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Critique-Opolis
Jay & Louisa deliver a fiery, opinion fueled overview of movies, social movements, cultural behaviors and eating habits - dovetailed with a honey-based recipe and reviews of the most obnoxious movie/media news headlines we can get our eyeballs in front of. For our latest editions, we will be reviewing scripts from the infamous Hollywood 'Black List' (scripts with a ton of 'buzz' that have yet to secure a deal or go into production) - and adding our own casting and story development suggestions.
Episodes
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Dailies - Down to Three
Send us Fan Mail You know how we do it! This week: Sundance contemplates a move out of the mountains (and possibly to Cincinnati - gross). Ari Emanuel thinks…
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My Penguin Friend
Send us Fan Mail So, this is what IMDB says: "Inspired by a true story; an enchanting adventure about a lost penguin rescued from an oil spill, who transforms…
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Disney 23 Dailies
Send us Fan Mail Dailies Hollywood news episode! The Olympics, Snoop Dog, D23, LA Mayor Karen Bass's plan to keep Hollywood from leaving LA, and Huey Lewis…
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The Grizzlies
Send us Fan Mail This 2018 Canadian sports drama film, directed by Miranda de Pencier was based on a true story. The film depicts a youth lacrosse team that…
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We Saw Twisters
Send us Fan Mail This actually a Dailies episode and while we never do podcasts about movies that just came out, we literally just walked in the door from…
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The Swimsuit Issue
Send us Fan Mail New Blacklist entry!!! The Swimsuit Issue Written by Randall Green in 2014. A nerdy high schooler, who fancies himself as an amatuer…
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Matthew Rucker
Send us Fan Mail A little change of pace for this week's episode. We attended the Ann Arbor Art Fairs this weekend and with the shear volume of artists in…
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Hundreds of Beavers
Send us Fan Mail This is a new personal favorite! If you combined Davy Crockett, The Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the most original cut-out…
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The Agency
Send us Fan Mail There is to much going on in Hollywood on our nation's birthday to just cover a movie. So what's all the hub-bub? We'll tell you: Richard Gere…
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The Little Things
Send us Fan Mail Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he…
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Juanita
Send us Fan Mail Alfre Woodard plays Juanita, a discontent mother of three adult children with questionable futures and no life goals. One day she decides to…
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The Villain
Send us Fan Mail Mandalay Pictures has producing rights for this yet-unshot poke at Wall Street and American greed. There is ONLY ONE ACTOR who should get this…
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The Dancer Upstairs - Fighting a Marxist Revolution with Ricotta Toast
Send us Fan Mail Javier Bardem stars as an attorney turned detective tasked with investigating, tracking down, and stopping a Marxist revolutionary and…
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'The Teacher's Lounge', Honey Vinaigrette, and Dead Air
Send us Fan Mail Ilker Catak delivers this gripping story of a German teacher embattled by her own school, fellow faculty members, students, and parents when…
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Polo (Blacklist), and Coppola sells a vineyard!
Send us Fan Mail No recipe this week! Suck it! This little nugget is for a unproduced project called 'Polo' from 2023's Blacklist called 'Polo'. From there we…
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'Perfect Days' - in Japan - with Barbeque Sauce
Send us Fan Mail Wim Wenders crafts this melodic story about Hirayama - a man who cleans public toilets in Tokyo. While he lives his day to day life in peace…
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Freaky Dailies, Projects in Development, and the longest meringue pie recipe... EVER
Send us Fan Mail My recipe goes on forever, deal with it. Louisa and I cover a bucketload of films on the horizon, say goodbye to Iris Apfel, try to figure out…
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Two Bread Recipes & Summer Schedule
Send us Fan Mail Jay is solo for this go around (Louisa is working). Thank God your you, it's a short one. He muses on a School of Life episode about how kids…
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Leap Year Dailies, Plastic Surgery Foolishness, Oh, and Cheesy Profiteroles
Send us Fan Mail Greenbaum takes over Disney Motion Picture Studios, Bradley Cooper get's his blefs done, middle market movies are on the rebound, and Al…
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Copenhagen - Learning How to Act Your Age - And... Air Frier Teriyaki Salmon
Send us Fan Mail I didn't realize this movie is already 10 years old! Mark Raso's debut feature about an American 20 something on a quest in Denmark…
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'Tag' - A Friendly Game and Pineapple Honey Teriyaki Salmon Bites
Send us Fan Mail Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, and John Hamm keep us connected to our youth and instill in us the importance of maintaining childhood friendships…
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May December with Gouda, Chili Oil, & Hot Honey Grilled Cheese
Send us Fan Mail We are SLICK! We forgot to tell you guys the title of this movie during the podcast. This week, we reviewed 'May December' with Natalie…
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Taking on "The Summit of the Gods" while armed with a Flu Bomb
Send us Fan Mail Louisa is coming down with a cold, which never happens. So I hook her up with the ultimate honey folk remedy (key ingredient here). Most…
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Frybreadface & Me polished off with Peanut Butter Honey Chex
Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas and Stuff We explore the trails of being an out of place Navajo boy exiled by his parents for the summer to the reservation…
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Thanksgiving Dailies Review
Send us Fan Mail Special edition this week. No - we have not done the latest movie review or Blacklist. No - there is no recipe for you to dissect. No - Jay…
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School of Life - Understanding Your World a Piece at a Time - (with a salmon filet)
Send us Fan Mail A longer chat this time. School of Life is a YouTube channel comprised of short, 3 to 10 minutes videos that break down the fundamental…
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Emily The Criminal - 'Doin' Crime with Honey Custard
Send us Fan Mail Aubrey Plaza slowly sinks in the quicksand of debt when she agrees to be a 'dumb shopper' and get involved with credit card fraud. 'Yay' on…
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The Sapphires, Gettin' ripped on a Penicillin Cocktail, and the upcoming 'The Americano'
Send us Fan Mail Louisa subjected me to a movie with music in it. I know gross, right? Was I pleasantly surprised. Tune in and find out. I teach you to develop…
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Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (real title) - Indian Gonzo Film Making and Carrot Cake for Winners!
Send us Fan Mail Indian movie - don't even ask me how it's pronounced - Louisa couldn't even do it. Four friends who leave their dream of film making behind…
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'Bad Words' & the Wonders of Rosemary Balsamic Peaches
Send us Fan Mail Jason Bateman leaves us stunned with his command of the English vocabulary and his willingness to upset a national spelling bee by entering as…
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Love, Death, & Robots - Indian Hydra-Sirens, Robots, and Apple Peanut Butter Bark
Send us Fan Mail We reviewed two episodes - Jibaro & Three Robots - Jibaro wasn't Louisa's cup of tea but she was a trooper and gave an objective analysis. I…
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Maudie - Genius Painting in the Middle of Nowhere - with Shrimp Stir Fry
Send us Fan Mail Ethan Hawke & Sally Hawkins tell the story of an arthritic Nova Scotia woman who, while working as a housekeeper, develops a talent for…
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Destination 'Beyond Rangoon' to have a Barraquito coffee cocktail
Send us Fan Mail Patricia Arquette and U Aung Ko head up the cast of this 1995 release that lends a narrative to the backdrop of the 8888 Uprising in Burma…
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Tim's Vermeer - Painting Lessons at Brunch with Ricotta & Blackberry Shortcake with Honey & Tyme
Send us Fan Mail Yes - it's a documentary. Yes - it's about painting. Yes - the recorder failed multiple times! And Yes - Jay had a tantrum. You might think…
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Fitzcarraldo - Boat Hauling in the Amazon with Pear & Brie Crostini
Send us Fan Mail Going back to 1982 for this Werner Herzog classic starring Klaus Kinski and Claudia Cardinale as Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald and Molly - two…
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The Lunchbox - And a Coolada Cocktail-A-Do-Ya
Send us Fan Mail Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur make us wish that happenstance and chance encounters were a regular occurrence. Ila's marriage is loveless and…
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Cake - And Jennifer Aniston loves my Lemon Cheesecake Overnight Oats
Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Aniston stars as Claire Bennett, a woman determined to uncover the truth about Nina, a woman who committed suicide in her chronic…
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Paterson (Drives the Bus) - while eating Hot Honey Truffle Pizza
Send us Fan Mail Adam Driver drives a city bus but moonlights as a poet while on his lunch break. His wife has an obsession with everything black and white and…
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Soft White Underbelly and a Gold Rush
Send us Fan Mail Let me preface this episode by saying, if you have an interest in checking out our recommendations, please be aware that Soft White Underbelly…
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Skeleton Twins & A Honey Limoncello Cake for the Ages
Send us Fan Mail Bill Hader (Milo) and Kristen Wiig (Maggie) are estranged siblings who get the wacky idea to kill themselves on the same day. Their respective…
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Bossa Nova & Plantain Seduction
Send us Fan Mail Amy Irving is a BANGIN' American teaching English in Rio de Janeiro and gets hit on by basically everyone in the country. Antonio Fagundes is…
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople - Honey Gelato Mega Goodness
Send us Fan Mail Hunt For The Wilderpeople - Taika Waititi made a movie were that puffy, super powered arsonist kid from Deadpool, gets adopted by the grumpy…
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Central Station - Brazilian Redemption and Sage Honey & Roasted Red Pepper Cornbread
Send us Fan Mail In 1998, Walter Salles directed Fernanda Montenegro, Marilia Pera and Vinicius de Oliveira in a Brazillian picture from a screenplay adapted…
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Red Rocket - Fast Times with washed up Porn Stars & Chilean Pumpkin Sopapillas
Send us Fan Mail We didn't love it. However, we don't speak for everyone. The life of a male ex-porn star is a rough one. Anthony Jeselnik is one of our…
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War of the Roses (and a fattening pie)
Send us Fan Mail A blast from the past - that's going to be a thing with us - get used to it. This go around we look at the darker side of marriage through the…
Critique-OpolisColumbus
Send us Fan Mail We review 'Columbus' - a 2017 film were a Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma…
Critique-OpolisCatch Me If You Can
Send us Fan Mail What can we say - Louisa Loves Leo. We do a deep dive on the hit movie staring Leo DiCaprio about the life and adventures of Frank Abagnale…