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
49 episodes
Spy Game
Robert Redford and Brad Pitt are paired as a pro C.I.A. station chief and his protege as their career timeline is dissected while one races against the clock to rescue the other from foreign captivity. This was a fast paced espionage adve...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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47:12
Midnight Run
Jake (Robert DeNiro) is a bounty hunter working to get John (Charles Grodin) an accountant for the Las Vegas mob, back to L.A. to stand trial and testify against Jimmy Serrano (Dennis Farina). Very much a buddy comedy in the vein of Planes, Tra...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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52:03
Dailies - Down to Three
You know how we do it! This week: Sundance contemplates a move out of the mountains (and possibly to Cincinnati - gross).Ari Emanuel thinks that there will only be a few key players in Tinseltown in the n...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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50:30
My Penguin Friend
So, this is what IMDB says:"Inspired by a true story; an enchanting adventure about a lost penguin rescued from an oil spill, who transforms the life of a heartbroken fisherman. They soon become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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57:58
Disney 23 Dailies
Dailies Hollywood news episode! The Olympics, Snoop Dog, D23, LA Mayor Karen Bass's plan to keep Hollywood from leaving LA, and Huey Lewis returns to acting! All this and more on this episode of Critique-Opolis!Plus - Honey Mango ...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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52:15
The Grizzlies
This 2018 Canadian sports drama film, directed by Miranda de Pencier was based on a true story. The film depicts a youth lacrosse team that was set up to help combat an onslaught of youth suicide in the community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut.&nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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44:41
We Saw Twisters
This actually a Dailies episode and while we never do podcasts about movies that just came out, we literally just walked in the door from seeing Twisters. Not to worry, the bulk of this one is dedicated to the latest and greatest from the enter...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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36:12
The Swimsuit Issue
New Blacklist entry!!!The Swimsuit IssueWritten by Randall Green in 2014. A nerdy high schooler, who fancies himself as an amatuer photographer, attempts to create a "swimsuit issue" featuring his high school classmates...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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33:00
Matthew Rucker
A little change of pace for this week's episode. We attended the Ann Arbor Art Fairs this weekend and with the shear volume of artists in front of our eyes, we would be doing the creative community a disservice by not discussing our favorite cr...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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48:38
Hundreds of Beavers
This is a new personal favorite! If you combined Davy Crockett, The Three Stooges, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the most original cut-out animation you've seen in forever, and Looney Tunes style sensibility, you would end up with <...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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52:16
The Agency
There is to much going on in Hollywood on our nation's birthday to just cover a movie. So what's all the hub-bub?We'll tell you:Richard Gere and Michael Fassbender do espionage in "The Agency"Mary-Louise Parker has a b...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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52:57
The Little Things
Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.P.S. I ripped this...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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33:02
Juanita
Alfre Woodard plays Juanita, a discontent mother of three adult children with questionable futures and no life goals. One day she decides to leave her current life behind and embark on a personal trip with no itinerary. Driven by a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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30:53
The Villain
Mandalay Pictures has producing rights for this yet-unshot poke at Wall Street and American greed. There is ONLY ONE ACTOR who should get this role. Pay attention, Hollywierd. My mustard is better than yours.The unthi...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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53:19
The Dancer Upstairs - Fighting a Marxist Revolution with Ricotta Toast
Javier Bardem stars as an attorney turned detective tasked with investigating, tracking down, and stopping a Marxist revolutionary and terrorist of an unnamed Latin country.Just FYI - this was John Malkovich's directorial debut. <...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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57:28
'The Teacher's Lounge', Honey Vinaigrette, and Dead Air
Ilker Catak delivers this gripping story of a German teacher embattled by her own school, fellow faculty members, students, and parents when 'someone' steals money out of her wallet. Frustrating and engaging. Oh, I forgot to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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49:35
Polo (Blacklist), and Coppola sells a vineyard!
No recipe this week! Suck it!This little nugget is for a unproduced project called 'Polo' from 2023's Blacklist called 'Polo'. From there we delve into Disney's unscrupulous tactics to manipulate shareholder proxy vote...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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1:02:05
'Perfect Days' - in Japan - with Barbeque Sauce
Wim Wenders crafts this melodic story about Hirayama - a man who cleans public toilets in Tokyo. While he lives his day to day life in peace and tranquility, he has experiences which cause him to reflect on himself. Koji Yakus...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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55:48
Freaky Dailies, Projects in Development, and the longest meringue pie recipe... EVER
My recipe goes on forever, deal with it.Louisa and I cover a bucketload of films on the horizon, say goodbye to Iris Apfel, try to figure out how Kevin Spacey got another job, gear up for the Oscars, and try to answer the age old questi...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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47:31
Two Bread Recipes & Summer Schedule
Jay is solo for this go around (Louisa is working). Thank God your you, it's a short one. He muses on a School of Life episode about how kids behave when they are unloved. Quick transition to 2 separate bread recipes and close...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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12:57
Leap Year Dailies, Plastic Surgery Foolishness, Oh, and Cheesy Profiteroles
Greenbaum takes over Disney Motion Picture Studios, Bradley Cooper get's his blefs done, middle market movies are on the rebound, and Al Pacino can't get enough of 'King Lear' and Big M. Fassbender becomes a spy with an identity crisis.
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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42:05
Copenhagen - Learning How to Act Your Age - And... Air Frier Teriyaki Salmon
I didn't realize this movie is already 10 years old! Mark Raso's debut feature about an American 20 something on a quest in Denmark, attempting to find his paternal grandfather, deliver a letter from his father, and cathartically mend the...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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54:20
'Tag' - A Friendly Game and Pineapple Honey Teriyaki Salmon Bites
Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, and John Hamm keep us connected to our youth and instill in us the importance of maintaining childhood friendships. How? By telling the story in this comedy about a group of friends who get together for a month to...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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1:05:05
May December with Gouda, Chili Oil, & Hot Honey Grilled Cheese
We are SLICK! We forgot to tell you guys the title of this movie during the podcast. This week, we reviewed 'May December' with Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore. The title is a reference to inappropriate, amorous relations...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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53:12