Nathalie Emmanuel Archives - Awesome Friday!

24 November 202424 November 2024

Podcast: Megalopolis & Saturday Night

Greetings programs! Welcome back to our two-episode extravaganza! In this episode we review and discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s biggest swing in decades, Megalopolis and Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night, a close look at the 90s minutes preceding the first-ever broadcast of Saturday Night. We have a ton to say about each so join us!

One note before you do though, that on the heels of our impromptu hiatus, we’re headed into an actual hiatus until the new year. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season, and we’ll see you in the new year!

In the meantime join us for reviews and discussions of Megalopolis and Saturday Night!

18 June 202318 June 2023

Podcast: Fast X & Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Greetings programs! This week on the show, we’re talking about two super fun movies: Fast X, the 11th Fast & Furious movie and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, the sequel to the best movies of 2018.

Join us!

31 October 202117 January 2022

Awesome Friday Movie Podcast: ‘Army of Thieves’ & ‘Dune’

Greetings programs! This week on the Awesome Friday Movie Podcast, we talk about the new Netflix heist film (and sequel to Army of the Dead), Army of Thieves and the latest blockbuster adaptation of a classic science fiction story from Canadian auteur Denis Villeneuve, Dune.

27 October 20218 January 2022

Review: ‘Army of Thieves’ is a fun heist movie

Only five months ago, Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead premiered on Netflix and gave us a dumb but fun heist movie set amid a zombie apocalypse. While reception of the film was mixed (I liked it!), most people agreed that Matthias Schweighöfer’s character, a safecracker named Dieter, a highlight.

Netflix must have liked him too because they gave actor Matthias Schweighöfer a bunch of money to direct this prequel cantered on his character. You know what? It was money well spent.

28 June 20218 January 2022

Review: ‘F9’ is ridiculous, but knows its audience

I feel like writing this review might be a little redundant. This is the tenth film in this franchise, so if you’re not on board with the fambly at this point, I’m not sure you ever will be. The franchise shifted from “people who drive good” to “international super spies” over the last few films, and this one continues the cycle of one-upmanship with a trip to space.

Yes, they go to space in this one, so it’s an apt comparison when I say that this might be their Moonraker moment when they finally abandon all pretence of realism. Please note: I like Moonraker.