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A breakdown of the latest movies, TV, and cinema news. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Civil War 10:08 - Coachella 24:20 - The Greatest Hits 26:06 - Neal Brennan: Crazy Good 28:04 - Arcadian 28:29 - Fallout 39:17 - Sugar 42:59 - The Sympathizer 45:49 - Baby Reindeer 48:23 - Good Times 52:14 - Franklin 1:14:22 - Ice Spice and Spike Lee 1:15:14 - Scary Movie Reboot 1:20:47 - Cannes Lineup 1:30:17 - Coming Attractions - Abigail, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Hard Miles, We Grown Now 1:33:08 - Picks for the Week Art's Picks - Challengers, In Flames, Fallout Zach's Picks - Sasquatch Sunset, Stress Positions, Conan O'Brien Must Go If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/Int

Civil War has already proven to be one of the most controversial films of 2024, but are people projecting their own personal politics onto the movie or is Alex Garland just trolling? Art & Zach dive into full spoilers in order to review A24’s most expensive film ever, starring Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Jesse Plemons, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Nick Offerman. TIMECODES... 00:00 - The impact of Civil War 03:51 - Bringing foreign-style conflicts to America 07:55 - Project politics onto Civil War 12:30 - Perspective of war photographers 17:44 - Caricature of a Fascist President 19:26 - The ethics of photojournalism 21:42 - Cheeky needle drops 23:17 - Reusing actors & the fog of war 26:47 - Upholding the status quo 30:33 - Using real protest footage 35:23 - Disingenuous trailer footage 36:45 - Jesse Plemons scene 40:11 - Complaints from left and right 43:15 - Mirrored character arcs 45:08 - Assault on the Capitol and action filmmaking 50:02 - Depiction does not equal endorsement 54

2024's must-watch movies and all the things that make them special! It's the annual Intercut (+Intercutie) Awards, where Art and Zach give out accolades to the best movies of the year with a little bit of help from all of you! Special thanks to our participating Intercuties What Smada, Sean, Trevor, Luke, Stephen, Valerio, Benji, Josh, Alan aka RandomRandomMan, Ewan & Lachlan from the Quiet on Set Podcast, Chase Azarian, and Amanda the Jedi. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 03:18 - Best Documentary Feature 06:42 - Intercutie Award presented by Lachlan 07:17 - Best Animated Feature 09:59 - Intercutie Award presented by What Smada 10:56 - Best International Movies (Plus) 14:39 - Best Sound 17:09 - Intercutie Award presented by Sean 17:37 - Best Visual Effects 21:14 - Best Stunts/Choreography 23:45 - Intercutie Award presented by Trevor 24:36 - Best Soundtrack 26:56 - Best Score 29:08 - Intercutie Award presented by Ewan 29:35 - Best Film Editing 32:20 - Intercutie Award presented by Luke 33:00 - Best Fi

A livestream video only for movie lovers. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 04:52 - Monkey Man 26:17 - The First Omen 38:15 - Wicked Little Letters 41:16 - Ripley 51:26 - Sugar 59:57 - Parasyte: The Grey 1:03:07 - Invincible 1:10:03 - Curb Your Enthusiasm 1:17:11 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Trailer 1:21:16 - Drew Goddard joins Matrix 5 1:28:34 - Way Too Early Oscar Picks 1:52:50 - Coming Attractions - Civil War, The Greatest Hits, Shrek 2, Fallout, The Sympathizer 1:58:10 - Picks for the Week Art's Picks - Civil War, Demetri Martin: Demetri Deconstructed, Música Zach's Picks - Saint Omer, Scoop, Ripley If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://w

The Greatest Hits follows a woman who realizes certain songs have the ability to literally transport her back in time to the moment she first heard them. A slick, new sci-fi romance from writer & director Ned Benson, the movie had its World Premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival and will be available to watch on Hulu. Amanda the Jedi, Arturo & Zach give their thoughts on how romantic the Lucy Boynton & Justin H. Min pairing felt, indie music from 2006 to 2012, and the most embarrassing song to have as a trigger. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Romantic time travel movie 03:31 - Cute Justin H. Min performance could have been creepy 05:02 - Details time travel vs. emotionality 09:27 - Greatest Hits swag  10:17 - Left a bit to be desired 11:01 - Ready for David Corenswet as Superman? 12:40 - Most embarrassing trigger song 13:57 - Recommend or not? If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Web

A breakdown of this week's movies and some early April reviews. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 14:07 - Dogman 20:39 - The Beautiful Game 27:20 - The Spider Within 31:44 - Spermworld 37:49 - Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces 45:21 - Jerrod 59:13 - Ramy Youssef: More Feelings 1:02:13 - Movie News 1:11:15 - Coming Attractions - Monkey Man, The First Omen, The Greatest Hits, Parachute, Girls State, Dune: Part Two 1:18:39 - Picks for the Week Art’s Picks - The Settlers, Dave Attell: Hot Cross Buns, Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership Zach’s Picks - Monkey Man, Ripley, Curb Your Enthusiasm Finale If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/Intercut

I Love You Forever follows a young woman in a new relationship who begins to realize his cute, love-bombing co-dependency might not make for a happy, healthy relationship. Written & Directed by Cazzie David & Elisa Kalani, the upcoming film had its World Premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival and is still seeking distribution. Amanda the Jedi joins Arturo & Zach in Austin, Texas to give their thoughts on the movie, its ability to mine humor from uncomfortable situations, and question if Pete Davidson served as a source of inspiration. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Rom Com Gone Wrong 03:15 - Funny throughout drama 05:50 - Escalates quickly and borders on repetitive 06:33 - Cazzie David and Pete Davidson 08:21 - Jack Nicholson’s son 08:47 - Very overt filmmaking & emotional manipulation 11:34 - Effective as comedy 15:23 - Our ratings If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website -

Sing Sing might be one of the first major Oscars contenders of 2024. Starring a transcendent Colman Domingo alongside many former convicts, the film chronicles a group of inmates as they plan and perform a theatrical production from behind bars. ⁠Amanda the Jedi⁠, Arturo & Zach discuss whether or not Sing Sing sings. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Sing Sing is impactful 03:15 - Colman Domingo is one of our great actors & Sing Sing vs. Rustin 04:21 - Character over story 06:27 - Real inmates as actors 13:50 - Sing Sing vs. Ghostlight 14:21 - Paul Raci 16:37 - Our ratings & Oscars hopeful If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutP

All the movies & antics we got up to at SXSW 2024. NOTE: We spend a lot of the first half of this episode showing off swag to the camera, so it may have lulls for audio-only listeners. Check out the video version on YouTube here. TIMECODES... 00:00 - The Swag 20:51 - The Food 29:58 - The Parties & Music 49:18 - The Movies 1:51:14 - The Activations If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠ Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠⁠ YouTube Clips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@intercutclips⁠

Looking back at the March Releases we missed in theaters, streaming, and on TV! Plus, a couple news items we couldn't miss, the Coming Attractions & our Picks for the Week. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Slime season 03:39 - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 15:00 - Ricky Stanicky 21:24 - Damsel 28:33 - X-Men '97 31:04 - 3 Body Problem 34:33 - Manhunt 41:01 - Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV 49:28 - Immaculate 1:02:28 - The American Society of Magical Negroes 1:09:21 - Road House 1:11:02 - Knox Goes Away 1:13:14 - The Tuba Thieves 1:16:24 - Late Night with the Devil A.I. controversy 1:23:53 - Love Lies Bleeding master moviegoer 1:29:39 - Coming Attractions - Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey 2, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, The Beautiful Game, Wicked Little Letters, Hate to Love: Nickelback 1:37:20 - Picks for the Week Art's Picks - Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, Hate to Love: Nickelback, Frida Zach's Picks - La Chimera, Girls5Eva, STEVE! (martin) Amanda's Picks - Love Lies Bleeding, Wi

SXSW 2024 was full of explosive blockbusters, time loop movies, and therapy session films. Amanda the Jedi, Art & Zach are back from Texas to break down their favorite films from this year's South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, talk about why it was easier to get into the after-parties than the movies, and discuss which Sundance leftovers would have made their Top 10 lists. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Peso Pluma tickets & Karaoke with The Daniels 02:05 - Did the WGA/SAG strikes impact SXSW selection? 10:08 - Movies We Missed 11:21 - My Dead Friend Zoe 17:04 - Bob Trevino Likes It 20:51 - The Gutter 25:09 - Babes 28:52 - Desert Road 31:35 - Malta / Bionico’s Bachata 34:55 - Dead Mail 38:41 - I Wish You All the Best 43:30 - Secret Mall Apartment 47:14 - Shotplayer / A Crab in the Pool 50:47 - The Greatest Hits 51:43 - The Idea of You 54:03 - Grand Theft Hamlet 57:40 - Sing Sing 1:01:51 - I Love You Forever 1:06:21 - Clemente 1:09:33 - Civil War 1:17:20 - Things Will Be Different 1:18:54 - Honorable

⁠The Idea of You⁠ finds 40-year-old single mom Solène (⁠Anne Hathaway⁠) being romanced by 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (⁠Nicholas Galitzine⁠), the lead singer of the hottest boy band in the world. From filmmaker ⁠Michael Showalter⁠ (⁠Wet Hot American Summer⁠, ⁠The Big Sick⁠) and adapted from Harry Styles fan fiction, The Idea of You is a steamy, soapy romance set against the world of celebrity. After its raucous SXSW Festival World Premiere, ⁠Amanda the Jedi⁠, Arturo & Zach review ask if it’s getting hot in here or if it’s just this movie. TIMECODES... 00:00 - The Idea of You story 01:52 - Crazy Paramount Theater Premiere 03:15 - Good, soapy romance 05:54 - Age gap dynamics 06:55 - Michael Showalter's sense of humor & adapting fan fiction 09:16 - The Wattpad genre 10:07 - The world of August Moon 13:20 - Anne Hathaway & Nicholas Galitzine have chemistry 17:23 - Similarities to Notting Hill 19:25 - Great ensemble (Ella Rubin, Reid Scott, Annie Mumolo, Raymond Cham Jr.) 20:46 - Graham Norton is

Y2K is a horror-comedy that takes place at a party as the 2000s begin and technology revolts against humans, attacking a group of high schoolers played by Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, and Rachel Zegler. The feature directorial debut of Kyle Mooney, this comedy is filled with stupid humor but could it have gone even stupider? Fresh off the World Premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival, Amanda the Jedi, Arturo & Zach react to this A24-produced nostalgia bait. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Remembering Y2K & Feeling old 01:56 - Y2K feels like an SNL sketch 04:15 - Nostalgia bait & questionable period accuracy 08:34 - Stupid Y2K humor 10:17 - Q&A Awkwardness & Fred Durst 12:04 - Julian Dennison pops off the screen 13:11 - Jaeden Martell doesn't have a character 13:30 - Rachel Zegler is just the dream girl 13:56 - Kyle Mooney is in the movie a lot 16:17 - Amanda stayed awake If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.th

Babes features Ilana Glazer as a soon-to-be single mom after a one-night stand, seeking guidance through her pregnancy from her best friend and mother of two, Dawn (Michelle Buteau). The feature directorial debut of Pamela Adlon, Babes comes from a script co-written by Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz. After its laugh-packed World Premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival, Arturo & Zach review the upcoming comedy. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Plot of Babes 00:37 - Feature directorial debut of Pamela Adlon 01:16 - The return of Broad City Ilana Glazer 03:26 - Movies about pregnancy 05:07 - Excellent ensemble cast (Michelle Buteau, Hasan Minhaj, John Carroll Lynch, Oliver Platt & Stephan James) 06:46 - Authentic storytelling If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠ Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠ Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠

Cuckoo is the first film in which Hunter Schafer takes on the lead role. As Gretchen, a teen forced to move with her family to the German Alps, she begins to realize something is wrong with the town, as well as their caretaker Mr. König (Dan Stevens). This new horror movie gas its U.S. at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival, but did it do enough to scare Amanda the Jedi, Arturo & Zach? TIMECODES... 00:00 - Expectations for Cuckoo 02:08 - Cuckoo’s confusing plot 05:16 - Hunter Schafer & Dan Stevens are in different movies 07:19 - Scary Bloomingdales Lady 07:55 - Cuckoo is for sickos? 11:18 - Which Euphoria girlie won SXSW? If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! ⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠ Patreon - ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod Discord - ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE Facebook - ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod Instagram - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod TikTok - ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@IntercutPod Twitter - ⁠

Jake Gyllenhaal got swole in order to star in Road House opposite UFC legend Conor McGregor, who makes his acting debut in this new action blockbuster from Doug Liman. This remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze classic is an old-school brawler with a strong ensemble cast. After the film’s World Premiere at SXSW, ⁠Amanda the Jedi⁠, Arturo & Zach sit down to review the upcoming Amazon Original film and debate whether or not this movie deserved a theatrical run or if it makes sense on streaming. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Road House is a remake 02:43 - Streaming vs. theatrical release & Doug Liman’s “boycott” 05:00 - Connor McGregor makes his acting debut 08:55 - Ugly digital effects 10:38 - Underused ensemble cast with Jessica Williams, Daniela Melchior, Lukas Gage & Arturo Castro If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! ⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠ Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠ Discord - ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠

The Fall Guy features Ryan Gosling as a stuntman trying to keep his job and find a missing movie star while winning over the former love of his life and current film director, played by Emily Blunt. Bullet Train filmmaker David Leitch returns with a new action blockbuster that just had its World Premiere at SXSW 2024. Amanda the Jedi reviews the upcoming film, one of the most hyped out of the festival. TIMECODES... 00:00 - The Fall Guy Intro 02:47 - A celebration of stunt work 04:10 - Behind the Scenes of Blockbuster filmmaking 07:04 - Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt chemistry 08:50 - How good is The Fall Guy? 09:43 - Ensemble cast with Stephanie Hsu & Winston Duke If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠⁠⁠ Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠ Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/bkQuRkeaBE⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠⁠

Monkey Man is Dev Patel’s big bet on himself, a directorial debut that simultaneously launches the Oscar nominee as a bonafide action star. With producer Jordan Peele, Dev Patel premiered Monkey Man at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival to a raucous crowd but does the Slumdog Millionaire and Lion star have the action filmmaker/star chops? Art, Zach & ⁠Amanda the Jedi⁠ review the upcoming film Monkey Man. Siddhant Adlakha's Review of Monkey Man - https://www.ign.com/articles/monkey-man-review TIMECODES... 00:00 - Action star Dev Patel 01:58 - Monkey Man story 04:37 - Brutal action filmmaking 06:29 - Red light-soaked violence & Cinematographer Sharon Meir 10:36 - The Raid and Enter the Dragon influence 15:27 - Monkey Man production troubles If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! ⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠ Patreon - ⁠Patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠ Discord - ⁠Discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2⁠ Facebook - ⁠Facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠ Instagram - ⁠Inst

Civil War is the most expensive A24 film ever made, and the latest from sci-fi auteur Alex Garland, but does the Ex Machina & Men filmmaker's new film stand up to review? And does its apolitical nature hurt or help the story being told? Art & Zach are joined by ⁠Amanda the Jedi⁠ live from SXSW after the World Premiere to review Civil War. TIMECODES... 00:00 - Alex Garland movies 03:00 - Plot & Map of A24's Civil War 03:45 - The politics and setting of Civil War 09:30 - Journalists in wartime 14:15 - Kirsten Dunst's performance 15:00 - Wagner Moura's performance 17:50 - Civil War's misleading trailer 19:40 - Cailee Spaeny & Stephen McKinley Henderson 20:55 - Sound design  22:10 - Both sidesism 26:55 - Is Civil War a masterpiece? If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! ⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠ Patreon - ⁠Patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠ Discord - ⁠Discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2⁠ Facebook - ⁠Facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠ Instag

Immediately following the 96th Academy Awards, Art & Zach are joined by Murjani Rawls to break down the Oscars - from all the Oppenheimer & Poor Things success to the lack of love for Killers of the Flower Moon and Past Lives. Plus, thoughts on the best speeches, presenters, and the big Emma Stone over Lily Gladstone moment. If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! ⁠https://www.theatzshow.com/intercut⁠ Patreon - ⁠Patreon.com/IntercutPod⁠ Discord - ⁠Discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2⁠ Facebook - ⁠Facebook.com/IntercutPod⁠ Instagram - ⁠Instagram.com/IntercutPod⁠ TikTok - ⁠https://TikTok.com/@IntercutPod⁠ Twitter - ⁠Twitter.com/IntercutPod⁠ YouTube - ⁠YouTube.com/IntercutPod⁠ YouTube Clips - ⁠YouTube.com/@intercutclips⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/support