Spoilerpiece Theatre

This week Evan took in the new Bill Hader-starring adaptation of THE CAT IN THE HAT (3:39), which he saw with a very special guest (we won't spoil who; listen and let him tell you). Then Dave joins Evan for the sci-fi drama (with doses of comedy) LITTERMATES (15:48). It's a bizarre, funny, low-budget sci-fi-drama that worked for both of them. Over on Patreon, we cover THE IDEA OF YOU, starring Anne Hathaway and directed by Doug.

This week Evan and Dave talk about the eagerly anticipated THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK (5:02). Writer/director Noah Segan's quiet drama starring John Turturro features a great use of New York City locations, a tight running time, and it has the spirit of a true independant movie. But does it work? Over on Patreon, the winner of our haunted house movie poll is THE OTHERS. 

This week we get into a little "Riedel's Recaps" (TM) action, as Dave briefly runs through the pros and cons of sitting through a screening of the absolutely bonkers OTHER MOMMY (6:14), featuring Jessica Chastain. Then Evan and Dave talk about DETENTION (11:56), an homage to THE BREAKFAST CLUB that treads a similar line between comedy and drama that John Hughes' classic treads. Over on Patreon, we talk about the 2014 microbudget horror film CREEP, and Dave yaps a lot about his new podcast SCHLOCK IT TO ME. The first two episodes are out now! 

Since Dave is a big Jane Austen fan, he kicks off this week's episode by reviewing Georgia Oakley and Diane Reid's new adaptation of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (2:46), starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, and Caitríona Balfe. He explains why he finds the film delightful, comparing and contrasting it with Ang Lee and Emma Thompson's 1995 adaptation, which he also loves. Then Evan and Dave dig into Judd Apatow's overly long Netflix documentary, NORM: THE TALE OF NORM MACDONALD (11:16). It works better for Dave than it does for Evan, who finds that it raises more questions than it answers about the revered comedian, while also making him less funny in hindsight. And in this week's Patreon-exclusive audio, we talk about Greg McLean's 2005 Australian horror film WOLF CREEK!

This week we have an Aaron Sorkin movie, THE SOCIAL RECKONING (3:07). So you know what that means: Angry Dave is back! Listen to him use the phrase "I f*cking hate it!" more than once as he takes down Sorkin's latest all-characters-speak-with-the-same-voice trash heap. Then Evan joins Dave to talk about the new Ben Affleck-directed thriller ANIMALS (14:18), which kinda works and kinda doesn't. But it's the rare Netflix movie that feels like a real movie and not a Netflix movie, so it has that going for it. Over on Patreon, we talk about the 2022 Australian horror film TALK TO ME.