first-time feature director Kelsey Mann.Then, a professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services in Richard Linklater's 'Hit Man', the latest Netflix

Episode 255: - In A Violent Nature & The First Omen

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2024/06/04

When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it in 'In A Violent Nature', the grisly new indie slasher viewed from the perspective of the killer from writer/director Chris Nash.Then, a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to

Episode 254: - Furiosa A Mad Max Saga & La Chimera

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2024/05/28

While two tyrants war for wasteland dominance, young Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home in 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga', the latest entry in George Miller's Australian apocalypse epic starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth.Then, a grave-robber with a magical gift searches for his lost love amongst the ruins of an ancient society in 'La Chimera', the new film from writer/director Alice Rohrwacher starring Josh O'Connor.Also, Rian Johnson's

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