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Here are some shits to watch. The American Barbecue Challenge (Netflix) I’m literally obsessed with reality cooking shows and for my money none were as fun, well-shot, innovative and surprisingly compelling than Netflix’s American Barbecue Challenge. Following the journey of eight incredibly affable and different American barbecue pit masters as they compete against each otherContinue reading “Weekend Streaming Guide (3/5/21)”

Sorry I missed last week, but here are five for you. Antebellum Extremely problematic and incompetent Get Out rip-off that proves really grueling to watch. The characters are underwritten, the plot is extremely confusing and it’s so on-the-nose with everything it makes me long for the smooth subtlety of Step Up 3D. If you’re goingContinue reading “2021 Movie Reviews: Antebellum/The Kid Detective/Minari/Music/Nomadland”

Back for another round of reviews. Freaky Filmmaker Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U) returns for another teen horror riff on a classic movie formula, this time setting his sights on Freaky Friday. Kathryn Newton is a high school senior who magically switches bodies with a forty-something deranged serial killer (Vince VaughnContinue reading “2021 Reviews: Freaky/Judas and the Black Messiah/Saint Maud”

It’s 2021 and I’m finally reviewing movies from 2021! Strangely enough, these films are all eligible for this March’s Oscars though I wouldn’t give any of them an Oscar nomination. WHOOPS! SPOILER ALERT – I hated all three of these movies. Earwig and the Witch It’s been six years since Studio Ghibli released its lastContinue reading “2021 Movie Reviews: Earwig and the Witch/The Little Things/Malcolm and Marie”

Originally intended as a feature in me and Audrey Farnsworth‘s Step Up Franchise with Me article, but we just had so many terrible ideas it needed to be its own thing. Feel free to drop us YOUR Step Up movie pitches in the comments. Step Up Into the Mummy’s Tomb A mysterious new student namedContinue reading “6 Step Up Movie Pitches”

What a bizarre year for movies. Everything major got either postponed until 2021 or the last two months of the year, making it impossible to see everything. This is my first Top 10 list that feels incomplete, because there are at least four major Oscar contenders I had no way of seeing. Supposed juggernauts likeContinue reading “Top 10 Films of 2020”

Step Up is a real wild ride of a franchise that starts off with a simple, incompetent teen dance movie and transforms into this almost mock-action franchise. In the later installments, there’s so many elaborate dance sequences that are happening so fast and so in your face, you’d think you were watching The Raid. IfContinue reading “Franchise with Me: Step Up w/ Audrey Farnsworth”

2020 was kind of a strange year for TV because it’s been a strange fucking miserable year for everything. I didn’t get a chance to watch everything for various reasons – I just can’t get into Schitt’s Creek as much as I love Catherine O’Hara, I can’t get into The Crown now that Lithgow isContinue reading “Top 10 TV of 2020”

Yes, I know it’s 2021, but these are all movies from 2020. Going forward these reviews are going to be a mixture of 2020 stragglers and new 2021 releases, at least until the first quarter of the year is up. Once a 2021 movie enters the stratosphere of these reviews, the title will change toContinue reading “2020 Reviews: Kajillionaire/Tenet/The Trial of the Chicago 7”