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Spit Roasting The 13th Warrior: Hilariously bad or somewhat decent?
Episode 1
Four Play reviews "The 13th Warrior"
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2 years, 2 months ago
PHANTOM THREAD: Understanding PTA's most difficult film
Episode 4
Daniel Day Lewis' seminal final performance came in Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread from 2017. The film subverts expectations in the best possi…
2 years, 3 months ago
THE MASTER: Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnum Opus
Episode 3
The Master, released in 2012, might be Paul Thomas Anderson's best movie. Featuring stellar performances from Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman…
2 years, 3 months ago
MAGNOLIA: Touching masterpiece or overly sentimental? | 25 years later
Episode 2
Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 film Magnolia holds a special place in our hosts' hearts, serving up an ensemble cast playing loosely-connected character…
2 years, 3 months ago
Hard Eight (Sydney): Paul Thomas Anderson's unknown debut
Episode 1
Hard Eight kicks off our Paul Thomas Anderson arc as we focus on his first feature length film, which very few people have seen. Boasting a stunning …
2 years, 3 months ago
DUNE 1 & 2: Why did Dune fail to adapt from the novels?
Episode 4
Denis Villeneuve's two Dune movies from 2021 and 2024 have created a massive cultural impact and are being considered a new generation's "Star Wars."…
2 years, 4 months ago
SICARIO: How Hollywood portrayed the war on drugs in Mexico
Episode 3
Denis Villeneuve's 2015 film Sicario focuses on the drug trade and the law enforcement war on the Mexican-American border, leading the viewer into a …
2 years, 4 months ago
PRISONERS: Villeneuve's BEST film? | Christian and mythic themes
Episode 2
In Four Play's second Denis Villeneuve film, we go back to the 2013 thriller, Prisoners. Starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal in what may be car…
2 years, 4 months ago
ARRIVAL: A hidden sci-fi GEM | Experiencing non-linear time
Episode 1
We start our new Four Play arc with our first focus on a director, Denis Villeneuve. Lately celebrated for his Dune films, we dive into his back cata…
2 years, 5 months ago
SNEAKERS: The WORST heist scene ever? | Thieves create a new world order
Episode 4
The Robert Redford-led Sneakers from 1992 serves as an interesting time capsule to the late Cold War era and the dawn of computer hacking. However, t…
2 years, 6 months ago