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Midday Movies

Laura Fones and Stephen Frothingham

Welcome to the Midday Movies podcast, provider of fun, funny, and thoughtful media reviews 2-3x a week. Streaming on @radiotacoma101.9 every Tues/Thurs/Sat at 3pm.

tv & film

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00:35:36

Ep 225: Reviewing “Godzilla Minus One” (2023, dir....

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2025/05/13

Today we’re discussing a film that has been widely requested by listeners, “Godzilla Minus One” (2023, dir. Takashi Yamazaki). A Godzilla movie that is also a historical drama, “Godzilla Minus One” follows a Japanese kamikaze soldier (Ryûnosuke Kamiki) plagued by survivor’s guilt and attempting to rebuild a life in the rubble of World War 2 Japan. With found family and fierce friends, this soldier navigates both the disruptive echoes of PTSD and repeated brushes with a nuclear-powered Godzilla —

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00:25:55

Ep 224: Reviewing “Until Dawn” (2025) the Film, the...

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2025/05/08

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the PlayStation video game-turned-film from the team that brought you the Annabelle series, “Until Dawn” (2025, dir. David F. Sandberg). Utilizing time loops and folkloric horror tropes, “Until Dawn” follows a group of five friends on a road trip to find one friend’s missing sister. When a storm traps them in the spooky Welcome Center of the mysterious region, Glore Valley, these friends must fight monsters within and without — all in an

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00:26:06

Ep 223: Reviewing “Black Mirror” (Netflix, 2025) An...

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2025/05/06

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we are discussing the new 6-episode season of “Black Mirror” (Netflix series, Season 7). Charlie Brooker’s masterpiece anthology of dystopian technology returns with episodes “Common People,” “Bete Noire,” “Hotel Reverie,” “Plaything,” “Eulogy,” and “USS Callister: Into Infinity.” We’re sharing episode-by-episode takeaways— which are easy watches, sentimental favorites, and which will shred your soul. As always, this season is an exploration of vast imagined

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00:36:27

Ep 222: Reviewing “Sinners” (2025) Delta Blues, Jim...

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2025/05/01

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we are discussing the recently released horror-musical extravaganza, “Sinners” (2025). Written and directed by the acclaimed Ryan Coogler and starring not one but two Michael B Jordans as twins (Smoke & Stack) returning to their Mississippi hometown after years of working in Chicago with Al Capone. This is 1932 in the Mississippi Delta and the twins aim to open a juke joint with their musically gifted cousin and other close associates from their past — that

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00:21:17

Ep 221: “One of Them Days” (2025) is a Buddy Comedy...

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2025/04/29

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the 2025 buddy comedy made in the vein of classic comedies like “Friday” — namely, “One of Them Days” (now streaming on Netflix). Starring Keke Palmer and SZA as best friends who must scrounge together rent money by the end of the day as well as make it to a life-changing interview for one of the protagonists, this film is a series of comic misadventures and incredible characters. Featuring distinctly LA culture and comedy icon Kat Williams

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00:26:40

Ep 220: “A Minecraft Movie” (2025) is the Video Game...

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2025/04/24

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the wildly successful and influential, “A Minecraft Movie” (2025). Based on the best-selling game of all time and starring cultural icons Jack Black and Jason Mamoa, this movie has connected to adolescent audiences in a fashion that is both TikTok viral and unquestionably sincere. Here we share notable elements of the film as well as harrowing stories of the audience experience. Why is this movie a one-of-a-kind cultural moment? Let’s get

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00:37:00

Ep 219: “Adolescence” (Netflix, 2025) and the...

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2025/04/22

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the Netflix top-watched limited series, “Adolescence” (2025). Following the fallout of a shocking adolescent crime, audiences are taken through police procedures, educationally institutions, and telling family dynamics that generate a pressure cooker around early adolescence. A brilliant example of British prestige television, this 4-episode miniseries asks important, timely questions about the influences on children growing up in a digital

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00:06:03

Mini Ep 4: “Marvel Rivals” (Video Game Review)

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2025/04/17

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESOn today’s special mini episode we’re discussing the Marvel video game, “Marvel Rivals” — a free-to-player shooter game that is available on all platforms. We talk characters, mechanics, and whether the Hulk can be killed, and by whom. Spend a few minutes with us and the Overwatch-style video game that seems to have replaced Overwatch in popularity. Pick your favorite hero!We want to know what you think about our podcast! Let us know in this brief survey

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00:25:56

Ep 218: “Severance” (Apple TV, 2025) Innies, Outies,...

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2025/04/15

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the Apple TV series and cultural phenomenon, “Severance” (2022-2025). Directed by Ben Stiller and having just completed its second season run, “Severance” is a mind-bendy TV thriller that follows a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. Isolated within the walls of the mysterious and powerful Lumon Pharmaceutical Corporation, this team tries to discover the true meaning of

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00:08:57

Mini Ep 3: “Don't Die: The Man Who Wants To Live...

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2025/04/10

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re presenting you with another Midday Mini! Here, we discuss the quixotic quest of tech millionaire Bryan Johnson, a man obsessed with reversing his biological age. Founder of Braintree and Blueprint, this former Mormon is heading a health-obsessed cult that champions untested methods of extending human lifespan. Is he a visionary? Is he a charlatan? Is he the famed New Orleans vampire Jacques St. Germain? Let’s get into it!We want to know what you think

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00:25:47

Ep 217: “Snow White” and the Two Philosophies of...

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2025/04/08

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the Disney live-action remake of the first Disney full-length feature, “Snow White” (2025). Directed by Marc Webb and starring Rachel Zegler alongside Gal Gadot, this modern “Snow White” contains original music, plot updates, and the compelling battle of philosophies between our stalwart princess and the Evil Queen. Expanding the world more than ever before, audiences will discover a war-weary kingdom, a magical forest, and a band of rebels

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00:27:06

Ep 216: “A Complete Unknown” (2024) Exploring...

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2025/04/03

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the 2024 Oscar-nominated biopic, “A Complete Unknown.” In it, Bob Dylan is played by Timothee Chalamet as we chart the early rise of Dylan’s career in 1960s New York. An extraordinary time capsule of Cold War highlights, social justice movements, and the American folk music scene, “A Complete Unknown” captures a 1960s that sharply resembles the 2020s. Audiences will thrill at the political tumult, clashing personalities, and beautiful music

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00:31:12

Ep 215: “The White Lotus” (2025) Mike White’s...

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2025/04/01

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing prestige television series, “The White Lotus” (season 3, 2025). Created, written, and directed by the incomparable Mike White, “White Lotus” is on its third season, with its third collection of luxury vacationers, who have more than a third of life-shattering drama. Taking place in the Thailand White Lotus Hotel (a composite of the Four Seasons and other hotels), we are introduced to a North Carolina family on the brink of legal chaos

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00:33:04

Ep 214: “Mickey 17” (2025, Dir. Bong Joon Ho)...

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2025/03/27

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the new sci-fi satire from famed “Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho, “Mickey 17” (2025). Based on the 2022 book, “Mickey7,” this film imagines a future where human printing and consciousness-uploading technology has created a class of worker known as “expendable” — someone who can die and be brought back to life endlessly. The expendable in our story, Mickey Barnes (played by Robert Pattinson), is a member of a space colonization mission

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00:27:18

Ep 213: “Black Bag” (2025) is a Sexy Spy Thriller...

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2025/03/25

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the new romantic spy thriller, “Black Bag” (2025). Directed by industry legend Steven Soderbergh, written by industry legend David Koepp, and starring industry legends Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, this story of married high-level British spies set at odds is brilliant, exciting, and visually beautiful. With an extraordinary ensemble cast (Gustaf Skarsgard, Tom Burke, Marisa Abela, and Naomie Harris) that includes an erstwhile James

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00:24:14

Ep 212: “Captain America: Brave New World” (2025,...

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2025/03/20

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the latest addition to the Marvel Captain America franchise, “Captain America: Brave New World” (2025). Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie, has now fully accepted the mantle of Captain America and is out fighting for us in the middle of an international incident. We have a new president, Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (played by Harrison Ford) and a new powerful element discovered in international waters — Adamantium. Beloved characters find

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00:21:21

Ep 211: “Flow” (2024) is the Animated Film that Won...

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2025/03/18

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the Oscar-winning animated film, “Flow” (2025). Directed by young Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis, this multinational movie brought together animators from Latvia, Belgium, and France, was completed entirely in the free-to-use 3D modeling software Blender, and shipped only a few days before its premiere at Cannes Film Festival. The story follows an independent cat whose world is threatened by a massive flood, forcing him to find refuge on

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00:07:20

Midday Mini Ep 2: “Hot Frosty” (Netflix, 2024) is a...

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2025/03/13

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re presenting you with another Midday Mini! Please enjoy a super-short, super-fun conversation about “Hot Frosty” — a Hallmark-style Netflix movie with great things to teach you about being a pillar of your community. This movie stars Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Chrishell Stausse, Jo Lo Truglio, and Craig Robinson. It was written by Russell Hainline and directed by Jerry Ciccoritti.We want to know what you think about our podcast! Let us know in this

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00:24:09

Ep 210: “The Monkey” (2025) and Its Stephen King...

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2025/03/11

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re discussing the latest release by horror film auteur, Osgood Perkins, namely “The Monkey” (2025). Starring Theo James as twin brothers haunted by a malicious toy monkey and based on a Stephen King short story of the same name, “The Monkey” tells a tale spanning two generations of fatherless boys. With loads of Stephen King Easter eggs for horror fans and a huge dose of humor, “The Monkey” is a tale of tragic, unthwartable chaos and bravery in the face

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00:05:24

Midday Mini Ep 1: “Companion” (2025, Dir. Drew Hancock)

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2025/03/06

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of MIDDAY MOVIESToday we’re sharing a Midday Mini! That means a super-short, super-fun discussion of our key takeaways from the romance-themed thriller, “Companion” (2025). This film stars Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillen, and Rupert Friend. It was written and directed by Drew Hancock, whose previous work is mostly television.We want to know what you think about our podcast! Let us know in this brief survey

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