For all you proper film enthusiasts who would like to peruse the films of TruStory FM’s entertainment podcasts by release decade. Get ready for a firehose of film history in these here stacks.
It’s Father’s Day around these parts and the Mandys have decided to celebrate by watching the latest Kevin Hart laugh-fest, ‘Fatherhood.’ Wait… what is this? Why?? Why are there SO MANY TEARS, KEVIN HART‽ Why have you made your Kevin Hart comedy so SAD?
Does this movie say anything new about being a dad or does it just rehash old ideas? Kevin Hart and the rest of the cast are great, but can they get past the script? Why is there a seven year jump in the middle of this film? It’s a frustrating one but worth the conversation in the board room. Tune in!
The Mandys head to New York to hang with Usnavi and the crew at the bodega. How well do they get along with Lin Manuel’s latest cinematic adventure? Let’s put it this way: Chu is a fantastic filmmaker. For the rest, you’ll have to listen to the show!
Is it Lin-Manuel Miranda’s original show or Jon M. Chu’s direction that makes this film come to life in such a magical way? Is it enough to get past a fairly basic story? How great is Anthony Ramos as our lead with the rest of the fantastic New York cast? And what was our favorite song? There are a lot. Tune in to The Film Board because we’ve got a lot to say about this one.
The Mandys are decidedly not trippin this week in a thorough exploration of the Netflix Original, ‘Trippin with the Kandasamys’. And speaking of thorough explorations, Mandy finds a new podcast that takes her to new, special places, while Mandy finally discovers the sweet, sweet miracle that is gin.
Does the decision to move out of haunted houses and instead focus on a possessed person help or hurt this film? Does Michael Chaves ably take over from James Wan? And just how much do we love Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren? Join us in the boardroom to get in on the conversation!
The Mandy’s get nostalgic this week with some old FRIENDS and play a rousing game of FMK that is completely made up by Mandy and you’ve never heard of it before right now and if you don’t believe us you must not love us and gaslighting is not real.
How great are Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou and John Krasinski in the film? Why does Krasinski seem to be playing it safe with his storytelling here? How amazing is that opening sequence? And those creatures? And the sound design? What do we think about the impending Part III? Tune in to this episode of The Film Board to join the conversation!
The prodigal Mandy returns in high style as the Mandys take on Zach Snyder’s Army of the Dead. Meanwhile, Mandy plays with homeless cats at The Cat Cafe Lounge while other Mandy struggles with … ummm … well … returning to civilization. You know what? You
We’re back on the Zack Snyder train with the first entry in what promises to be a big, nasty, zombie universe in the Netflix film “Army of the Dead.” Board the container with Pete Wright, Jordan Petersen, and Ocean Murff and let’s go to Vegas.