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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart and Nathan Weinbender discuss a pair of films—one a satirical comedy, “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” the other a depiction of dystopian horror, “The Long Walk”—that demand their respective audiences to just sit back, ignore your sense of reality, and enjoy... if you can.
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Movie Reviews”The Long Walk” is based on an early Stephen King novel, which isn’t in its favor, says Dan Webster.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart and Nathan Weinbender discuss a pair of movies that depend on the relationships forged—and in other cases broken—by a range of characters. The first is “Caught Stealing,” a change of pace for director Darren Aronofsky, and the second is “Splitsville,” a study of missed connections and emotional chaos and how both affect a pair of marriages.
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Movie Reviews”Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary” is a sad/happy study of the 1960s British band, says Dan Webster.
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Movie ReviewsNathan Weinbender looks at two new movies about toxic male friendships: the psychological thriller "Lurker" and the bittersweet drama "Twinless."
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart and Nathan Weinbender discuss Spike Lee’s newest film “Highest 2 Lowest,” which is his version of Ed McBain’s 1959 novel “King’s Ransom,” as well as take a look back at another McBain adaptation, Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 film “High and Low.”
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Movie Reviews"Caught Stealing" stars Austin Butler as a regular joe pulled into a criminal conspiracy in 1998 New York. Nathan Weinbender says the latest from director Darren Aronofsky plays like the cartoon version of a gritty thriller.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that offer chance to enjoy the kind of intensity that comes from indulging in a fictional world. The first is “Weapons,” a box-office-busting exercise in horror, and “Cloud,” a psychological thriller from Japan.
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Movie Reviews“Nobody 2” proves that when it comes to any offbeat action venture, once is usually enough, says Dan Webster.
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Movie ReviewsEthan Coen’s "Honey Don’t!" stars Margaret Qualley as a P.I. caught up in a series of murders. Nathan Weinbender says that, like last year’s “Drive-Away Dolls,” it doesn’t meet the standards of the director’s past work.