The new episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast features a whole bunch of Oscar talk. Kim also talks about Shazam: Fury of the Gods and John Wick Chapter 4 while I talked about how much I love Rana Naidu and why I’m probably going to watch it several times.
You can watch it on Trashwire here or listen on the podcast app of your choice.
I’m still trying to wrap my head around how/why this movie exists. But Adam Driver is great in it, as usual.
In a turn of events that is surprising to absolutely no one, I really liked Rana Naidu, the new Netflix series adapted from Ray Donovan. It stars Rana Daggubati (for whom my feelings can be best described with this emoji 😍) and his superstar uncle Venkatesh Daggubati in the main roles, but the entire cast is incredible. I binged the whole first season in a weekend and I’m really hoping for season 2.
We’re baaaaack! My friend and fellow Denver film critic Kim Pierce and I just released the second episode of our Whatcha Watchin podcast. Kim attended press screenings for Cocaine Bear and Creed III, but I was sick at home, so I rewatched the YRF Spy Universe movies. We chatted about the Cocaine Bear’s cocaine cubs, Michael B Jordan’s directorial style, why Pathaan is a blast, my crushes on both Ranveer Singh and Rana Daggubati, and why people need to start embracing movies with subtitles.
Check out the episode on Trashwire here, listen on Apple Podcasts, or listen on Spotify.
Two movies I loved and would highly recommend to anyone looking for something to watch on Netflix: Gangubai Kathiawadi with Alia Bhatt and Pad Man with Akshay Kumar. Both are based on true stories and acted to perfection by their stars.
Pad Man is the story of a man in rural India who invents a low-cost maxi pad after seeing how much the women in his family struggle with sanitary solutions, but he faces tons of challenges like social stigma and competition from multinational corporations. I always hesitate to call a movie “wholesome” but this was really emotionally satisfying in a wholesome kind of way.
Gangubai is about a woman who is sold to a brothel and rises to power in order to protect sex workers and their children. Alia Bhatt’s powerhouse performance is just mesmerizing to watch and there is not a frame of this movie that isn’t visually gorgeous.
So if you aren’t afraid of subtitles and want something really fantastic to watch, definitely give these two a try.