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Today, Anthony watches GRAN TURISMO so you don't have to. "The film is about Jann Mardenborough, a Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan-sponsored video game competitions to become an actual professional race car driver."

TIMESTAMPS
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This podcast is produced, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 8/18/2023 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT:
"Hate Me Now" performed by Puff Daddy (featuring Nas). Written by Sean Combs, Nasir Jones (Nas), Jamal Grinnage, Eric Murray, and Carl E. McCormick. Produced by Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Nashiem Myrick, and Sean Combs. Released 1999, Bad Boy Records. Property of Sony Music Entertainment. ℗ EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Justin Combs Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., and Ill Will Music Inc.

Original score for the film GRAN TURISMO composed by Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski. Soundtrack available on Sony Masterworks.

Film footage property of Sony Pictures Releasing © 2023

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This is not the Big Bad Beetleborgs movie you've been waiting for. Today, Anthony reviews DC's BLUE BEETLE. "After Jaime Reyes graduates from college and returns to his hometown Palmera City, he is chosen to become a symbiotic host to the Scarab, an ancient alien biotechnological relic that grants him a powerful exoskeleton armor, turning him into the superhero Blue Beetle."

TIMESTAMPS

2:07 Familiarity with the mythology

3:27 Family, comparisons to other movies, and explanation of abilities

5:45 Xolo

7:18 Representation

10:05 The look and the score

12:52 Grade

This podcast is produced, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 8/17/2023 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT:
"La Chona" performed by Los Tucanes de Tijuana. Written and produced by Mario Quintero Lara. Released 1995, EMI. Property of Universal Music Group Latin. ℗ Peer International Corp.

Original score for the film BLUE BEETLE composed by Bobby Krlic. Soundtrack available on Water Tower Records.

Film footage property of Warner Brothers Pictures, a Warner Discovery company © 2023

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Today, Anthony does a quick review of THE MEG 2: THE TRENCH. "Jonas Taylor leads a research team on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean. Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival. Pitted against colossal, prehistoric sharks and relentless environmental plunderers, they must outrun, outsmart and outswim their merciless predators."

This podcast is produced, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 8/7/2023 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT:
"Barracuda" performed by Heart. Written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Michael DeRosier, and Roger Fisher. Produced by Mike Flicker. Released 1977, Portrait Records. Property of Sony Music Entertainment. ℗ Universal Music - Z Tunes LLC.

Original score for THE MEG 2 composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. Soundtrack available on WaterTower Records.

Film footage property of Warner Bros Pictures, a Warner Discovery company © 2023

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Today, Anthony and Hector review the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie: Mutant Mayhem.
"After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers. Their new friend, April O'Neil, helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them."

TIMESTAMPS

2:18 Anticipation and the art style

5:31 Character dynamics

8:00 Audience, the new generation

9:50 The New Mutants

15:00 Rank

16:10 The formula

17:50 Music

20:05 Summaries

This podcast is produced, edited & posted by Anthony, recorded on 8/5/2023 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT:
"Ante Up (Robbin-Hoodz Theory)" performed by M.O.P. Written by Eric Murray, Jamal Grinnage, Darryl Pittman. Produced by DR Period. Released 2000, Loud/Relativity. Property of Sony Music Ent. ℗ First Priority Music (BMI) and EMI April Music Inc.

"Can I Kick It?" performed by A Tribe Called Quest. Written by Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Kamaal Fareed, Lewis Allen Reed. Produced by Muhammad, Fareed, Malik Taylor & Jarobi White. Released 1990, Jive. Property of Sony Music Ent. ℗ Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.

"Ninja Rap" performed by Vanilla Ice. Written by Robert Van Winkle, David S. Kirschner & John Du Prez. Produced by Gail "Sky" King & Vanilla Ice. Released 1991, SBK. Property of Capitol Records. ℗ MCA, DSB Music Ltd., and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.

Original score for TMNT: MUTANT MAYHEM composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross. Soundtrack available from The Null Corporation.

Film footage property of Paramount, a CBS Viacom company © 2023

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This week, Anthony and Andy review the new A24 horror movie, TALK TO ME. "When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and opens the door to the spirit world forcing them to choose who to trust: the dead or the living."

TIMESTAMPS:

0:01 Warning: audio quality

0:52 Intro

2:02 Cast and their lookalikes; racial undertones?

3:19 Drug allegory

7:13 The characters and their poor decisions

10:23 Show vs. tell

12:57 The sound effects/mixing

14:48 Flatliners

16:40 Andy's grade

17:40 Anthony's grade

This podcast is produced, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 7/30/2023 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT:
Original score for TALK TO ME composed by Cornel Wilczek.

Film footage property of A24 © 2023

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This week, Anthony provides a solo review of the new movie from Christopher Nolan: OPPENHEIMER. "The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb."

TIMESTAMPS

3:02 The theatrical experience and the cinematography

4:29 The linear narrative, empty characters and Nolan's usual faults

5:37 The ensemble cast, treatment of women, and biopic tropes

8:46 Is it boring?

11:21 Is it too long?

12:13 Summary and grade

This podcast is produced, edited and posted by Anthony, recorded on 7/21/2023 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT:

Original score for OPPENHEIMER composed by Ludwig Göransson Soundtrack available on Back Lot Music.

Film footage property of Universal Pictures, a Comcast company © 2023

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