Critique-Opolis
Jay & Louisa deliver a fiery, opinion fueled overview of movies, social movements, cultural behaviors and eating habits - dovetailed with a honey-based recipe and reviews of the most obnoxious movie/media news headlines we can get our eyeballs in front of. For our latest editions, we will be reviewing scripts from the infamous Hollywood 'Black List' (scripts with a ton of 'buzz' that have yet to secure a deal or go into production) - and adding our own casting and story development suggestions.
Episodes
80 episodes
Home for the Holidays
This is the week after Thanksgiving, not necessarily coincidentally we are reviewing a holiday movie: Home for the Holidays. This movie has an all star cast, featuring Holly Hunter, Claire Danes (briefly), Robert Downey Jr., Dylan McDermott and...
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Season 1
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Episode 81
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32:18
All of Me
Today we review "All of Me," a movie starring Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin and Victoria Tennant from 1984. This movie falls into the categories of Drama, Fantasy and Comedy. I think that I would agree with all of those choices.Steve Martin ...
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Episode 80
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41:46
Weapons Part 2
So ... Why Part 2 for the episode? Because Jay can't tell the difference between the pause and the stop button on the recorder. He graduated with honors from college (completely untrue) and he can't figure out the difference between 'pause' and...
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Season 1
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Episode 79
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23:45
Weapons Part 1
Brace yourselves. Jay made Louisa watch a horror movie! Well, okay, it's not like it was forced, but it did take a bit more convincing than usual. We got through the movie and Louisa doesn't need therapy. Weapons is Zach Cregger's s...
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Episode 78
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33:34
Ernest and Celestine
We're back! Today we are reviewing the French animated movie "Ernest and Celestine." Now mind you, we did not watch the original French version of this movie, but "instead," Jay and I watched the dubbed over version in English. "Ernest and Cele...
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Season 1
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Episode 76
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47:03
One Battle After Another
In today's latest episode of your favorite movie podcast, Louisa and Jay discuss one of Louisa's favorite actor's recent releases, "One Battle After Another." Louisa's favorite actor being the one and only Leonardo DiCaprio. She really does lov...
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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1:00:57
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
We're back! Did you miss us?? On this week's episode of Critique-o-polis, not only does Jay have a yummy recipe to recommend, but we also watched an excellent feel good movie, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" directed by Ben Stiller. Sidenote:...
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Season 1
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Episode 74
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58:00
The Race That Eats Its Young
Strength is measured in a number of different ways. Some think it's a question of how much you think you can lift. Others think it's a question of how many times you can get up after being beaten. We tripped across a documentary about a quirky,...
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Episode 73
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25:21
Just Start and Stranger's Game Shorts
We did two shorts and as a result the description is going to be even shorter. Just Start is an exploration of a woman who overcomes trauma seen through the lens of a guy who could make New Balance commercials. Don't write it off, it might impr...
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Episode 72
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39:57
Sorcerer (1977)
William Friedkin tested himself in 1977 with the production of Sorcerer. Employing a seasoned cast including Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal and Amidou. He retells the story of the 1953 The Wages of Fear, (film created from the Fren...
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Season 1
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Episode 71
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55:43
A Perfect World
And you thought prior to 1993 all Clint Eastwood could do was Westerns and Shoot-em ups. Heartfelt, character driven themes set in the not too distant past would at first glance to be outside of his wheelhouse especially in that time period. No...
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Season 1
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Episode 70
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48:34
Fandango
Welcome back to another exciting episode of Critique-Opolis! Today, your favorite hosts, Jay and Louisa are discussing the movie "Fandango" (starring, yes a young Kevin Costner). Director Kevin Reynolds made "Fandango" in 1985. But before makin...
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Season 1
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Episode 69
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57:03
Now You See Me
In our latest episode of your favorite movie critique podcast, Jay (mostly Jay) and Louisa discuss the movie "Now You See Me." Louisa is particularly excited because the "Now You See Me" movies have become a franchise. There will eventually be ...
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Season 1
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Episode 68
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37:21
Titan: The OceanGate Disaster
This movie should have been titled "Titan: The Stockton Rush Disaster." We watched this Netflix account of the most narcissistic and self centered deep submersible pseudo diving professional the universe saw fit to create. Join us on this analy...
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Season 1
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Episode 67
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54:32
F1
In his latest summer tentpole for Apple, Brad Pitt plays race car driver Sonny Hayes, whose race car career is probably over, but then Sonny's friend Ruben Cervantes played by Javier Bardem, finds Sonny doing his laundry at a local laundromat a...
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Season 1
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Episode 66
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41:46
Pee-Wee As Himself (and Tacos)
We're back! Today, we chat about a documentary - Pee Wee as Himself directed by Matt Wolf. Jay has been a big fan of Pee Wee since childhood. He has introduced Louisa to Pee Wee in recent years, including the viewing of Pee Wee's Big Adventure ...
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Season 1
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Episode 65
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50:38
The Descendants
George Clooney heads another quality ensemble cast as Matt King, in this 2011 Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay. Matt is a real estate and trust attorney attorney in Hawaii charged with shepherding the sale of 25,000 acres of prime...
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Season 1
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Episode 64
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45:17
'How to Build a Library' and Hot Honey Buttermilk Steak
The Cinetopia Film Festival has hit Ann Arbor and our Saturday pick was 'How To Build a Library'. 2025 Kenyan-American documentary film, directed and produced by Maia Lekow and Christopher King. It follows Shiro Koinange and Angela Wachuk...
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Season 1
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Episode 63
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53:07
The Saint
This 1997 action/romance starring Val Kilmer and Elizabeth Shue is one of Jay's personal favorites! This flic has it all! Espionage, disguises, cool tech gear (for the 1990's), chases, and a love story that works between 2 character...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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27:18
The Amateur
Rami Melek and Lawrence Fishburn take on the espionage genre in this new spy thriller. Here's the twist, Rami's just a big nerd who happens to work at the CIA. But when his wife is killed, can he leverage his keyboard crypto-jockey ...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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30:39
Hollywood Writer Decline & Blue Origin Flight
Jobs for writers in L.A. for TV shows and original projects took a steep decline. We get into it. Also, Jay has 'feelings' to say the least about the all-ladies Blue Origin trip. Yes, it's been covered but not yet by th...
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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45:45
The Phoenician Scheme
Wes Anderson is back with his latest joint. Benicio del Toro takes center stage as an ailing arms dealer who has to navigate the transition of his empire to his only daughter who just happens to be a holy rolling woman of the cloth (that's a nu...
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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33:39
Farewell to Val Kilmer
A heartfelt goodbye to one of our favorite Hollywood heartthrobs, Val Kilmer with his recent passing we thought that we would take a moment to recap his illustrious career. From Real Genius to Willow to Top Gun to The Doors. Val was a consummat...
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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42:23