The Mandys in the Window
Mandy and Fake Mandy (Megan Parlen) are watching Amy Adams on Netflix… through a window and across a street on a TV in their neighbor’s house. It’s meta and creepy and totally appropriate for this movie.
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Mandy and Fake Mandy (Megan Parlen) are watching Amy Adams on Netflix… through a window and across a street on a TV in their neighbor’s house. It’s meta and creepy and totally appropriate for this movie.
Mandy and fake Mandy (Megan Parlen) watch Monster. Allegedly unrelated, Megan then goes on an AirBnB escape while Mandy eats with “baby” goats.
Can Joe Wright do the thriller genre? Why does this film not feel like it’s delivering on any front? Does Amy Adams at least carry the film well? Tune in to get the answers to these questions and more
How effective is Guy Ritchie with this tonal shift from his previous crime films? How does the story work as a remake of the 2004 French film “Le Convoyeurs”? How much does the trailer spoil the surprises in the film? Joining the conversation today are our very own Jordan Petersen along with Hannah Buchdahl and Charlie Juhl from The Cinema Clash Podcast. Check it out!
Mandy and Fake Mandy (Megan Parlen) are gaga for Sony/Netflix’s ‘The Mitchells vs The Machines’.
In a film about a family trying to save the world from a robot invasion, why do we connect to it so strongly? What do we pull out of the themes as this family goes on their journey? How do the filmmakers find such a perfect blend of comedy and emotion? And how beautiful is the animation? Check out the film then tune in to find out!
In a rare performance, this week Mandy and Fake Mandy agree: Searching for Sheela leads to a spirited discussion of wealthy housewives of India. Plus, Mandy makes pho, Top Chef Fantasy Leagues, and The Oscars.
How does this film connect to writer/director Joe Penna’s first film ‘Arctic’? How well does the morality play of the story work for us? And how great is this cast of four – Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette, Daniel Dae Kim, and Shamier Anderson – in this tightly written, isolated space drama? Tune in to find out!
Mandy brings a stand in to talk about Drew Barrymore’s latest. There are celebrity impersonations inbound. Plus, a celebration of stuffed animals — the innocent and prurient alike — and Nasim Pedrad’s inner 14-year-old boy.
The Mandys agree about something…a shared hatred for Thunder Force! But then, they disagree about everything else, so order is restored! Mandy loves The Dodo and Mandy loves Sh*thouse on Showtime (and illiteration).