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MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE: LIFE’S STILL UNFAIR
As the They Might Be Giants performed theme goes for the 2000-2006 sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, “You’re not the boss of me now and you’re not so big.” Twenty years later, the dysfunctional family and their boy genius returns on Hulu and Disney Plus with a 4 episode mini series called Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair. Malcom (Frankie Muniz) has a successful career he seems to enjoy. He has a girlfriend named Tristan (Kiana Madeira) who’s ready to take the next steps of the relationship by being introduced to Malcolm’s daughter Leah (Keeley Karsten). Malcolm, still breaking the fourth wall to explain to the audience his inner monologue, is overjoyed that he’s finally obtained the functional, happy life he’s always dreamed about. This was managed by cutting his family out of his life entirely. His assertive, confident, and very intimidating mother Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) and bumbling, charming, and slightly unhinged father Hal (Bryan Cranston) have a very special wedding anniversary party coming up. They’ve gotten RSVPs from their children Francis (Christopher Masterson) and his wife Piama (Emy Coligado), Reese (Justin Berfield), Dewey (Played in this series by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark), Jamie (Anthony Timpano), and their non-binary child Kelly (Vaughan Murrae) who Lois was just pregnant with in the original series finale. All they are getting from Malcolm is an excuse as to why he’s too busy to attend. One thing leads to another and Malcolm’s parents discover he has a girlfriend and a child while they discover that Malcolm has living parents and siblings. Comedy hijinks ensue. Bradly and Marco share their thoughts on the original series and share laughter over its successful return. If this is the final curtain call it’s been a hilarious ride.
CREATED BY: Linwood Boomer
STARRING: Bryan Cranston, Justin Berfield, Christopher Masterson, Keeley Karsten, Vaughan Murrae, Kiana Madeira, Jane Kaczmarek, Frankie Muniz, Gary Anthony Williams, David Anthony, Higgins, Emy Coligado, Caleb Ellsworth-Clark, Craig Lamar Traylor, Anthony Timpano, Dan Martin, Alex Morris, John Marshall Jones, Jonathan Craig Williams, Todd Giebenhain, Erik Gow, Merrin Dungey, Eric Nenninger, Drew Powell, Arjay Smith, Meagen Fay, Finn Wolfhard, Aryan Simhadri, Kyle Sullivan, Victor Z. Isaac, Evan Matthew Cohen, Jett Klyne
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad Boss, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and maybe even providing some comments of his own.
Marco Noyola (Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Audio Editor)
By day, Marco is a mild-mannered office worker, but by night he is a mild-mannered movie watcher. He does other mild-mannered stuff too.
“I’m not a film critic. I just play one on the Internet.”
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