Filling in the Blanks: A Movie Review Podcast with My Father

Who is ready for the 95th Academy Awards?! It's Oscar time, so Ned and Em have come together to share their predictions for the biggest night in Hollywood. And who knows, maybe one day we will be the ones handing out golden statues. Actually, the more I think about it, the less likely this seems, so I guess we have to create our own ceremony. The Blank Awards or something? If you think that is a good idea, let us know. Make sure to follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast and tell us what you think of our guesses. Email us your movie suggestions at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

And we're back! Time for some Ned and Em movie review magic. Well, we have been sitting on this recording for some time (since June to be exact). And what better time to release it than the holidays, am I right? For our long-awaited podcast return, we are talking about the long-awaited movie sequel, Top Gun: Maverick! Join us on the highway to the danger zone as we talk about Tom Cruise, female pilots, and fun summer blockbusters. Also, Ned interrupts the podcast by getting a text message because he, and I quote, "does not know how to silence his phone." Thanks for listening and happy holidays! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode, Ned and Em review West Side Story (2021), a musical remake directed by Steven Spielberg! Ned fondly remembers the original film adaption, even claiming to be a gang member himself (he is not), and Em has no recollection. Oh, how the tables have turned. Listen as they discuss why long movies like this need intermissions, some of Ned's favorite songs, and how they think this will perform at the Oscars. P.S. We recorded this episode before the Oscars, so we were wrong!  Disclaimer from Em: We talk about race and colorism in this episode since the original 1961 film includes several actors in brownface. This is a wrong that this remake is trying to rewrite with diverse and authentic casting. While we are sharing our authentic reviews and reaction to this film, we are both white and not qualified to have an opinion on the serious discussion of authentic representation of Latinx in media. For this reason, we brush through this topic but don't stir.  Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Ned and Em review KIMI (2022). Headphone listeners...beware. This movie review is all over the place when it comes to audio levels because these usually composed co-hosts are not so civil this time. And whenever Ned gets passionate about a topic, he claps to make his point. (Note from Em: Editing this podcast recording of my father is my Joker origin story.) Who knew a movie about a home assistant device would cause so much fighting?! Other fun things in this episode include Ned's inability to grasp the basic concept of "noise-canceling" headphones and Em struggling to move the conversation along. Make sure to give this episode a listen :) Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

The 94th Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday, so Ned and Em wanted to make their predictions for this big night in Hollywood known to the public! Together, they have only seen about 7 of all the movies that have been nominated, so in this episode, you can expect some educated guessing is taking place. Make sure to follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast to find out how well (or how poorly) they guessed! Email us your movie suggestions at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Ned and Em take a trip to 1925 Montana (or New Zealand) to review the oscar-nominated film The Power of the Dog. We has a lot of fun trying to dissect this movie and we argued what exactly the name means. But it references the bible, which we know nothing about, so we are probably wrong! If you know what the name actually means, send us a message on Twitter or an email, please! We recorded this episode before Sam Elliot made news over his unsavory review so here is our official podcast response: "It's a little weird that he is so passionate about this movie. Why didn't he just pull a Spike Lee and say it wasn't his cup of tea?" Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

Who doesn't love con artists in a 1940s carnival? What about a stacked cast of Bradley Cooper, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett, and more? And even better, all of this is in a movie directed by the great Guillermo del Toro! I think Ned and Em are about to join another fan club... For the 27th episode, we review the Best Picture Oscar nominee Nightmare Alley and we have a great time doing it. We do get distracted a few times in this episode, but I thought it would be fun to keep those in. So listen to hear Ned get distracted by a TV commercial like a child. Also, he talks about his day while Em takes a break looks something up on Wikipedia! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Ned and Em become official members of the Bod Odenkirk fan club by watching the 2021 masterpiece, Nobody! Bob isn't just some guy kicking butt, he is our favorite guy.  In this episode, we talk about what we like about this genre of film, what we expect out of it (or don't expect), as well as the very cool soundtrack of this film. We also go through a lot of trivia, so shoutout to the IMDb trivia section. Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

The day has finally come! This week, Ned and Em review the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die (2021). Ned is a huge fan of James Bond and Em...well...Ned has been asking to watch this since it premiered. Actually, we have been talking about this movie since 2019, but here we are now, six delays in the movie release later.  Ned gives his thoughts on Daniel Craig as James Bond, compared to previous actors in the same role, and we start thinking about what's next for this iconic character. But don't worry, you don't have to watch every James Bond movie to watch this one. If you know how guns work, you should be good! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Ned and Em review The Last Duel (2021) directed by Ridley Scott. This movie performed poorly at the box office and I'm guessing the pandemic had something to do with it, but Mr. Scott blames kids being on their dang phones. But did the film impress us, the most notable movie review podcast?  We share some laughs in this episode, despite this being a very dark movie about fighting to the death about assault allegations in the middle ages. And you can hear a special guest, Diane, in the background at times to chime in! Thanks for listening!  Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

What would you do if the world was ending and also J-Law had the worst bangs you have ever seen? Don't Look Up (2021) asks these very important questions. This week, Ned tries to introduce the podcast. Unsuccessfully of course, so Em once again does all the heavy lifting. (Can you tell who edits and writes up these podcast descriptions.) We also spend a lot of time in this episode talking about how Brad Pitt should be here. This highly anticipated, star-studded cast was not enough for Ned! Anyways, we talked about our feelings about this type of move, our expectations, and more!  PS. I changed my rating slightly...you can view my letterboxd review here: https://letterboxd.com/lizardpeople/film/dont-look-up-2021/ Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

Welcome back, skippers! This week, Em and Ned talk about the latest Disney ride turned into Disney Movie. In this episode, Ned does a long bit trying to convince everyone he worked at Disneyland (he did not), and Em takes a bit of a tangent to talk about National Treasure: Book of Secretes (2007). So when it comes to disrupting the Filling in the Blanks flow, I'd say we are even. This is a great episode so listen in for a laugh. All aboard the Jungle Cruise! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

If you are a cool kid who likes to shred, we got the movie for you! In this episode, Ned and Em review North Hollywood (2021), which is a movie about dreaming of being a pro skater. And just like Vince Vaughn, I'm out here spitting random facts to fill the time. We thought we didn't have much to say about this one, but we did fill up a whole 19 minutes. Enjoy, and thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

We are back from our hiatus to cover a not very good movie starring current public enemy number one, Jake Gyllenhaal! (But Ned doesn't want me to talk about that and get too "political" on here.) This Netflix movie was shot in 11 days and it shows. Anyways, it's been over a month since we uploaded so we wanted to share some good podcast content with you to celebrate the holidays. And here is a life hack; if you listen to this podcast while eating some turkey, it's like you are at Thanksgiving dinner with us! So cool! Thank you all for listening! The schedule might change, but Filling in the Blanks is switching over to a bi-monthly uploading schedule.  Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this episode, Ned and Em take on a heavier movie... We watched the 2020 Acadamy Award-Winning film, Promising Young Woman. Warning to the audience, this movie covers some hard topics such as sexual assault and suicide, so keep this in mind before you listen.  Also, I did edit about 10 whole minutes out in the middle because we were just fighting instead of actually doing this podcast. So if you sense tension and frustration, that's probably it! Anyways, we managed to squeeze in some fun, lighthearted bits while we talk about a very depressing movie, so hope you enjoy them! Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

In this very special episode, we are joined by Diane, Em's mom, therefore making Filling in the Blanks also a family business! The three of us watched the first Bossy Baby together back in 2017 - and loved it - so we thought we should all come together for our review of the sequel! 2/3 of us have lots of love for this animated franchise and you can probably guess which one of us doesn't care. This was a really fun movie and it was an amazing excuse to finally get my Mom on the podcast. (And if you like her on the podcast, let us know so we can bring her back again!) Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

For our 18th episode, Em and Ned "watched" the latest horror blockbuster, Malignant (2021). And I put watched in quotations because...well listen to find out why.  Em is a big fan of director James Wan and Ned wanted to watch it because it was new. Says a lot about our priorities in life. Anyways, this was a fun mainstream horror and although we struggled to review it, we definitely recommend it to all horror fans out there! Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Em and Ned discuss the Acadamy Award-nominated film News of the World (2020), starring everyone's favorite man in Hollywood, Tom Hanks! Not only does this movie, which takes place post-civil war, make a strategic connection to the current political landscape, but I think it makes a pretty strong argument for replacing all news anchors with Tom Hanks.  Since this is a pretty acclaimed film, we talk about the good performances, the yee-haw soundtrack, and our thoughts on Westerns as a genre. (The genre should include the 2003 movie Holes and Em must make the argument why every time "western" is mentioned. Sorry not sorry.)  Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

This week, Ned and Em review Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)! Ned chose to watch this movie because it features two of his favorite people; Ryan Reynold and Selma Hayek.  It was not until after renting it that Em realized this was a sequel and never watched the first one...and this is not the first time that happened either. There are a lot of sequels nowadays, it's hard to keep up! Ned is chaotic and doesn't think you need to watch an original before the sequel. Whose side are you on?  Anyways, this movie is a silly little action flick and it was very fun to talk about! Hope you like this episode :) Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com

15 episodes in, can you believe it!!  This week, Ned and Em watched the 2021 Hugh Jackman blockbuster, Reminiscence, which is a neo-noir film all about remembering the past. So the real question here is, how well do we remember this movie?  In this review, we talk about a lot of other movies and potential references in Reminiscence, so we do get lost along the way a bit, but that's all good because we had a fun chat. Make sure to give this podcast a listen if you want to hear our thoughts on this sci-fi genre and our favorite Huge Jacked Man! Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter @FillingPodcast or email us at fillingintheblankspodcast@gmail.com Music in this episode: https://www.purple-planet.com