Above average; well worth a listen
I just recently started listening to this podcast and have been slowly making my way through the episodes. Things I like about the podcast: Dana Stevens. She's warm, intelligent, and funny; her conversational tone is remarkably free of pretension, but she still manages to talk about the films in ways that are both smart and perceptive. I like the basic idea of the podcast -- that is, it's nice to at least occasionally here a review in which the reviewer doesn't feel it necessary to tiptoe around the facts of the film. Things I don't like: While I am a fan of Stevens, her partners have ranged from pretty good to not so good. I wonder whether it might be possible to build a better chemistry if the show adopted a regular co-host. The show tends to review big "box office" films at the expense of smaller, indy movies; it might be nice if they could broaden their focus a bit. I'm not sure, for example, that we need anyone to tell us that INVICTUS is a crappy movie.Read full review »
Canavansbackyard via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/29/12
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I don't mind finding out the ending of a film before I watch it; a lot of times, knowing the outcome helps me better follow the picture. This podcast was great for that as well as for listening about movies that I had already seen and was still sort of wondering about. The dialogue isn't...Read full review »
mkatelr via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/19/09
Witty and informative and fun. You can learn much about movies and pop culture.
Tofuman222 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/13/11
Cool
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