Ourtwocents Podcast

This week on the Ourtwocents Podcast, the boys get together to discuss the newest release from Jordan Peele, NOPE. The trio assesses how the film weaves its complex themes into the story, discusses the design of the alien/creature and ranks out all of Jordan Peele’s movies to see where NOPE can beat out his work, Get Out.

The trio of the Ourtwocents Podcast dives back into the world of Tollywood with a review of Baahubali: The Beginning. The group compares the film to Rajamouli's latest outing (RRR), discusses how the director handles the mythical epic genre and touch on the films decision to forgo deep themes in favor of spectacle.

The trio gets back in the MCU this week with the release of Thor: Love and Thunder. The group discusses some of the missteps of the film including it's jarring CGI and general sloppiness of the films writing, praise Christian Bale for raising Gorr above the rest of the film and contemplate whether the MCU's "golden era" is coming to an end.

This week the trio on the cast review one of the biggest international film of the year - RRR. The group discusses the incredible use of VFX throughout the film, debate the merits of the emphasized actions and have a bit of a rant on the characterization of the British empire in modern-day entertainment.

This week on the podcast, the trio get together to discuss Baz Luhrmann's latest film, Elvis. The group discusses whether the stylistic choice to go "over-the-top" fits the King of Rock, question Austin Butler's chances of winning an Oscar and wonder whether Elvis was a cool dude to hang out with.

This week on the show Admir is joined by Kasha as the two discuss the latest Pixar film - Lightyear. The duo question whether the framing of the film - that this was the movie that made Andy fall in love with Buzz Lightyear - made any sense, highlight the core emotional arc of the story that is seen through Buzz and the supporting cast and contemplate whether this film deserves to be consider part of the "Toy Story" franchise.

This week on the podcast, Admir and Fahad discuss the new supernatural horror film, The Black Phone. The duo explore what makes the film so effective as a piece of horror, deliberate why "the Grabber" is such a good villain and contemplate the effective "vibe" of the film that Scott Derrickson puts to screen.

On this week's podcast, Admir and Fahad forgo their usual, calmed approach to discussing film and instead go off the rails in their review of Jurassic World: Dominion. The duo argue against the merits of the sequel, highlight some of the key misteps of the film and question wtf some blockbusters are doing with their huge budgets but poor products.

This week on the cast, Admir, Osama and Fahad delve back into the critically-acclaimed trilogy of The Lord of the Rings with a discussion about the second film, The Two Towers. The trio compare the sequel to its predecessor and highlight what areas were improved on, discuss whether the sequel is one of the "all time greats" in Cinematic history and highlight the few aspects of the movie that they felt let them down.

This week on the Ourtwocents Podcast, Fahad and Admir get together to discuss the newest banger of an action film - Top Fun: Maverick. The duo discuss how the action and cinematography of the film propel it to soaring heights, compare the cast of the sequel its predecessor and the continuation of the faceless antagonist approach.

This week on the show the group takes a walk down twisted-horror lane as they discuss Alex Garland's latest nightmare - Men. The gents give their thoughts on whether the film was too metaphorical, discuss the decision to have Rory Kinnear play multiple roles and ask the loaded question of whether or not they would recommend this film to their friends.

On this week's episode of the podcast, the group starts prepping for the release of the upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power show by taking a trip back to 2001 to watch the first film of the acclaimed fantasy trilogy. The answer the question as to whether the film still holds up, pick out some of their favorite performances and discuss the mix of CGI and practical effects that made the movie so beloved by the fans.

One this week's episode of the Ourtwocents Podcast, Admir and Osama get together to discuss the newest release from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The duo discuss the performances in the film, the use of horror elements throughout the film and the underwhelming decisions that made the film feel inconsequential and lacking jeopardy.

This week on the Ourtwocents Podcast, Admir and Fahad got their aviators and bomber jackets, put on a sweat and and took a trip back to 1986 with “Top Gun” in preparation for the upcoming sequel - Top Gun Maverick. The duo discuss how the films action set pieces hold up in the modern era, comment on the rather 80s love story and discuss the decision to have “faceless” enemies as portrayed by the MiGs. Next week, the trio of Admir, Fahad and Osama regroup to talk Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Osama and Fahad are still working overtime as Admir continues his vacation and decide to review the new critically acclaimed hit - The Northman. The boys discuss Robert Egger's direction and how he balances the narrative and film style successfully as well as the masterclass in the movie's technical departments.

The kid Admir is on vacation this week, leaving Fahad and Osama to stir the ship and enter A24 Land again, where they review the newest slasher film, X. The boys discuss Ti West's direction and how the film succeeds in a dying genre, while also paying homage to older slasher films.

On this episode of the Ourtwocents Podcast, the boys get together to discuss the darling of the cinema scene - Everything Everywhere All at Once. The group discusses how the film portrays the multiverse, the limiting yet expansive settings of the story, how the story incorporates different types of humor and why the film saw such a small release nationwide.

The group gets together this week to review the newest kind-of-Marvel-but-not-really film, Morbius. The episode goes a little bit differently this time around as Osama hosts a debate between Admir and Fahad as they discuss whether the film was as bad as the critics made it out to be. During the conversation they talk about the vanilla choices of the movie, the "Sony" aspect of it all and why the film is so harshly treated in social media.

This week on the show, Admir, Osama and Fahad regroup after an outrageous Oscar's ceremony and reflect on the winners, losers and all the Twitter trending moments in between.

The Oscars are finally upon on us and Admir, Osama and Fahad have gathered their respective crystal balls to predict the winners. Osama defends his title from last year as Admir and Fahad look to claim their first Academy Award Prediction wins in what looks to he a very delicately poised competition as the group dives in all 23 categories and break down the standouts and potential dark horses.