Critique-Opolis
Jay & Louisa deliver a fiery, opinion fueled overview of movies, social movements, cultural behaviors and eating habits - dovetailed with a honey-based recipe and reviews of the most obnoxious movie/media news headlines we can get our eyeballs in front of. For our latest editions, we will be reviewing scripts from the infamous Hollywood 'Black List' (scripts with a ton of 'buzz' that have yet to secure a deal or go into production) - and adding our own casting and story development suggestions.
Episodes
We watched the 2011 French Film, the Intouchables, but before we get into that, Jay goes on an absolute, untethered tirade about a run in with a person at market who tried to steal a parking spot from a vendor. You should listen just for that. Jay becomes completely unglued. P.S. He forgot the recipe again (turn in next week, he finally remembered).
The Intouchables is a French buddy comedy drama that explores a trans...
This is the week after Thanksgiving, not necessarily coincidentally we are reviewing a holiday movie: Home for the Holidays. This movie has an all star cast, featuring Holly Hunter, Claire Danes (briefly), Robert Downey Jr., Dylan McDermott and Ann Bancroft to name a few! Holly Hunter plays Claudia, a single Mom traveling without her daughter from Chicago (her home) to Baltimore (her childhood home) for Thanksgiving. ...
Today we review "All of Me," a movie starring Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin and Victoria Tennant from 1984. This movie falls into the categories of Drama, Fantasy and Comedy. I think that I would agree with all of those choices.
Steve Martin plays Roger, a lawyer at a Law Firm where he is hoping to help represent a client that will showcase his talents and earn him a future partnership. Lily Tomlin plays Edwina, ...
Brace yourselves. Jay made Louisa watch a horror movie! Well, okay, it's not like it was forced, but it did take a bit more convincing than usual. We got through the movie and Louisa doesn't need therapy.
Weapons is Zach Cregger's sophomore endeavor (the first being Barbarian). Pretty impressive as he took a $38 million dollar budget and transformed it into $268 million, but we will discuss line produci...
So ... Why Part 2 for the episode? Because Jay can't tell the difference between the pause and the stop button on the recorder. He graduated with honors from college (completely untrue) and he can't figure out the difference between 'pause' and 'stop.'
We have more to say about the movie Weapons so please keep listening.
We're back! Today we are reviewing the French animated movie "Ernest and Celestine." Now mind you, we did not watch the original French version of this movie, but "instead," Jay and I watched the dubbed over version in English. "Ernest and Celestine" is a delightful movie about the friendship of Ernest, a bear and Celestine, a mouse. Ernest and Celestine are an unlikely pair for seve...
In today's latest episode of your favorite movie podcast, Louisa and Jay discuss one of Louisa's favorite actor's recent releases, "One Battle After Another." Louisa's favorite actor being the one and only Leonardo DiCaprio. She really does love him! I'll also point out now, so that I don't forget, we are very proud that this is our 75th episode reviewing another Leonardo DiCapr...
We're back! Did you miss us?? On this week's episode of Critique-o-polis, not only does Jay have a yummy recipe to recommend, but we also watched an excellent feel good movie, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" directed by Ben Stiller. Sidenote: Jay thinks that he might have forgotten to mention the title during our recording, so we will make sure to mention it a few more times now so that you don&a...
Strength is measured in a number of different ways. Some think it's a question of how much you think you can lift. Others think it's a question of how many times you can get up after being beaten. We tripped across a documentary about a quirky, lazy eyed, bearded, smoking runner who developed the most brutal endurance race known to man, known as the Barkley Marathon.
Funded by a kickstarter campaign by Annik...
We did two shorts and as a result the description is going to be even shorter. Just Start is an exploration of a woman who overcomes trauma seen through the lens of a guy who could make New Balance commercials. Don't write it off, it might impress you.
Stranger's Pawn - a Chess pro with an attitude couldn't see this Chess move coming from five feet away. Directed by Christian Jaramillo. This was a five m...
William Friedkin tested himself in 1977 with the production of Sorcerer. Employing a seasoned cast including Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal and Amidou. He retells the story of the 1953 The Wages of Fear, (film created from the French novel Le Salaire de La Peur). Four principle characters from different parts of the globe engage in activities that necessitate their departure from their homeland (each stor...
And you thought prior to 1993 all Clint Eastwood could do was Westerns and Shoot-em ups. Heartfelt, character driven themes set in the not too distant past would at first glance to be outside of his wheelhouse especially in that time period. Now what if I told you old Clint picked up the helm of a Steven Spielberg project that Steve-a-reeno just couldn't find the time for. Now, throw in some additional star fodde...
Welcome back to another exciting episode of Critique-Opolis! Today, your favorite hosts, Jay and Louisa are discussing the movie "Fandango" (starring, yes a young Kevin Costner). Director Kevin Reynolds made "Fandango" in 1985. But before making a feature length film, "Fandango" had its roots in a short film also by Kevin Reynolds called "Proof."
Director Steven Spielberg saw a &...
In our latest episode of your favorite movie critique podcast, Jay (mostly Jay) and Louisa discuss the movie "Now You See Me." Louisa is particularly excited because the "Now You See Me" movies have become a franchise. There will eventually be at least 4 movies, with the third one set to come out in November 2025.
"Now You See Me" was a fun and exciting "Popcorn movie." We usual...
This movie should have been titled "Titan: The Stockton Rush Disaster." We watched this Netflix account of the most narcissistic and self centered deep submersible pseudo diving professional the universe saw fit to create. Join us on this analysis of how entitlement and monstrous ego led to a half baked submersible company, years of corporate intimidation, a legacy of ignoring and persecuting subject matter ...
In his latest summer tentpole for Apple, Brad Pitt plays race car driver Sonny Hayes, whose race car career is probably over, but then Sonny's friend Ruben Cervantes played by Javier Bardem, finds Sonny doing his laundry at a local laundromat and convinces Sonny to think about coming back to the APXGP team for their next race. Just when Ruben thinks that Sonny will be a no show, Sonny graces the Screen walking do...
We're back! Today, we chat about a documentary - Pee Wee as Himself directed by Matt Wolf. Jay has been a big fan of Pee Wee since childhood. He has introduced Louisa to Pee Wee in recent years, including the viewing of Pee Wee's Big Adventure which Louisa enjoyed! : ) You should check it out if you have never seen it before.
In this two part series we learn about Paul Reubens's early life, where his al...
George Clooney heads another quality ensemble cast as Matt King, in this 2011 Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay. Matt is a real estate and trust attorney attorney in Hawaii charged with shepherding the sale of 25,000 acres of prime Hawaiian oceanfront property that has been in his family for centuries. All while dealing with his wife who is slowly dying after a boating accident, managing the issues to 2 daugh...
The Cinetopia Film Festival has hit Ann Arbor and our Saturday pick was 'How To Build a Library'. 2025 Kenyan-American documentary film, directed and produced by Maia Lekow and Christopher King. It follows Shiro Koinange and Angela Wachuka, as they restore McMillan Memorial Library, Nairobi. Kenyan publisher Angela Wachuka and writer Shiro (Wanjiku) Koinange quit their jobs to start a non-profit organisati...
This 1997 action/romance starring Val Kilmer and Elizabeth Shue is one of Jay's personal favorites! This flic has it all! Espionage, disguises, cool tech gear (for the 1990's), chases, and a love story that works between 2 characters who actually have palpable on-screen chemistry. With an absolutely kick-ass soundtrack that reflects the time it was made - heavy on the electronic rock, ambient, alternative ...
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