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Review – Wicked (2024)

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🎬 Bob Ward & Kevin Muller are back with a spellbinding review of the box office sensation—Wicked! 🌟✨

The guys dive into the magical world of Wicked, where the story of Elphaba, the misunderstood green-skinned girl, and Glinda, the popular “Good Witch,” unfolds at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. 🏰 But when they cross paths with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship is tested, and their destinies take a dramatic turn. 🌪️

From jaw-dropping performances to stunning visuals, they break down what makes this adaptation a must-see on the big screen! 🎶💚

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Cinephellas Podcast – Episode 172 (Interview with Michael John Warren)

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🎙️ Bob’s back on Episode 172 of the Cinephellas Podcast! 🎙️

This week, we’re diving deep into the world of freediving with director Michael John Warren as he discusses his new documentary Freediver. 🌊

The film chronicles Alexey Molchanov’s incredible journey to break multiple freediving world records in 2023. It’s a powerful tribute to his late mother and an intense exploration of human endurance as Alexey faces adversity in one of the most extreme sports on the planet. 💪🌍

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Review – Cats (2019)

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by Kevin Muller

On July 18, 2019, an event happened that shook the cinematic world. The trailer for the big screen adaptation of the hit Broadway show Cats was released in all its nightmarish glory; with human/cat hybrids dancing and singing songs from the Tony Award winning show. How could Academy Award winning director Tom Hooper be behind this mess? To be fair, there have been plenty of bad trailers that marketed good or great movies. Film trailer creation is a difficult process, but that isn’t the focus of this review. Is the film a misunderstood charmer, with a lousy trailer, or a complete failure?

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Review – Today’s Special (2009)

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Take a Bite Out of ‘Today’s Special’!

by Nile Fortner

The 2009 independent comedy film Today’s Special comes from fairy tale and folklore director David Kaplan and the film is an adaptation from the Off-Broadway play. Taking place mostly in an Indian restaurant, a young Manhattan chef played by Aasif Mandvi (The Internship and Spider-Man 2) rediscovers his passion for life by making Indian food. The film mostly has a Bollywood cast and has been played at the Mumbai Indian Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival where it won the “Best of the Fest” award.

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