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MEMOIR OF A SNAIL MOVIE REVIEW

There are some filmmakers out there that appear to have an agenda to make the audience feel utter despair and sadness. Much like his previous film Mary & Max, Adam Elliot’s newest picture, Memoir of a Snail, drives home how truly terrible it can be to just exist in this world. Elliot again uses stop-motion animation to deliver a devastatingly heartfelt and tragic story surrounding our main character, Grace Pudel (Sarah Snook). As Grace’s only friend Pinky (Jacki Weaver) dies, she begins to tell her pet snail how she ended up there with Pinky. Through brilliant flashback sequences and a deft comedic outlook on her offbeat upbringing, Grace describes her relationship with her brother Gilbert (Kodi Smit-McPhee). After their father passes away, they’re split up and sent to separate parts of Australia, where the film is based, and have to deal with very different situations. Grace has a more or less stable relationship with her swinging foster parents whereas Gilbert grows up in an extreme religious household that tests his patience and sanity every step of the way. They keep in contact through letters and build each other’s hope that they will one day see each other again. It’s an extraordinarily bittersweet tale that our critics Wright, Beau, Marco, and Eric could not get enough of. Traditionally, Elliot’s films end on a tragically bittersweet moment, but this time around, when we need it most, he ends on a hopeful note.

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DIRECTED BY: Adam Elliot

STARRING: Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon, Tony Armstrong, Paul Capsis, Bernie Clifford, Davey Thompson, Charlotte Belsey, Mason Litsos, Nick Cave, Jacki Weaver

YOUR REVIEWERS

Wright Sulek (Screener Squad, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Trash in the Can, Audio Editor)

Wright hails from the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. His passion for filmmaking brought him to Austin to study and make movies. Since then he’s had his hand in acting, writing, and directing his own short films with numerous like-minded film geeks he’s met along his journey. His newest interest has brought him into the podcasting world. He co-hosted a few different movie related podcasts such as ‘And Now This’ and ‘The Match Cut’. He currently co-hosts with longtime friend, Eric Samaniego, where they talk shop about the grimiest, trashiest, lost gems of movies on their show, ‘Trash in the Can’. Wright also guests and hosts reviews on Screener Squad and Highly Suspect Reviews as well as co-hosts Digital Noise with Chris Cox.

Eric Samaniego (Trash in the Can, Highly Suspect Reviews)

Eric is a multi-award show watching, sometimes comedian, sometimes writer that began life as a Muppet and 1930’s screwball comedy obsessed goon and continues to carry a torch for all things felt and funny. With a passion for genre films, poor taste, and whiskey, he and co-conspirator, Wright Sulek, indulge in the best/worst films the world has to offer with One of Us’s podcast, ‘Trash in the Can’. When not podding, Eric works as an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

Beau Paul (Highly Suspect Reviews, The Original Gentlemen, Screener Squad)

Beau Paul is an Austin native, an actor, and a writer. Sometimes all at once! Previously he has attempted to be an internet entertainer (the funny ha-ha kind, not the naked moneymaking kind) at Spill.com, and now here on OneOfUs.net. You can read his pithy witticisms and the retweeted material of funnier, cleverer people on Twitter or Facebook, and can buy him stuff on Amazon.

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.

“You don’t need to follow me. You don’t need to follow anybody!”

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YOUR MONSTER MOVIE REVIEW

Thomas Fuller once said “abused patience turns to fury”. Adapted from a short film by writer director Caroline Lindy and coming to a theater near you is the rom-com horror film, Your Monster. Breaking up is hard to do, or at least you’d think so when your partner is diagnosed with cancer. Jacob (Edmund Donovan) has just dumped his muse and girlfriend Laura (Melissa Barrera) on the worst day of her life. In a deep and dark place, she returns to her childhood home to recuperate only to find that a monster is living in her closet. Monster (Tommy Dewey) explains he has always lived in the closet where Laura abandoned him when she was a little girl. As Laura plans to audition for what for all intents and purposes should be her part in her ex Jacob’s musical, the monster helps Laura recognize her true worth and leave behind the toxic relationships she’s put up with for far too long. On that stage under that spotlight and madly in love with her rage, Laura will fight for her chance to roar. Melina, Frank, and Bradly discuss the comedic star turn of Melissa Barrera, how big emotions, strong feelings, art and discussion can lead to emotionally healthy results, and how even a genre mashup like a horror comedy musical can be a top 10 film of the year.

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DIRECTED BY: Caroline Lindy

STARRING: Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan, Kayla Foster, Meghann Fahy

YOUR REVIEWERS

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, 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 Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.

Melina Eames (Screener Squad)

Melina first discovered that she carried the nerd gene at the tender age of four following her exposure to a little film called A New Hope. In the twenty-some years that followed, Melina continued to grow into her geek identity through the discovery of Batman, Mst3k, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and The Mandalorian. But perhaps her most significant discovery came at the age of fourteen when a night of YouTube mining led her to the review site of Spill.com. Melina became a devoted follower whose fandom did not end with the site’s demise. By then, it had worked its dark magic and left her with a love and appreciation for film criticism that she has yet to shrug.

Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.

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ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING SEASON 4 REVIEW

They say the first rule of real estate is “location, location, location”. While that’s mostly true for Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building, the showrunners seem to have embraced the second rule of sitcom television: “guest stars, guest stars, guest stars”. Considering the number of murders that have occured in Manhattan’s most deadly upscale apartment complex, it’s surprising that anyone would still want to move into the Arconia. Nevertheless, it continues to attract new celebrity tenants and visitors, and all of them are potential suspects – or murder victims. Season 4 picks up right where Season 3 left off, with our intrepid trio of podcasting investigators Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) investigating yet another murder in the building. This time though, it’s personal, as this season’s special guest corpse is Sazz Pataki (Jane Lynch), Charles’ former stunt double and best friend. Meanwhile, the success of the podcast has attracted the attention of Hollywood filmmakers who want to adapt their story for the big screen. As usual, this season throws a plethora of characters, subplots, and red herrings at the viewer, but has the show’s well established formula grown deadly? Has the show become clueless, or is it still killing it? To find out, listen to our own trio of podcasters, Frank, Harmoni, and Marco as they examine the evidence, and render their verdict.

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CREATED BY: Steve Martin and John Hoffman

STARRING: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Paul Rudd, Meryl Streep, Zach Galifianakis, Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jackie Hoffman, Teddy Coluca, Jane Lynch, Molly Shannon, Catherine Cohen, Jin Ha, Siena Werber, Desmin Borges, Richard Kind, Kumail Nanjiani, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Lilian Rebelo, Amy Ryan, Scott Bakula, John McEnroe, Griffin Dunne, Jason Kravits, Melissa McCarthy, Alexandra Templer, Ron Howard, Jeremy Shamos, Téa Leoni

YOUR REVIEWERS

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.

“You don’t need to follow me. You don’t need to follow anybody!”

Harmoni Anderson (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Unstabletop Gaming)

Harmoni is a mermaid-haired, millennial, rum drinking, Section 31, Slytherin (who’s divorced J.K. Rowling) preschool/nursery teacher and multi genre geek who also loves all things film, tv, fashion, makeup, and an embarrassingly huge BTS stan. Like really embarrassing. As in, mention them and then sit back and watch the insanity. Harmoni likes being able to game and talk movies/TV with people that aren’t 3 feet tall or all that demanding of her. Plus she can curse at us and not get fired….so bonus!

Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.

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HERETIC MOVIE REVIEW

Just because Halloween is over, that doesn’t mean random young people won’t come knocking on your door; only this time they aren’t asking for candy, they’re asking if you have a moment to talk about their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That’s right, we’re talking about Mormon missionaries. When Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East) knock on the door of one Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), they get more than they bargained for. Despite promising the girls some of his unseen wife’s delicious blueberry pie, there will be no treats this evening, only a series of horrible tricks as Mr. Reed sets out to systematically undermine the girls’ religious and spiritual beliefs. What starts off as an uncomfortable theological discussion turns into a twisted game of cat and mouse as the girls try to escape Mr. Reed’s maze-like house and his even more labyrinthine schemes. Writing/directing duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (story and script for A Quiet Place) have crafted a visually effective cerebral thriller and assembled a fine trio of actors, especially Grant, who is surprisingly good as a monster-next-door type. But was that enough to convert our trio of reviewers and lapsed Catholics: Mike, Frank, and Marco? They’ve lit some scented candles, and gathered in the parlor to discuss whether Heretic is worthy of your veneration, or should be excommunicated from your must-watch list.

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DIRECTED BY: Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

STARRING: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace, Elle Young

YOUR REVIEWERS

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.

“You don’t need to follow me. You don’t need to follow anybody!”

Mike J. McAllister (Screener Squad, Staff Writer, Head Video Editor)

Mike J. McAllister is a filmmaker, editor, writer and animator. He is also a film junkie, dog lover and Surge-aholic (Hi, Mike). He grew up in a small town in Western Pennsylvania, where he earned the reputation as the “human IMDb” and was on a first-name basis with every video store clerk in town. He later studied film in Pittsburgh. He has since written several unproduced screenplays and TV pilots. He has also produced a number of short films, some of which have appeared in festivals across the country. He is a ninja with Final Cut Pro and is armed with a mind full of mostly useless pop-culture trivia. He also enjoys animation, MST3K, classic video games and being the “music geek” among his friends (which really just means he buys vinyl and listens to music that doesn’t come from an anime soundtrack). He resides in Austin, Texas, and can be followed on the Instamagrams at @ohheyitsmikejm.

Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.

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THE SHADOW STRAYS MOVIE REVIEW

You like the John Wick movies? How about The Raid movies and a touch of Taken? Action. Violence. Extreme violence. And like, a Ninja Scroll amount of blood? The Shadow Strays might be exactly what you need to satisfy your masochist cinematic action itch. It certainly did for the One Of Us Ninjas, Kate, Lewayne, and T.C. Codename 13 is a 17-year-old trained assassin known as a Shadow. She is part of an international organization of assassins. While on a mission in Japan, she successfully eliminates her primary target. However, 13 is dazed after accidentally killing a bystander and is incapacitated. Umbra, 13’s mentor, rescues her and reprimands the young ninja for her lapse in focus. 13 is put on suspension for psych retraining in Jakarta. There, she waits and waits and waits for her next mission, until one of her own making presents itself in witnessing a young boy’s mother being attacked by a group of high ranking underworld criminals. 13 begins a mission of revenge that’s not unlike John Wick’s righteous retribution on the entire Russian mob over the death of his sweet, little puppy. Throughout her bloody rampage, her evil-doing victims beg and scream and demand to know WHY she is doing this. But maybe 13 doesn’t even know the answer to that. And maybe it doesn’t matter. With action sequences this complex, it probably doesn’t.

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DIRECTED BY: Timo Tjahjanto

STARRING: Aurora Ribero, Hana Malasan, Taskya Namya, Agra Piliang, Andri Mashadi, Chew Kin Wah, Naomi Hitanayri Christy, Mawar Eva de Jongh, Adipati Dolken, Daniel Ekaputra, Evy Fauziah, Ali Fikri, Banon Gautama, Tanta Ginting, Kristo Immanuel, Anty Indah, Hiroaki Kato, Eva Celia, Yayan Ruhian

YOUR REVIEWERS

T.C. De Witt (Screener Squad)

T.C. De Witt is a multi-awarded writer/director originally from Wisconsin and now based in Los Angeles. His life has been devoted to the arts since he was a child. He’s been a stage performer, playwright, stand-up comic, film and television actor, radio DJ, podcaster published author, recorded musician, and comic writer/illustrator. He is now a professional screenwriter and has been thriving for the past decade, regularly offering his talents to production studios in LA, Chicago, Milwaukee, and internationally in Sydney and Poland. He’s provided content for Amazon Prime, Netflix, and several YouTube partners. His films have screened internationally, and his stageplays have been performed across the country. In the last ten years, he has directed 57 films, 23 episodes of his series The One Minute Rewatch, 300+ episodes of podcasts, and his multi-award-winning short film Screen: Righter screened at the Festival de Cannes in 2016. He has released two feature films, The Princess Knight and A Christmas Sunset. He thrives on collaboration and the thrill of sharing stories in all forms.

Kate Chambers (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Kate is a certified horror fiend and Horse Girl™. Her name isn’t short for anything. A native Austinite, she graduated with a BFA in Film Production from the University of Colorado Boulder then returned to the Lone Star State to make her home amid the cinephiles of the Alamo Drafthouse and the Austin Film Society. In her spare time, you can find her either down at the barn with her noble steed Jazz, watching as many movies as possible (often at work), cuddling with her pair of black cats and writing horror scripts, or nursing a beer in any available body of water… or doing Duolingo, where she’s currently on a 1000+ day streak.

Lewayne White (Screener Squad)

Lewayne’s earliest memories are of watching movies and reading comics, which instilled in him a sense of wonder, a vivid imagination, and unrealistic expectations. It also means he spends a lot of time watching movies, writing scripts for them, and trying to get them made. He lives in the middle of middle America after landing there as a child, and has remained there mainly because he hates packing.

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WOMAN OF THE HOUR MOVIE REVIEW

Back in the decade of disco balls and bell bottoms, the reality tv landscape on the boob tube was the game show! Unlike the modern day vetting of today to keep psychopaths off the air (unless that would translate into great ratings), the questioning process to participate used to be “Can you smile for the camera and answer some questions with charm and flair?”. In Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Netflix presents a film inspired by a true story, Woman of the Hour. On an episode of The Dating Game in 1978, bachelor number three’s hobbies included freelance photography, poetry, and murder. Sheryl (Anna Kendrick) is a struggling actress and reluctant contestant on the show in which Rodney (Daniel Zovatto) looks to win his prize and continue his murder spree. The film is told in a nonlinear fashion in order to build tension and study the methods of which Rodney stalks his victims. Also the film doesn’t treat the women in it as merely victims, but as realistic people, before their encounters with Rodney, to emphasize how evil this guy really was. Bradly, Neil, and Jordan discuss how much misogyny and red flags have changed, if at all, since the 70s and what the purpose of true crime story telling is on the same streaming service as shows like Love is Blind. They discuss a fantastic ensemble that includes Tony Hale, and Nicolette Robinson and put Anna Kendrick’s directorial choices under a microscope.

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DIRECTED BY: Anna Kendrick

STARRING: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Tony Hale, Nicolette Robinson, Pete Holmes, Autumn Best, Kathryn Gallagher, Kelley Jakle, Matt Visser, Jedidiah Goodacre

YOUR REVIEWERS

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, 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 Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.

Neil Anderson (Screener Squad)

I first got hooked on movies when I saw Star Wars at a drive-in theater as a kid. Growing up in a small, rural town meant not having access to a lot of movies. In college, that all changed. I couldn’t get enough. I love it all — flicks, films, movies, and cinema. I still have that wide-eyed wonder of that kid watching movies from the back of a pick-up truck at the drive-in.

Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)

Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas, Jordan has done it all in film from directing, writing, editing, and producing in addition to skills involved in film and TV criticism, journalism, and years of podcasting experience. On any given day, her ADHD riddled brain bounces focus from film to pro wrestling to TV to superheroes to noir to video games to espionage and yes, even to sports. She played little league you know. For more of this eccentric nerd, you can follow her on Twitter here and read her original writings on Deepest Corners of My Notebook.

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SALEM’S LOT MOVIE REVIEW

Let the right one in this fall season and commune with Bradly, Drew, and Melina as they partake in a midnight mass of vampire cinema forged from the mind of Stephen King at the pique of his spooky scary powers. Written and directed by Gary Dauberman, Salem’s Lot is a modern re-telling of Nosferatu that also happens to take place in the long away time of bell bottoms and Disco Fever, the 70’s. Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) is a writer suffering a terrible block. For inspirations sake, he returns to his childhood home in Salem’s Lot. As fate would have it, also arriving at the same time, is an ominous crate being delivered to the old haunted looking mansion on the hill at midnight. Ben gets acquainted with the town folk, especially Susan Norton (Makenzie Leigh), Matt Burke (Bill Camp). But there is trouble afoot: the children of the town, one by one, have gone missing. Bill meets Mark Petrie (Jordan Preston Carter) who is also a new kid in town. Through his hobbies and travels, Mark has amassed a knowledge of creepy crawlies that go bump in the night. With Ben, the two plan to track down the cause of the curse before Salem’s Lot goes the way of the drive-in. Bradly, Melina, and Drew discuss the history of the vampire, and the run of Salem’s Lot‘s lots and lots of adaptations throughout the decades. Do these fangs pierce necks or is it just another dull attempt at nostalgia? Sharpen your stakes and have a happy halloween.

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DIRECTED BY: Gary Dauberman

STARRING: Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, John Benjamin Hickey, Bill Camp, Jordan Preston Carter, Nicholas Crovetti, Spencer Treat Clark, William Sadler, Pilou Asbæk, Alexander Ward, Debra Christofferson, Cade Woodward, Joseph Marrella, Derek Mears

YOUR REVIEWERS

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, 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 Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.

Drew Tinnin (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Deliberations of Doom)

Drew Tinnin is a Rondo Award nominated interviewer and critic who has worked at SiriusXM’s Fangoria Radio and Fangoria magazine in NYC, as well as the London-based Dazed Digital. Currently a regular contributor to the Dread Central Network, he’s excited to join up with some old friends and other film fans on One of Us as a new contributor to Screener Squad.

Melina Eames (Screener Squad)

Melina first discovered that she carried the nerd gene at the tender age of four following her exposure to a little film called A New Hope. In the twenty-some years that followed, Melina continued to grow into her geek identity through the discovery of Batman, Mst3k, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and The Mandalorian. But perhaps her most significant discovery came at the age of fourteen when a night of YouTube mining led her to the review site of Spill.com. Melina became a devoted follower whose fandom did not end with the site’s demise. By then, it had worked its dark magic and left her with a love and appreciation for film criticism that she has yet to shrug.

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BROTHERS MOVIE REVIEW

Israel Zangwill once said “It takes two men to make one brother”. Step aside Gyllenhaal and Maguire. Retire and move on Devito and Schwarzenegger. This time around the actors playing siblings are Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage in a film directed by Max Barbakow and written by Etan Cohen and Macon Blair, Brothers. As children, twin brothers Moke and Jady watched their mother put pedal to the metal and speed out of their lives followed by a dozen cop cars blaring their sirens and flashing their colours. The two grew up looking out for each other as they organized heists and settled scores. During a gig gone wrong, Jaydee (Dinklage) is arrested and sent to prison. Without his brother, Moke (Brolin) changes his ways, turns his life around, and marries a woman he met at a 12 step program (Taylor Paige). After paying his debt to society, Jady is going to use his new found freedom to make up for lost time with his brother by pulling off one last big score. It won’t be easy with a corrupt prison guard on their tail (Brendan Fraser) but with brothers few things are smooth sailing. Bradly, Neil, and Rae discuss this as a homage to the Farrelly brothers, what kind of family can enjoy this particular brand of gross out shock humour, and how Dinklage and Brolin stack up as twins in cinematic history.

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DIRECTED BY: Max Barbakow

STARRING: Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Taylour Paige, Glenn Close, Jennifer Landon, Brendan Fraser, M. Emmet Walsh

YOUR REVIEWERS

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, 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 Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.

Neil Anderson (Screener Squad)

I first got hooked on movies when I saw Star Wars at a drive-in theater as a kid. Growing up in a small, rural town meant not having access to a lot of movies. In college, that all changed. I couldn’t get enough. I love it all — flicks, films, movies, and cinema. I still have that wide-eyed wonder of that kid watching movies from the back of a pick-up truck at the drive-in.

Lyrae Anderson (Screener Squad)

You can call me Rae. You can also call me a film lover. I’ll watch it all — small screen; big screen, and everything in between. I have attended and worked for Fantastic Fest and South by Southwest for many years. I married a film geek as well. While we don’t agree on everything, we agree on our love of movies.

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THE DELIVERANCE MOVIE REVIEW

Doth mine ears hear banjo music…? Wait, that’s the other one. If you’re in the mood to hear a bunch of film geeks riff on the funniest horror movie 2005 had to offer, then you’re in the right place. Just in time for Halloween! Single mother Ebony, played by director Lee Daniels regular Andra Day, and her family move into a new house, only to find themselves menaced by horrors both of this world and the next. Will she be able to save them– and herself? Listen to Rose, Frank, and Neil commiserate over their shared experience of watching a bunch of genuinely talented actors pay for a second house in Netflix’s latest spoopy demon movie.

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DIRECTED BY: Lee Daniels

STARRING: Andra Day, Glenn Close, Anthony B. Jenkins, Caleb McLaughlin, Demi Singleton, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Mo’Nique, Omar Epps, Miss Lawrence, Colleen Camp, Juanita Jennings, Kimberly Russell, Tasha Smith

YOUR REVIEWERS

Rose Mattox (Screener Squad)

Originally hailing from Austin then Houston, Rose has been an avid movie and TV fanatic pretty much since birth. She spends spending her days watching Star Trek reruns, 60’s spy fiction, and Audrey Hepburn movies with her beloved minion (see: dog Riley). She also occasionally dabbles in comedy, screenwriting, as well as graphic and interior design. Rose has been contributing to One of Us since 2019 as a member of the Screener Squad, as well as making regular appearances on Eye on the Prize during awards season. She can be found on Twitter at @nightattheopera.

Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.

Neil Anderson (Screener Squad)

I first got hooked on movies when I saw Star Wars at a drive-in theater as a kid. Growing up in a small, rural town meant not having access to a lot of movies. In college, that all changed. I couldn’t get enough. I love it all — flicks, films, movies, and cinema. I still have that wide-eyed wonder of that kid watching movies from the back of a pick-up truck at the drive-in.

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TOMB RAIDER: THE LEGEND OF LARA CROFT SERIES REVIEW

Back in 1996, Core Design released a Playstation game that since has spawned 18 sequels across dozens of consoles and PC, mobile games, and even themed Pachinko machines! In the early 2000’s, Paramount produced two Tomb Raider films starring the Oscar winning box office sensation Angelina Jolie (Ron Howard: They were not giant hits). In 2018 Warner Brothers produced a rebooted Tomb Raider film starring the Oscar winning box office sensation Alicia Vikander (Ron Howard: It was not a hit). Finally after over 25 years of global (but not theatrical) success. Lara Croft is getting the presentation and treatment she deserves, an animated series produced by Legendary Entertainment and brought to you by Netflix. Lara Croft (voiced by Hayley Atwell) has decided to end her raiding of tombs and auction off all the trophies, trinkets, and artifacts she’s raided over the course of her adventures. Charles Devereaux (Richard Armitage), not one for bidding, decides to attack and steal a very specific item from Lara’s stash: the stone peril. Legends say that whoever possesses the four stones of peril will obtain the power to decide the fate of the entire world. Lara and friends embark on a globe trotting, temple trespassing, history learning, and culture appropriating adventure. Bradly, Jordan, and Dogget discuss their own personal history of Lara Croft’s quest, from polygons to live action to animation. While Dogget and Bradly point the fingers and accuse several characters of having dark hearts and evil intentions, the Tomb Raider of One of us (Jordan) fills the boys in on previous game plots and their rogues gallery. From dealing with supernatural forces to pissed off animals, Lara is duel wielding pistols and taking names. Will a dinosaur show up? The answer is just a quick Netflix binge away.

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CREATED BY: Tasha Huo

STARRING: Hayley Atwell, Maggie Lowe, Allen Maldonado, Earl Baylon, Richard Armitage, Zoe Boyle, Roxana Ortega, Nolan North, Mara Junot, Karen Fukuhara, Ming-Na Wen, Xanthe Huynh, Stan Walker, Jonathan Roumie, Rachel Rosenbloom, Ben Prendergast

YOUR REVIEWERS

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, 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 Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.

Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)

Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas, Jordan has done it all in film from directing, writing, editing, and producing in addition to skills involved in film and TV criticism, journalism, and years of podcasting experience. On any given day, her ADHD riddled brain bounces focus from film to pro wrestling to TV to superheroes to noir to video games to espionage and yes, even to sports. She played little league you know. For more of this eccentric nerd, you can follow her on Twitter here and read her original writings on Deepest Corners of My Notebook.

Danny Dogget (Screener Squad)

Hey persons, it’s your favorite canine Dogget! As many of you know, I don’t identify as a critic as much as a classy shock jock. That being said, I do my best to give all of you a well-balanced review filled with my true opinions and hopefully a few laughs. You can occasionally find me on other persons podcast like Mission Impodible (that’ll be 10 dollars Nathan). For the most part, you can find me doing reviews on Oneofus.net.

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