Podcasts about Annihilation

Heroscape Age of Annihilation was announced at Gen Con 2022 from Avalon Hill. In Heroscape, players take on the role of powerful generals who have gathered warriors from across time and space to fight their battles. The original system was developed by Stephen Baker (HeroQuest), Rob Daviau (Risk Legacy, Return to Dark Tower), and Craig Van Ness (Star Wars: Epic Duels). I'm now a Twitch affiliate! Follow me: http://www.twitch.tv/victoryconditiongaming Official VCG t-shirts and merch: http://clevercowdesigns.com/vcg Help support the channel on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/victoryconditiongaming Join the VCG Chaotic Good Discord server: https://discord.gg/p7Vc7g6 Follow VCG on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DougVCGaming Follow VCG on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/DougVCGaming Follow VCG on Facebook: http://facebook.com/victoryconditiongaming Check out the website: http://www.victoryconditiongaming.com  

On the 255th episode of Piecing It Together, Bradley Andrew returns to the podcast for Alex Garland's latest Men. His last film Annihilation was the first episode of Piecing It Together so expectations for this one were high! Puzzle pieces include The Evil Dead, Midsommar, the Green Knight and Us.

There was a time you could just stroll in a big box store in the United States and just buy a miniatures skirmish game that was actually pretty good. Sure, it didn't have analog movement or anything, but it used true line of sight and had amazing plastic terrain. So much plastic. Like, a whole lot. One the one hand, Hasbro says they're bringing HeroScape back, but on the other, ain't no way it's coming back the same as it was. They're going to bleed us dry for those little pre-painted dolls--even assuming they're still pre-painted, that is.Games Played Last Week:02:22 -My Father's Work (T.C. Petty III, Renegade Game Studios, 2022)04:20 -Kleos (Jim Kavanagh, Azure Horizon Games, 2021)08:14 -Meeple War (Max Valembois, Blue Cocker Games, 2016)10:23 -Imperium: The Contention (Gary Dworetsky, Contention Games, 2021)12:24 -Neuroshima Hex! 3.0: Beasts (Joanna Kijanka, Portal Games, 2021)13:48 -Catch the Moon (Fabien Riffaud & Juan Rodriguez, Bombyx, 2017)15:09 -A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians (Gernot Köpke & Uwe Rosenberg, Feuerland Spiele, 2018)16:45 -Zeppelin Attack! (Eric B. Vogel, Evil Hat Productions, 2014)19:22 -Arctic Scavengers (Robert K. Gabhart, Rio Grande Games, 2009)20:43 -Capital Lux 2: Generations (Eilif Svensson & Kristian Amundsen Østby, Aporta Games, 2021)23:04 -Wonderland's War (Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, & Ian Moss, Druid City Games, 2022)26:53 -Flourish (James A. Wilson & Clarissa A. Wilson, Starling Games, 2021)News (and why it doesn't matter):29:37 Everdell digital on Steam by Dire Wolf30:37 www.patreon.com/svwag31:39 HeroScape: Age of Annihilation announced at GenCon34:35 Imperium: Horizons expandalone for Classics/Legends with 14 new civilizations37:05 SVWAG at the Shut Up & Sit Down Expo: SHUX! September 30 - October 237:19 Feature Game: Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2022)

**This Episode is NOT Spoiler Free!** Howdy there partner! This week on Black Girl Film Club, we welcome back friend of the show, Davalyn, and take in the filth and the spectacle of Jordan Peele's latest film Nope (2022), starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, and Brandon Perea. Our recommendations this week: The Twilight Zone - A Traveler (S1E4) Animal(2014) , Annihilation (2018), Burning (2018), and Jaws (1975). Brooke Obie's excellent write up on Nope: https://www.xonecole.com/jordan-peele-nope-explained/ Support us with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/blkgirlfilmclub. Check us out on Instagram www.instagram.com/blackgirlfilmclub . Visit us at www.blackgirlfilmclub.com.

The Bloody Awesome Movie Podcast focuses on a single film per episode, usually a new release (hopefully theatrically at some point) giving a spoiler-free review. Then Matt Hudson (@wiwt_uk) from What I Watched Tonight and Jonathan Berk (@berkreviews) from Berkreviews.com will introduce a variety of movies or pop-culture-related topics in a series of segments. Review of DC League of Super-Pets (2022) Directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine Written by Jared Stern and John Whittington Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, John Krasinski, Marc Maron, Kate McKinnon, Keanu Reeves, and Dascha Polanco plus more. IMDb.com Synopsis: Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission when Superman is kidnapped. 71% RT critic (88% audience), 56 Metascore, 7.8 IMDb user score, and 3.2/5 on Letterboxd, A- cinemascore RELEASE location / DATE: Theaters Chuffed Headlines Movie/Pop culture news that caught our attention Matt's Headline: Spirit Halloween: The Movie teaser trailer starring Christopher Lloyd and Rachel Leigh Cook | EW.com Jon's Headline: PEOPLE: Sylvester Stallone Slams Dolph Lundgren, 'Parasite Producers' Over Rocky Spinoff Film Drago. Media Consumption Movies, TV, Video Games, Music, Podcasts (not ours), etc that we use to pass the time Matt's others: Nightmare on Film Street (ANOES 2010) Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Annihilation, Wild Men, Glorious Jon's others Blank Check - Star 80 | The Batman Commentary Prey, Orphan First Blood, Summering, Star 80, To Wong Foo, Bullet Train, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Fosse/Verdon, BAMP on Twitter | BAMP on Instagram | TeePublic Merchandise Jon on Twitter | Jon on IG | Jon on Letterboxd.com Matt on Twitter | Matt on IG | Matt on Letterboxd.com Berkreviews.com | WhatIWatchedTonight.co.uk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bloody-awesome/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bloody-awesome/support

Toxic Sickness, Annihilation & The Uptempo Project Proudly Present: The Uptempo Project Show on Toxic Sickness: Romiz (ITA) | #Romiz Romiz: - https://www.facebook.com/RomizHardcore/ - https://soundcloud.com/romizhardcore - https://www.instagram.com/romiz_hardcore/ For Bookings: bookingsevents.hardface@gmx.net - Annihilation - #ItsAllAboutTheMusic #Annihilation #TheAnnihilationProject Facebook: - https://www.facebook.com/Annihilation.TheUptempoProject/ - https://www.facebook.com/Annihilation.ItsAllAboutTheMusic/ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/Annihilation.ItsAllAboutTheMusic/ Soundcloud: - https://soundcloud.com/theannihilationproject

It's taken two years, but we finally complete our bracket and determine the Ultimate Fruit Under the Heavens. Then, we revisit the Anbernickos segment and discuss the games we've been playing lately.

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres made his remarks at a conference in New York. Also: al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri is killed in a US drone strike, and would you fancy getting woken up at 6am by the sounds of Scottish bagpipes?

Sonoya Mizuno recently made her stage debut as Maggie in the first Off-Broadway production of the Tennessee Williams classic, "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof". The actress slash ballet dancer and now a stage performer speaks candidly about her childhood, and how her uncle who was a stage actor inspired her to pursue acting. She talks about her ballet dancing career, auditioning and getting the role of Kyoko in Alex Garland's "Ex Machina" which was also her first feature film. She would later appear in Garland's other works as well. She shares what made her try theatre and how she got an audition for "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof", the production timeline and how the pandemic affected it, her favorite part about performing on stage, and why she prefers to play characters that are far from her personality. Sonoya Mizuno is an actress and ballet dancer who has appeared in movies, including Alex Garland's works like "Ex Machina" and "Annihilation". Her other film credits include "La La Land", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Crazy Rich Asians". She also appeared in film shows such as the Netflix miniseries "Maniac" and "Devs". Her upcoming works include the HBO Game of Thrones prequel series, "House of the Dragon" and the movie, “Civil War”. She made her stage debut as Maggie in the first Off-Broadway production of the Tennessee Williams classic, "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof". Get tickets to see "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof": https://www.telecharge.com/Off-Broadway/Cat-on-a-Hot-Tin-Roof/Overview Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cosmic Horror! Up first is the mind bender Annihilation. Kelley reviews Moloch for Straight-to-Video Russian Roulette.  Brought to you ad-free by the Legion of Demons at patreon.com/notlp. Join the Legion to get more stuff at patreon.com/notlp! Our Beelzebub tier producers are:   Alise Kombrinck Mark Watts Amanda Geletko Ernest Perez Blake Heath Jeremy, Cassie & Gamora Burmeister Jeff L Iona Goodwin Branan & Emily Intravia-Whitehead Bill Chandler Blayne Turner Monica Martinson Paul Gauthier Brian Krause Alyssa Boehm Dave Siebert Carla Gibson Dustin & Ace Chisam Lynn Walsh Joe Juvland Mike Burns Additional financial contributions by Amy & Freddy Morris “Monster Movies (with My Friends)” was written and performed by Kelley Kombrinck. It was recorded and mixed by Freddy Morris. Night of the Living Podcast's chief contributors are:  Andy Hung Kelley Kombrinck  Amy Morris Freddy Morris The podcast is produced and engineered by Amy & Freddy Morris.  Night of the Living Podcast Social Media:      facebook.com/notlp twitter.com/notlp instagram.com/nightofthelivingpodcast youtube.com/notlpcrew Connect with other listeners in the Facebook Group or on Reddit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/notlp https://www.reddit.com/r/NOTLPodcast

The warning from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres came at a conference to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday on a visit that could significantly escalate tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory. The ticket, worth over $4.2 million dollars, was sold at the Vons grocery store on Cedar Avenue near Shepherd Avenue in northeast Fresno and matched 5 out of 6 numbers. The United Nations chief warned Monday that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation,” citing the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East and many other factors. Every year, the fins of as many as 73 million sharks are sliced from the backs of the majestic sea predators, their bleeding bodies sometimes dumped back into the ocean where they are left to suffocate or die of blood loss. There are certain U.S. cities that have consistently battled violent crime — particularly homicide — throughout the past three decades: Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, even New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An amazing operation the separation of conjoined Brazilian twins.Put a sock in it complaints at Balmoral about the royal bagpipers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An amazing operation the separation of conjoined Brazilian twins.Put a sock in it complaints at Balmoral about the royal bagpipers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An amazing operation the separation of conjoined Brazilian twins.Put a sock in it complaints at Balmoral about the royal bagpipers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An amazing operation the separation of conjoined Brazilian twins.Put a sock in it complaints at Balmoral about the royal bagpipers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Ben is joined by Clayton again as they have another conversation about mindsets, experiences, egos, and uncertainty in life. A lot of us experience adversity and multiple challenges in our everyday life. It is up to us to be resilient and look forward to a brighter tomorrow. Today, Ben and Clayton will focus on anti-fragility, its definition, and its various concepts. In This Episode, You Will Learn: Defining Anti-Fragility [01:57]Engaging with uncertainty [05:53]Fragile Mentality [07:26]Ego & Metaphor [09:23]Success [13:49]Identity [17:10]Proximal Development [19:32] - The anti-fragility mindset can be described as developing a new relationship with uncertainty—one where you welcome uncertainty into life. Clayton references Jordan Peterson: with the zone of proximal development. It's the line between order and chaos. Where you're in the unknown and then you venture into the unknown, it completely blows you into pure chaos and disintegration. Transformation [36:12]Annihilation [46:03]You can follow Ben and Clayton on their socials:Ben: Website | YouTubeClayton: Website | YouTube | LinkedIn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nach Ex Machina, Annihilation und Devs ist Alex Garland zurück mit einem Filme der von vielen verlacht, aber von einigen verteidigt wird. Wie lesen wir "Men" und welche Fragen wirft er auf, darüber spricht Christian mit Hannah Pilarczyk vom SPIEGEL.

Please note that I there may be some adult content in this episode as I discuss different reasons for film ratings. The second half of this episode is purely subjective -- I fully expect my listeners to have differing opinions, and that's okay. These are just the guidelines I go by when choosing to show my kids certain movies. Welcome to season 4 of Life Through the Big Screen. Typically I've been keeping my seasons six episodes long, so being 4 seasons in isn't as impressive as it sounds. I do think that I'm going to start expanding the length of episodes per season eventually. I just love creating new introductions - and speaking of, which one has been your favorite so far? Give me some feedback. A little update about my personal life, because I let you in on it on my last solo episode: my open heart surgery is no longer scheduled for late in July - it's been pushed back to September or October. I'm not thrilled that it might overlap with the holidays - but it is what it is. It was pushed back because there's fluid in my lungs from possible COVID that needs to completely clear out before they cut me open. So I do appreciate that the doctors are taking extreme precautions. I also got a job! It's my dream job of marketing and content creation. It's for a super cool retirement firm who seems to always want to be on the cutting edge of unique ideas and new ways of reaching their target demographics. I start a week from the time of this recording. And if Zach, Dylan, and Larin are listening to this, my highest gratitude goes out to you for taking a chance on me.And thank you, listeners for continuing to take a chance on this podcast. I know your time is valuable and you dozens of other podcasts you could be listening to right now, so I am honored that your spending your time with me. I do my best with the tools I have available to bring you the best quality podcast I can. And with time I hope to continue to get better. I'm also open to hearing your feedback and any suggestions you may have, so feel free to email me at author.andrewtoy@gmail.com or leave a comment in Apple podcasts. As you know, I open up each season with me gabbing about a particular topic that I feel I want to discuss for a little bit. As you know my kids are seven and eight at the time of this recording and that means that they're becoming of age to start watching more movies that fall outside of the Disney catalogue. This also means that my wife and I can find more common ground on what we can show the kids - or at least that it's easier for her to allow more space for me to show them what I think might be appropriate, because they're no longer tiny children. They're growing kids, who, as long as they know what's on screen is fabricated with great skill and masterful imagery and film magic, they can take in what I allow to be placed in front of them. They know too that movies are meant to be vessels of enjoyment and pleasure. And Sarabeth knows that movies are my best way of connecting to the kids. The same way that Tim Taylor was obsessed with his tools and wanted to pass that love on to his boys, that's how I am with movies and my kids. It's also fun debating with them, for instance, which of the Star Wars movies are superior. My daughter claims that Kylo Ren is a great villain, but I get a little overzealous when I try to explain to her how he started off as a great character, but went downhill quickly as Disney executives started listening to the angry mobs rather than focusing on telling a great story, thus his character was ruined for time immortal. I'm looking at YOU Kathleen Kennedy and Ryan Johnson, and whosever idea it was to make Ray-lo a disgusting reality. But I do thank you on behalf of my daughter. Yesterday my son said that The Empire Strikes Back is his least favorite Star Wars movie. When I pressed him, he said it was because Yoda was boring. I'll be interested to see if and when his opinion changes on that. So what is the MPAA? You'll know it as soon as I say one color: Green. That's right, when you go the theater and that green screen with a bunch of random words nobody has ever read pops up on the screen - and if you were cool like me, you yelled "Green!" when you were in high school. The words state that the following preview - or trailer - has been approved for all audiences by the Motion Picture Association of America. The MPAA. These are the people who have been telling parents which movies they can or cannot take their kids to see. You already know by the title of my episode that I'm not going to speak very favorably about the MPAA, and I'll explain why they're full of crap, and always have been. But first, a little history on the MPAA. According to motionpicture.org, the MPAA was, and I quote: "Established in 1968, the film rating system provides parents with the information needed to determine if a film is appropriate for their children." This sounds like it had good intentions. "Ratings are determined by the Classification and Ratings Administration (CARA), via a board comprised of an independent group of parents."Before I read a little about the history of the MPAA, I'm going to breeze through a quick refresher course of what the individual rating are today: If a film is rated G, that means it's approved for general, or all, audiences: Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.A PG rated film stands for Parental Guidance. Where parents are "urged to give “parental guidance.” May contain some material parents might not like for their young children." A PG-13 film is not only the most common film rating, but it's also the newest. This means that parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13, so parents are urged to be cautious. An R-rated film means "Restricted." This type of film contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. And finally NC-17 means that no one under 17 is admitted. I can't recall a mainstream film being given this rating and being shown in a local movie theater. So we're not going to touch on this one for the purposes of this podcast.Now MotionPictures.org makes this beginning part sound much moralistic than it really is, and for a good video on what went on to REALLY inspire the formation of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), check out a video called The History of Hollywood Censorship and the Rating System by Filmmaker IQ. I'll put a link to that down in the show notes. But this organization was formed in 1922, basically to protect the rights of corrupt elitists in Hollywood. In 1945, the organization changes its name to what we now know it today as the MPAA. In 1968, the film industry sought artistic freedoms and the removal of strict limits on certain content. The result? The MPAA created the film rating system (G, PG, PG-13, R) we use today. I got a little curious about the rating system, so I looked up some interesting stats. I looked up the most inappropriate G-rated movies. Screencrush gave me a list of 15 suggestions. I'm going to list just 10 of them. 2001 A Space Odyssey - I haven't seen this movie yet, so no comment. But according to the description it has some pretty violent deaths it it. And 3. 1968's Planet of the Apes, and 1970's Beneath the Planet of the Apes. These I haven't seen, either but apparently Charlton Heston gets shot in the throat and bleeds to death, Tarrantino-style, and entire planets of people die. Sarabeth cannot stand blood, but these movies did not traumatize her as a child, so I'm sure it's fine for kids today. 4.   Dracula has Risen From His Grave (1968). I promise you I've watched movies before, but I also have not seen this. Maybe I just tend to stay away from G-rated movies as a rule. But I'd think any Dracula film rated G is a little suspect, unless it's those Adam Sandler cartoons. 5. Romeo and Juliet from 1968 is also rated G. Not sure I'd care to watch a G-rated version of this story - and yes, that was my adolescent self talking. 6. The Andromeda Strain (1971) - Didn't see this either, but I read the book. The book was bull crap with 0 suspense. Can't imagine the movie being any different. 7. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). Sure it was a little unsettling when Violett turned into the blueberry, but I don't think this film is outside the range of being G-rated. My kids like it. 8. Gone with the Wind - I can get on board this one not being G-rated. This is a dark, dark movie, filled with corpses, attempted abortion, child death, racism, a lot of traumatizing stuff here. Still one of the greatest films ever made, to be clear. 9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - I'm in the middle of reviewing this for an episode. So far, nothing very unsettling. 10. Old Yeller. I mean, it gets pretty freaky when they show Old Yeller baring his teeth like he's about to rip Travis' throat out. Moving along with the stats: There used to not be a PG option. The rating system actually began with four categories: G, M (for Mature audiences, which changed in 1969 to PG), R, and X. I couldn't find the first PG movie, but the first Disney-released PG movie was the Black Hole, which came out in 1970. Most people know this, but I'll talk about the history of the PG-13 rating briefly here. This is the newest on the rating system, even though it's the most populated. In 1984, parents were outraged at the PG rating of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (remember, at that time it went from PG to R). And I believe Gremlins was also part of the outrage as it was PG as well, as a little holiday horror classic with bloodthirsty puppets ravaging the small town of Kingston Falls. (But I think the most traumatizing part of that movie is when Phoebe Cates talks about her dad suffering and dying in the chimney that might have justifiably resulted in the PG-13 rating.) So after the outrage from parents, the PG-13 rating was invented and thus Red Dawn, starring Patrick Swayze, was the first to earn the most popular rating in the system. A movie called Greetings, which was released in 1968, was the first film to earn the R-rating. The Wolf of Wall Street, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill, held the record for the number of the uses of the F-word at a count of 569. It has been beat by two other films since then, but neither are R-rated. And finally, here is the list of the top 10 highest grossing R-rated films of all time as of July 2022: Number 10, is Fifty Shades of Grey, followed by The Hangover 2 (bad start). Then we get into better territory with The Passion of the Christ at number 8 and Logan at number 7. Number 6 is Defective Chinatown 3, whatever that is. Number 5 is appropriately It from 2017. Number 4, The Matrix Reloaded, sure whatever. And the top 3 are appropriately Deadpool raking in $78.6 million, followed by the superior Deadpool 2 at just about the same amount of earnings at just a few million more. And the highest grossing R-rated movie is also the only R-rated film that has earned its spot in the billion-dollar movie club, Joker, at just over a billion dollars. When we come back I'm going to talk about how to break movies down when deciding what to show my kids. *Commercial Break*One thing the MPAA has improved on is that now they'll actually list the reasons a film is rated what it is. That wasn't always the case. Our poor parents would take us to Blockbuster and see that Mr. & Mrs. Smith, for instance, was rated PG-13, but it wouldn't state why. Was it sequences for action/violence? Sensuality? Sexual references? So you see, the rating, without the reasoning, is pretty useless. Take for example The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Twister, two PG-13 movies that came out within a year of each other. Both have the same ratings, but for very different reasons and to extremely differing degrees. If you're the kind of parent who doesn't want their kids seeing people die on screen, The Lost World: Jurassic Park won't be the movie to watch with your kids. Peter Stormare gets savagely attacked by the compys, Arliss Howard gets toyed and played with by a baby T-rex before he's eaten by it and the mommy T-rex. My favorite character in the movie, played by Richard Schiff gets the worst death in the Jurassic Park trilogy when the two T-rexes flip him in the air and rip his body apart. Not to mention several deaths of people in the camp and in the *sigh* San Diego scene. It also has more blood than the first movie, but it's not nearly as scary. Twister, by contrast, has an unusually low body count, especially for a disaster film. Helen Hunt's dad dies his needless death in the movie's opening, and no one else dies except for Cary Elwes much later in the film, and it's sort of off-screen. Those are the only two deaths in the entire movie -- everyone else lives happily ever after, and completely bloodless. Yet, despite the high body count and flowing blood, I'll show The Lost World: Jurassic Park to my kids before I show them Twister. Why? Because Twister, as silly of a movie as it is (though don't knock it too hard, because it's my favorite natural disaster movie), is based off of real-life threats. Living in the mid-west, or south, we get tornado warnings pretty regularly. When I showed my kids the original Jurassic Park, they didn't go to bed afraid that they'd be attacked by dinosaurs. Real life disasters, however, might have a different affect on them. I could be wrong, but I know from experience when my parents had me watch Unsolved Mysteries or Eyewitness News, I sometimes had a hard time going to sleep because I knew the things were credible, though distant. Now let's compare a couple of R-rated movies to some PG-13 ones and I want you to tell me which one you'd rather have your young kids watch with you. Would you rather watch Swimfan with your kids, or Mel Gibson's The Patriot? If you said The Patriot, that's R-rated for "strong war violence." But that strong war violence is momentary and brief. But Swimfan is PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content, disturbing images, and language. Would you feel more comfortable showing The King's Speech to your kids, or The Dark Knight? Can you believe that The King's Speech is the R-rated one, and The Dark Knight is deemed appropriate for children as young as 13? The King's Speech has a few F-words, which is always meant for humor. My kids have heard Sarabeth and I use much harsher language. But for those of you who've seen The Dark Knight, you'd agree that that movie could be scarring for young audiences. And the MPAA reasoning is only half-truthful. It reads that the Dark Knight is PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace, but it makes no mention at all of terrifying imagery. I'm sorry, but Two Face is much scarier than any monster I've seen depicted in an R-rated film. Let's do one more comparison, shall we? Would you rather show your kids the PG-rated Poltergeist, or the R-rated Planes, Trains, & Automobiles? The MPAA has not bothered to go back and re-rate 1982's Poltergeist, despite the moderate use of violence, and severe and frequent use of frightening and intense scenes. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, however, is only appropriate for adults, according to the MPAA, because Steve Martin cusses out the car rental lady. So are you starting to see what I mean when I say ratings mean nothing? My kids' first PG-13 theater experience was Ghostbusters: Afterlife and it was for my son's 6th birthday and my daughter was 7. Felix got a little freaked out during the big climax, but I told him to hang in there, and before he knew it, it was over, and now he wants to own the movie and watch it again. Some people may say that the rating system is completely subjective, but I say it's not subjective enough. There's no board of parents anywhere that can predict or dictate what would be okay or not okay for my kids to watch. Sometimes it's not based off the content at all, but more about the message being delivered. I've told you that I've shown my kids the first two Jurassic Park movies because 95% of the human relationships are people helping people. There is very little human infighting. The struggle is between man and creature, and the overall idea is people depending on the kindness and bravery of others. That's a good message that I want to subconsciously sink into my kids' heads. But I'll skip the first beginning part of Home Alone where Kevin is a complete asshole to his mom. "Content-wise" and I'm doing air-quotes, it's acceptable, because it lacks violence or sexuality, but the message behind it is something my kids aren't ready to see because if they watch that part enough, they'll think it's acceptable to talk to their parents the way Kevin does. Also, he doesn't really get punished for that particular crime - his punishment, if you want to call it that, is unrelated to the way he treats and talks to his family. (Best Christmas movie ever, by the way.)I know this is sort of a lot, and I hope you're tracking with me. I hope this helps you see past just the rating system that the MPAA offers. Another example is this. The Lord of the Rings, compared to Jurassic Park, is relatively bloodless. However, it's going to be many years before I show that trilogy to my kids. Why? It's action and adventure and fantasy, you'd think it'd be a great candidate to show the kiddos. Well, it never let's up. Pretty much once the hobbits leave the Shire within the first 30 minutes of Fellowship, it's nothing but heartache and stress and nightmare visions until the last 30 minutes of Return of the King. And there's no comic relief to relieve the heavy tension. Also, it gets pretty convoluted and drawn-out. So even if the stress didn't get to them, I don't want them to get bored on their first viewing and not have an appreciation of the films from the start. I want to make sure their brains are developed and mature enough to be able to grasp the magnitude of the story beyond just the sword fights. In the previous episode about Spider-Man: No Way Home, Dean Letini brought up a great point that there are many movies in the MCU that he has yet to show his 9 year old, notably Winter Soldier because some guy gets kicked into the propeller of a helicopter. PG-13. You know what else is PG-13 in the MCU? Ant Man. That's right. The giant Thomas the Train bouncing off the tracks in the little girl's room warranted the same rating as Winter Soldier, or The Sixth Sense. Why? It's one word, and it'll come as no surprise: Money. You better believe that the studio execs at Disney know full well that if they release an MCU movie with a PG rating, it'll lose a lot of money. When's the last time a G-rated movie snuck into theaters? I don't know either. Frozen is PG. Ice Age is PG. Zootopia is PG. They're all PG because it's a chance that it'll get more butts int he seats - those kids teetering on adolences who might be skeptical going to see an animated movie. You know what's rated G? Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Pinocchio. All Dogs Go to Heaven. Those movies are nightmare-inducing! Pinocchio was banned in Germany for any child at the time of its release - it had an equivalent of an R-rating. But what kid do you know that got a single nightmare from Moana? So the rating system is stupid. Lightyear is PG, but I don't give a crap because I'm not taking my kids to see a movie where lesbians are normalized. That doesn't make me a bigot and I'll tell you why. Sexuality is complicated enough without a million different influences and ideas barraging our kids. Sexuality needs to not be discussed in front of or around kids for the simple reason that kids need to be kids. We need to keep their minds clear of all that stuff. They've got the rest of their lives to figure it all out, and wrestle with it and grapple with what sexuality is and what it means to them. If we're in such a hurry for our kids to grow up, why the hell not hand them over the keys to our cars? Put them to work in the factories? Take out a portion of their allowance for taxes? Actually, that last idea isn't half bad. But please understand what I'm saying. Once human beings are of age, where their brains are fully developed and they can reason on their own and take in entertainment with critical thinking and they've been properly educated on the basics of sexuality, then we can loosen things up a little bit.I'm not a bigot because Oscar is my favorite supporting character in The Office. Those two guys in Modern Family? They were hilarious. The fact that Negasonic Teenage Warhead has a lesbian lover in Deadpool and the way Ryan Reynolds plays it is awesome. Deadpool himself is practically bi or A-sexual or something, and I love him anyway. But my kids don't need to see any of that because they barely know how a mommy and a daddy make a baby. They're still at level one knowledge. There's absolutely no reason for them to know anything more than that at this age. And I understand that they're likely not going to turn to me and ask why two women are married and kissing in a cartoon movie, but the thought will stick with them, and it will grow overtime the more they see that. My religion teaches that it's wrong to be in a same-sex relationship, and I'll teach my kids the same, but when they're of age, it's ultimately going to be their choice. All I can do is teach them what I know to be morally right and to love those who don't see it that way. So the rating system is based off of 4 or 5 main elements. Violence. We spoke pretty extensively about violence so I won't go over it again except to add that there are different styles and different degrees. I'll let my kids watch people get eaten by dinosaurs (and keep in mind, they know that it's fake), but I won't be showing them any Tarrentino-style movies any time soon. That's a style of violence that I don't think would be good for my kids to see - with blood squirting out of arteries and flooding the ground. Not because it's realistic, but it's just a lot. And most of it is caused by human on human violence - that goes back to the message behind the movie. I don't want my kids thinking we applaud or glorify humans murdering one another. Just as there's different styles of violence, there's also different degrees of it. Yes, I'm okay with my kids watching dinosaurs or creatures eating people, but even that can be taken too far for them at this age. I wouldn't dare show them the bear attack in The Revenant, for instance, because that's way too realistic and could be traumatizing. Or even the pig-creature attack in Annihilation, or any of the Alien franchise just yet. Why? Because that's a level of gore and creepiness that's above Jurassic Park. It's also prolonged. When someone gets eaten in Jurassic Park, it's usually pretty quick and the movie movies on. I admit that this is all purely subjective. You may think Jurassic Park is too gory for your kids, and I won't tell you you're wrong. Only you know what your kids will be able to handle. We've talked about sex, in movies. It's not that my wife and I are sensitive to the subject. No, it's that we're unabashedly over-protective of our kids when it comes to it. And when they're ready to talk about it, we'll be ready to lead them in a frank and honest discussion that we're not afraid to have with them. The point here is that we want to be the first source our kids get that information from. Thankfully there are a lot of movies - PG, PG-13, or even R that don't mention or show anything sensual. But be weary of the PG movies from our youth. We turned on a random movie from Disney + not too long ago. It was a movie that starred Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Chevy Chase called Man of the House. Now to be fair, I remember watching it as a kid and it didn't affect me, but we turned it off 15 minutes in, first because it was boring, but secondly, it seemed like all they were talking about was how JTT didn't want Chevy Chase to sleep with Farrah Fawcett. It was just a little TMI in this JTT "family comedy." Air quotes again. And honestly, even when my kids do come of age, there's a ton of stuff I'll be uncomfortable watching with them. I'll never forget how awkward it got watching Friends with my parents on Thursday nights - especially the later episodes - and particularly when I learned how to *ahem* do certain things, and the show addressed that more and more. So, so awkward. As far as language goes in movies, this is sort of a funny story, and it's not to shame my kids, but to celebrate their innocence. They've seen plenty of PG-13 movies where there's cursing throughout - I even showed them the PG-rated Back to the Future films which are basically just damn and shit every other line (that's not a fundamentalist complaint, by the way, that's just an observation). But you know where my kids have heard the majority of cursing? That's right, from their mom and dad, during our dark days leading up to our separation and even a bit afterwards on some bad days. And we use every word in the book and then some. Thankfully it's not like that any more, but if any kid had reason to mimic curse words, it would be ours. But recently we asked them to list off some bad words they know - we did this with wry smiles and curiosity - they could only come up with "stupid" and "dumb." I wonder if they know more than they're letting on. I showed them Raiders of the Lost Ark not too long ago and Harrison Ford goes, "God Damn it," at one point, and of course my son laughs because of the line delivery and he goes, "He just said God damn it." Sarabeth promptly explained that that's not something we say, and he hasn't since. Every movie is going to have cursing. You're going to hear cursing when you take your kids to Taco Bell or to the beach. It's everywhere. Just remember, it's not a sin for them to hear it. And I believe when they're older, it's not even a sin for them to curse. I curse all the time, though I do try to limit it in front of the kids. Lastly, ratings can be determined on drug use, and now tobacco use. I've really got no reason to show my kids Pineapple Express or any stoner movie. And seeing Peter Pan smoking a bong never made me want to go out and try it myself. Nor did the racist depictions make me think racist thoughts against Native Americans. But really, are the Indians in Neverland REALLY Native Americans? Shouldn't they be called Native Neverlandians? All that to say, the MPAA can look like they're nit-picking things and trying to be more protective, but in my opinion, they're nitpicking the wrong things. It's up to each parent to decide what's important to restrict from their children, because only each parent knows their children. Not the MPAA, and certainly not Hollywood. Thanks for tolerating this little lecture about my thoughts on movie ratings. If you have different thoughts or opinions, I'd love to hear them. Drop me an email at author.andrewtoy@gmail.com or leave a comment down below. You can follow Life Through the Big Screen on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter, all that stuff is in the show notes below. Here's the video talking more about the history of the MPAA: The History of Hollywood Censorship & the Rating SystemFollow Life Through the Big Screen on these following pages:InstagramFacebookTwitterEmail: Author.andrewtoy@gmail.comThis episode was sponsored by Spur Creative 

 DownloadWelcome to LOTC episode 287. This week the crew is joined by host of Phantom Galaxy Podcast, Nathan Bartlebaugh. Nathan came up with the show's theme this week which was our top 5 sci-fi horror films from the 21st century. You will not want to miss this show. Bill Van Veghel has started his vacation so we will miss Bill so much but Nathan did a superb job stepping in. We want to Thank Nathan for agreeing to be on this episode. You can follow Nathan at his links below. We want to Thank everyone that called in with their top 5 recommendations which was outstanding. We hope you will share this episode with all your social media sites as well as friends. If you are a new listener, WELCOME, we hope you will subscribe to our show. HELP KEEP HORROR ALIVETOP 5 LIST'SNathan :5. 2015 The Similars4. 2003 Save The Green Planet3. 2021 The Innocents2. 2013 Under The Skin1. 2014 Ex Machina  / 2018 AnnihilationDave :5. 2014 Alien Abduction4. 2006 Altered3. 2008 Outlander2. 2016 Shin Godzilla1. 2007 SignalTwisted Temptress5. 2022 The Dust Collection4. 2021 The Stairs 3. 2019 Red 112. 2021 Rabid1. 2007 I Am LegendGregaMortis :5. 2019 The Platform4. 2012 The Cabin In The Woods3. 2008 Cloverfield2. 2013 The Purge1. Colour Out Of SpaceNathan Bartlebaugh Links :Phantom Galaxy Podcast Phantom TwitterFacebookLOTC Links :Land Of The Creeps InstagramGregaMortisFacebookTwitterLand Of The Creeps Group PageLand Of The Creeps Fan PageJay Of  The Dead's New Horror Movie PodcastYoutubeInstagramEmailLetterboxdHaddonfield HatchetTwitterLand Of The Creeps TwitterDr. ShockDVD Infatuation TwitterDVD Infatuation WebsiteFacebookHorror Movie PodcastJay Of The Dead's New Horror Movies PodcastYouTube ChannelLetterboxdDVD Infatuation PodcastThe Illustrated Fan PodcastBill Van Veghel LinkFacebookLetterboxdPhantom Galaxy PodcastTwisted Temptress LinkLetterboxdLOTC Hotline Number1-804-569-56821-804-569-LOTCLOTC Intro is provided by Andy Ussery, Below are links to his social mediaEmail:FacebookTwitterOutro music provided by Greg Whitaker Below is Greg's Twitter accountTwitterFacebook

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3 films avec Natalie Portman : quels sont nos incontournables ? Quelles sont les pépites de sa carrière ? On vous dit tout dans le nouvel épisode de notre podcast Allociné, à l'occasion de la sortie de Thor 4.Natalie Portman était rare au cinéma depuis quelques années sur grand écran. Son dernier film en salles, jusqu'à Thor 4, n'était autre qu'Avengers Endgame, il y a 3 ans donc.Dernièrement, on a pu la voir dans des productions sorties directement sur des plateformes comme Lucy in the sky (disponible sur Disney+), Vox Lux (disponible sur OCS), ou juste avant Avengers Endgame, dans Annihilation sur Netflix. La formule du podcast reste inchangée depuis que nous vous avons parlé de Tom Cruise, Bruce Willis ou encore Vincent Lindon : 3 incontournables, et 3 pépites en bonus.N'hésitez pas à partager, noter, commenter l'émission et suivre AlloCiné Podcasts. Elle est disponible sur Deezer, Spotify, Apple Podcasts.Crédits :Journaliste - présentatrice : Brigitte BaronnetJournalistes - chroniqueurs : Clément Cuyer, Thomas Desroches et Maximilien PierretteRéalisation : Raphaël Garcia Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

This week on KHAP the robot overlords of the "Rough Cut Retrospective" have decided to deal out their punishment for winning the Battle of the Podcasts (S3 Ep17) by forcing Kody and Korbin to discuss the Soviet era classic "Stalker". This 1979 film from Andrei Tarkovsky pairs well with last week's film "Annihilation" and there is a ton to dissect. Listen to this episode to hear why we think this movie was made a few years too early, why its ending is connected to the future of the MCU, why Kody thinks he could release a better Kody Cut of this film, and much more. As of release "Stalker is available to watch on HBO Max. Why "Stalker"? (2:15) Initial Thoughts (4:20) Roll Credits (20:43) Stupidest Part (23:35) Favorite Scene (30:42) Let's Talk Filmmaking (33:15) Weird Movie Details Trivia (37:05) Can Act (43:15) Can't Act (45:05) The Recast (48:41) Rating (54:05) We Have a Podgorithm (57:12) Weekly Recommendations (59:02) Hosts: Korbin Zvokel and Kody Webb https://linktr.ee/khapodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/korbin-zvokel/support

“The Great Reset” Is the Name of the Globalist War Against Humanity – Its Goal Is the Annihilation of Human Civilization & the Extermination of 90% of Humanity https://www.infowars.com/posts/dems-moving-to-replace-biden-in-24-friday-live/

Mark and Nick Rehak (@TheRehak on Twitter) discuss the 2018 science fiction psychological horror film Annihilation. Directed by Alex Garland, and starring Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Issac and a screaming bear (and a mutated alligator), the movie focuses on what happens when four scientists enter a death void known as Area X. In this episode, they also talk about Stargate: Atlantis, canoe talk, and Patrick Wilson. Enjoy!

On today's episode of Who's There, our weekly call-in show, we talk about Christy Carlson Romano's surprising new sponcon before playing your comments about Brandy's honorific nickname, Idina Menzel's QVC line, and Annihilation's iconic stinger. Next up, we chat about Q'orianka Kilcher's alleged crime, Jack Donoghue's alleged girlfriend, and Jen Shah's admitted guilt before playing a quick round of Who/Them during which decide once and for all which "Magnum" is a bigger Them. Call 619.WHO.THEM to leave questions, comments & concerns, and we may play your call on a future episode. Support us and get a ton of bonus content over on Patreon.com/WhoWeekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're talking tie-dye, Watch Dogs: Legion, Batman: White Knight, How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe, Annihilation, and Thale. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show! Get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code OZONE

In this episode, Kim Andryc and Lora Solomon discuss: Death meditations Bringing death to your consciousness to live a more full life Choosing to face the truth of our mortality The paradox of uncertainty   Key Takeaways: Those who contemplate death regularly have fuller, richer, and more accomplished lives. It is not about doing something different, but rather about being different in the doing.  Your perspective will change as you age. Relationships tend to become more important as your perspective changes.  Lean into the present moment and learn to embrace uncertainty.  "Recognizing the preciousness of this moment and this day offers such gifts for having a full and satisfying life." — Kim Andryc  Connect with Sacred Rebellion:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoraAndKim  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredrebellionpodcast/ Email Lora:  connect@lorasolomon.com Email Kim: kim@kimandryc.com   Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

In this bonus episode, we talk about Alex Garland's latest entry into his growing filmography of genre-bending fare, Men. Starring Jessie Buckley, she plays a woman attempting to cope with the loss of her husband who stumbles into a town like no other. To say any more would be to give too much away; go knowing as little as possible! Wake Up Heavy's Mark Begley joins Chris to talk about the film, Garland's other films, and toxic masculinity. You can follow Chris Stachiw at @ChrismasClaus and the Kulturecast @kulturecast. You can also subscribe to the Kulturecast on iTunes here. Also, don't forget to check out our official Facebook page for news, upcoming reviews, and our Patreon page.

Llámenla "The Zone" o "The Shimmer", esta semana nos metemos en áreas prohibidas al discutir dos fenomenales películas de ciencia ficción: Stalker (1979), de Andrei Tarkovsky, y Annihilation (2018), de Alex Garland. Pero antes, en El Bullshiteo, Rosa finalmente sucumbió al "peer pressure" y está viendo Stranger Things mientras que Mario aún se rehúsa a continuar viéndola pero nos habla de Evil, Spy X Family y más sobre sus aventuras con Star Trek. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/desmenuzando/support

در این قسمت به معرفی بهترین فیلم‌های ترسناک دهه گذشته می‌پردازیم و فیلم‌های زیادی رو بررسی بدون اسپویل می‌کنیم.پادکست سینمایی پاپکورن تاک رو در یوتیوب و برنامه‌های مطرح گوش دادن به پادکست دنبال کنید:https://li.sten.to/GCy5AHkفیلم‌هایی که هفته پیش دیدیم:Men (2022)Crimes of the Future (2022)Stranger Things (Season 4)Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (Season 2)فیلم‌هایی که هفته بعد می‌بینیم:Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)The Umbrella Academy (Season 3)A Cube of Sugar (2011)فیلم‌های ترسناک مورد علاقه حمید:1. Hereditary (2018)2. The Conjuring (2013)3. The Babadook (2014)فیلم‌های ترسناک مورد علاقه آرنو:1. The Lighthouse (2019)2. Hereditary (2018)3. Annihilation (2018)Chapters:00:00 Intro03:04 Film Review35:29 Comments40:41 Horror#فیلم_ترسناک#سینما #پاپکورن_تاک

1. The moment Natalie called Abby to invite her to be part of Angel City FC–the first majority, women-owned soccer franchise. 2. How to stop people-pleasing and learn to recognize a full body YES from inside of you. 3. Why and how Natalie shows up for big projects before she's ready or qualified. (Dude Moves). 4. The best advice Natalie's ever received–and why women should “Gossip Well.” 5. How Natalie counters gender expectations by over practicing empathy with her son and decisiveness with her daughter. 6. What Natalie says when a man suggests a woman is “crazy” or “difficult.” About Natalie: Natalie Portman is an Academy award-winning actress (BLACK SWAN), director, author, and activist. In Summer 2022, Portman will be hitting the big screen, returning to the Marvel universe as ‘Jane Foster' in THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Previously Natalie appeared in Pablo Larraín's film, JACKIE, in which she starred as First Lady Jacqueline F. Kennedy. For the role, Portman was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA Award, and won the Critics' Choice Award. She wrote, directed, produced, and starred in A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS, which made its world premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and its North American premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Other past film credits include Noah Hawley's LUCY IN THE SKY, Brady Corbet's VOX LUX, and Alex Garland's highly anticipated second feature, ANNIHILATION. Natalie and her producing partner Sophie Mas recently inked a first-look TV deal with Apple TV+ for their production company MounatainA. Through this deal, they are producing the Apple Original limited series LADY IN THE LAKE, which will be Natalie's TV acting debut. Natalie's other past production credits include the documentary EATING ANIMALS, which she executive produced and narrated. The film examines mankind's dietary choices and is based on Jonathan Safran Foer's memoir. In addition to her film work, Portman devotes her time to several humanitarian causes, with an emphasis on supporting women and girls. She is also a founder of National Women's Soccer League team Angel City Football Club. In Fall 2020, Portman released her debut picture book, NATALIE PORTMAN'S FABLES, which is a New York Times' Bestseller. Portman is a Harvard graduate with a degree in psychology and studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. IG: @natalieportman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the boys reach the final episodes of Season 3, Kody has picked a movie he has never seen in "Annihilation" from Alex Garland. This 2018 sci-fi film marks the first Horror movie to be officially discussed on KHAP Listen to this episode to find out why Kody and Korbin disagree on what the ending means, why Kody thinks one multi-Oscar would be a better recast than another multi-Oscar winner, why Korbin thinks this movie connects well with Garland's other films, and so much more. As of release "Annihilation" is available to watch on Paramount+. Why "Annihilation"? (2:34) Initial Thoughts (3:34) Roll Credits (19:32) Stupidest Part (23:39) Favorite Scene (32:18) Let's Talk Filmmaking (35:19) Weird Movie Details Trivia (42:37) Can Act (50:50) Can't Act (55:38) The Recast (59:12) Rating (1:05:03) We Have a Podgorithm (1:06:14) Weekly Recommendations (1:09:21) Hosts: Korbin Zvokel and Kody Webb https://linktr.ee/khapodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/korbin-zvokel/support

Today on the 5: I just finished reading Annihilation: A Novel, the first book in the Southern Reach trilogy. This is a rare case where I saw the movie before reading the book, but that strangely had no influence on how the book worked for me.

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This week, Natalie Portman is the one wielding the hammer now for Thor: Love & Thunder! So, it's high time Adam and Thomas devoted an episode the Double Edged Double Bill to the Academy Award winning actress! First, Natalie Portman puts on a cheery face for the aggressive whimsy of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium! Then, Natalie Portman must face bizarre unsettling mutations from another world in Annihilation! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What are the benefits of multiple doppelgängers? Will the unsettling horrors of Mr. Magorium forever haunt the show? Which two film will they cover for next week's episode about the films of 2022 so far? Well, wax your elaborate eyebrows and listen carefully to your skeleton bear speakers so you can find out! Please donate if you can to the National Network of Abortion Funds. Listen to Thomas' guest spot on SIVAKO: Road to Avatar podcast! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! patreon.com/dedbpod Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We're a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!

This week, Natalie Portman is the one wielding the hammer now for Thor: Love & Thunder! So, it's high time Adam and Thomas devoted an episode the Double Edged Double Bill to the Academy Award winning actress! First, Natalie Portman puts on a cheery face for the aggressive whimsy of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium! Then, Natalie Portman must face bizarre unsettling mutations from another world in Annihilation! Together, our duo answers the crucial questions. What are the benefits of multiple doppelgängers? Will the unsettling horrors of Mr. Magorium forever haunt the show? Which two film will they cover for next week's episode about the films of 2022 so far? Well, wax your elaborate eyebrows and listen carefully to your skeleton bear speakers so you can find out!   Please donate if you can to the National Network of Abortion Funds. Listen to Thomas' guest spot on SIVAKO: Road to Avatar podcast! Subscribe to our Patreon for $1 a month to get bonus podcasts & polls to choose episode topics and films we cover! Follow the show on Twitter @DEDBpod & Facebook as well as Thomas on Twitter! Send feedback to doubleedgeddoublebill@gmail.com! Subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher & Podbean! Our artwork is provided by the amazing Christian Thor Lally! We're a proud member of the Talk Film Society Podcast Network!  

Jason and Scott continue their 'Page to Picture' series by talking about Jeff VanderMeer's novel and its subsequent adaption to the screen by Alex Garland. Join us for a journey into Area X. Hopefully the boys don't get lost in 'The Shimmer'. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/movieslastnight/message

This week's guest-broad is Gina Rodriguez [Filly Brown, Jane the Virgin, Annihilation, Deepwater Horizon] who joins Olivia and Rachel to discuss Gina meeting her husband on the set of Jane the Virgin with him acting in the role of a male stripper, their complicated relationships with their bodies, eating flaming hot Cheetos and shitting red,  Gina getting chased by Chicago cops for doing illegal graffiti and much more. Enjoy!

Lee is joined by Sarah Twomey who plays Police Officer Frieda in Alex Garland's latest movie, Men. In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her.

Listener comments end at: 29:45 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 2 We push on! We encounter Jahi and a statue. Craig and Marc Aramini grapple. James flounders. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 2 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 1 -   * Reddit - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 2 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 1 - This episode is sponsored by Big Box Paradox! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app.  If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast  * Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow * Break Music from Symphony #2 - I by Arvo Pärt, performed by NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic * Outro from "Permanent High School" by The Voidz * Logo art by SonOfWitz  Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.

Lee is joined by Sarah Twomey who plays Police Officer Frieda in Alex Garland's latest movie, Men. In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her.

Continuing on with our sci-fi horror month, we are back at it chatting one-on-one about Annihilation! This was a visually appealing puzzle of a movie that we definitely feel there is more to discuss and uncover. We talk about as much as we can kinda figure out so are excited to hear other people's take on the film. Tangents include: Tawny's illness, Sweet Home Alabama, and what the hell is going on with Jennifer Jason Leigh.Happy 2 year anniversary to Two Chicks and a Horror Flick!!Director: Alex GarlandTawny's rating: 3.25/5Felicia's rating: 4/5Support the show and get exclusive perks by being a patron! https://www.patreon.com/twochicksandahorrorflick?fan_landing=trueBe a part of the conversation!Join our horror community on Discord: https://discord.gg/8WBByTQPFXWatch us on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnzdvNtFn92f5wM3uTFvThQDon't forget to connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twochicksandahorrorflickYou can also always send us your reviews, thoughts, and recommendations by emailing us at twochicksandahorrorflick@gmail.com or visit our site https://www.twochicksandahorrorflick.com/Support the show

Writer/director Alex Garland returns with his new folk horror film called Men. His last film Annihilation (2018) was one of the most hotly debated movies in the Lodge, so we were excited to see and fight about Men. The film stars Jessie Buckley who goes to a small village in the countryside after the death of her husband. Actor Rory Kinnear shows up there in many forms, and the holiday quickly spirals into horror. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a "D+"! We'll let you know what we thought!

That's how the madness of the world tries to colonize you: from the outside in, forcing you to live in its reality. It’s Annihilation, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the Book? Lost in Adaptation Better in the Book Better in the Movie The Movie Nailed It Odds and Ends Final Verdict Our next movie is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy!

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Lee is joined by Gayle Rankin who plays Harper's best friend Riley in Alex Garland's latest movie, Men. In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her.

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In Men, Jessie Buckley plays Harper, whose estranged husband (Paapa Essiedu) has recently died in a horrific manner. To decompress, she rents out a quiet stately home in the English countryside from Geoffrey (Rory Kinnear). It doesn't take long before her trip is disturbed by increasingly strange and invasive occurrences. The film was written and directed by Alex Garland, whose previous features include Ex Machina and Annihilation.