Ourtwocents Podcast

Happy Halloween! In the spirit of spooky season, the group gets together to celebrate via the greatest trivia game ever put to screen.

The group gets back together to discuss the sci-fi adventure film from The Creator. The trio praise the film for its amazing spectacle, with emphasis on the visuals and on-location shooting but ultimately feel it was let down by its poor writing and muddled performance from John David Washington.

The group gets together to discuss the newest Kenneth Branagh/Agatha Christie adapation - A Haunting in Venice. The lads talk about how the film approaches some of the main aspects of being a mystery - location, stakes and the "game" of figuring out the truth. 

The gang gets together and recaps some of the major happenings in the film world: an in-depth discussion around the Rotten Tomatoes Vulture article and the place of critics in the 21st century, a breakdown of what makes a great mystery film as they prep for A Haunting in Venice and a review of the low-key film/tv show watches of the past few weeks.

The group get together to say farewell to the summer with a trivia contest; discussion around the Dune delay and how it might impact the franchise; roundup of what everyone has been watching.

Osama and Admir get together to review the 20-year anniversary rerelease of Oldboy. The 2003 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film has garnered a massive cult following in the last two decades with it's punchy violence and shock moments - but did we think it held up all these years later?

The boys discuss some of their favorite films of 2023 so far as well disappointments and what's to come later in the year.

The trio get together to discuss the newest horror darling, Talk To Me. They give their thoughts on the film's star, Sophie Wilde, and compare how the horror movie ranks against its 2023 genre counterparts.

Admir and Fahad get together to discuss the second half of Barbenheimer weekend with a discussion of Christopher Nolan's latest film, Oppenheimer. The duo give their thoughts on the film, highlight some standout performances from a stacked cast and talk about the criticism levied at the film about it's lack of a Japanese perspective.

Admir and Osama get together to discuss one half of the epic Barbenheimer weekend, the Greta Gerwig-directed comedy Barbie. The duo give their thoughts on the film's production and cast, discuss how the movie juggled the themes of identity and try to make sense of what all this success will mean for Mattel.

The trio get together to discuss the latest happenings in Hollywood and the movie Twittersphere - on this episode the crew debate the best comedy of the 21st century after huge claims were made on Twitter that in fact it is The Hangover and they discuss where the potential happy medium could be for AI and filmmaking.

It's Mission Impossible Day on the podcast as the trio get together to review Dead Reckoning: Part 1, rank out the other 6 entries in the franchise and debate whether or not Tom Cruise is our generations G.O.A.T. action hero.

The group comes together to discuss some of the TV shows and films that they've been watching and give their quick thoughts on them; discussion includes Naruto, The Bear, and Black Mirror. The trio talk about the merits of binging vs watching episodes on a weekly basis and round out their convo with a look forward to the seismic releases of Barbie and Oppenheimer.

On this episode, the trio get together to discuss the recent surge in multiverse stories that have flooded mainstream screens as of late. They touch on the merits of the plot device, but too often it is misused for other purposes. The group also discuss the recent news around the overworked Across the Spider-verse crew and the "alternate" versions of the film.

The trio get back on the saddle to discuss what looks to be the final piece of the DCEU, The Flash. With its poor showing at the box office, the group asks the question - did the film deserve to fail?

Admir and Fahad discuss the newest entry in the Transformers franchise, Rise of the Beasts, The duo compare this entry to the Michael Bay era films, explore the not-so-heroic Optimus Prime that we see on screen and speculate on what the big reveal at the end will mean for the upcoming films.

Admir and Fahad delve into the biggest animation release of the summer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The duo discuss the spectacular visual marvel of the film, debate whether the ending was too abrupt and unsatisfying and talk about where the film ranks in 2023.

Admir and Fahad get together to discuss the 2023 action-comedy film The Machine, a film inspired by the comedy of Bert Kreischer. The duo discuss the disparity between the critical and fan reception of the film, it's ability to try to be something more than just movie theater cannon-fodder and some the couple of stand outs in the cast (old man Mark Hamill is too nice).

The OTC is back to kick off the summer madness that is about to ensure in the theaters. Admir and Osama hop back in the drivers seat with Fast X, the newest chapter in the Fast Saga. The duo discuss the apathetic approach to the characters, the extremely bloated story and the Herculian effort by Jason Mamoa to make this tenth title somewhat entertaining and fresh.

The boys (without Admir) review the newest installment of the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Rise. The two discuss the standout performances, the gore and violence portrayed in the film and how it was able to differentiate itself from the other films in the franchise.