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Alexis is joined by Bryon Graves, award-winning author of Rez Ball, to chat about book-to-screen adaptations. Which movies based on books work and which ones don’t live up to the source material?

0:00 Intro
1:29 Best adaptations
7:03 Interpretation that misses the meaning
9:48 Great book meets great director
17:34 Creative vision vs collaboration
22:32 Worst adaptations
27:39 Editing your work
30:37 The power of the author
32:37 Casting
43:24 Outro

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Alexis is joined by special guest Leo Rydel from Geekly Goods to chat about the original sci-fi epic The Creator from director Gareth Edwards and how an $80 million movie can rival the biggest blockbusters. This review is spoiler-free.

0:00 Intro
0:27 Leo’s thoughts
2:20 How was this only $80M?
4:43 It’s a VFX marvel
6:42 Explore the lore
9:15 Simplified storytelling
12:20 Almost perfect
17:10 Original movies
20:10 Final verdict
22:57 Wrap-up

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Alexis and Kim talk about the Barbie movie, men throwing tantrums online, self-aware casting, movie marketing, and more in this episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast.

This review contains spoilers for Barbie.

0:00 Intro
2:54 Ryan Gosling stealing scenes
9:19 Online “backlash” to feminist messaging
18:20 Self-aware filmmaking
23:47 Barbenheimer success
26:35 Wrap-up

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Was Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny a huge disappointment? In this episode, Alexis and Kim chat about everyone’s favorite 80-year-old adventurer, why James Mangold is not Steven Spielberg, and whether every blockbuster needs to be over two hours.

This review contains spoilers

0:00 Intro
0:51 Alexis’s thoughts
2:30 Kim’s thoughts
6:15 Dial of Digital De-aging
8:56 Temple of Two-and-a-half Hours
15:50 Raiders of the Lost References
20:29 Heavy spoilers
34:36 Dial of Disappointment?
42:06 Final thoughts
45:55Wrap-up

Read Alexis’s review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
https://trashwire.com/2023/06/28/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review

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Is The Flash a fun comic book movie or a Frankenstein fever dream? Alexis and Kim share their thoughts on the movie, the troubled production, the rubbery CGI, and more. This review contains spoilers.

0:00 Intro
0:22 Non-spoiler thoughts
6:05 Spoilers
35:49 Should you see this movie?
38:23 Wrap-up

Read Alexis’ review of The Flash
https://trashwire.com/2023/06/15/the-flash-review

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Alexis and Kim take a trip to Asteroid City and discuss Wes Anderson as an auteur, why a memorable visual style is so important, and how an enormous cast of powerhouse players can each stand out in an ensemble.

Read Alexis's review:
https://trashwire.com/2023/06/16/asteroid-city-review

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https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/asteroid-city-movie-review-wes-anderson

0:00 Intro
0:41 Kim’s opinion
2:04 Alexis’ opinion
3:41 The humor and the cast
5:37 Anderson the auteur
13:06 Cinema without cynicism
17:53 The grim future of movies and TV
21:30 Final thoughts on Asteroid City
23:56 Slight spoilers
25:35 Upcoming movies
27:13 Wrap-up

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