PODCAST: Episode 68 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 68th episode, two chaotic film critics, paleontologist dads, and fossilized school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan take umbrage with the new release Jurassic World Dominion. They question then purpose and charm while trying to find and acknowledge any good parts of what is billed as being a trilogy conclusion. We think you're find two guys rooting for the dinosaurs instead of the people.

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Included in Rotten Tomatoes "First Reviews" for "Lightyear"

Every now and then for the big new releases, Rotten Tomatoes will collect the tip-of-the-spear “first reviews” and highlight them in an editorial news column piece. If I can get my work in fast enough and it gets noticed, I have the chance of being selected and included in these round-up features. Recently, I was cited twice for Lightyear. For a guy like me, it’s the closest I’ll get to a pull quote anytime soon. It’s an honor to see my work recognized and mentioned next to some of my peers and the best critics in the business. Check out your boy!

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MOVIE REVIEW: Spiderhead

In both keen and ineffective ways, mood confusion is the slant of choice for Joseph Kosinski’s Spiderhead opening on Netflix this week. Targeting both the narrative characters and us in the voyeurs’ seats, purposeful choices are made to set a certain vibe. That curated atmosphere is meant to cloak and subvert a more impactful identity underneath. The clinchers for Spiderhead’s engagement as a thriller are how tantalizing the constructed mood is and how provocative is the hidden truth.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Lightyear

There is a tremendous dichotomy of thought and talk amid Pixar’s Lightyear. Within the movie, we are granted a dramatic hero truer than the memorable action figure caricature we have come to cherish playing alongside other toys. This beefier Buzz Lightyear may still be narrating to himself, but his talk expresses strong emotions and virtuous desires more than push-button quips. He is his own man, not a packaged program of settings and market research.

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PODCAST: Episode 67 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 67th episode, two googly-eyed film critics, fanny pack dads, and hot dog-fingered school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome back our Oscar guest Cati Glidewell, better known as The Blonde in Front. She is here to celebrate the wild and wondrous greatness that is Everything Everywhere All at Once. Before that main segment, the three followed up with Cati on this year's Oscars and the Will Smith incident in a lengthy discussion that delays the usual format. Hang in for that and still enjoy the main episode!

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