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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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DIGITAL NOISE EPISODE 347: …FEATURING JOHN GHOLSON

If John becomes a big star, what are we gonna do? Gotta retitle the podcast. Sorry Wright, it might be confusing to fans for the eps you’re on. This week John and Chris look at two battles against the gods upgraded to 4k, two french crime films from a master of the genre, and about four too many Spanish gothic films in one set. All this and much more.

All titles were sent to Digital Noise by the distribution companies in question for the purpose of review. No other compensation was involved. The opinions here are our own.

PLEASE USE OUR IMAGE LINKS TO BUY ANY OF THESE TITLES ON AMAZON. IN FACT, PLEASE USE THEM AS YOUR STARTING POINT FOR ANYTHING YOU BUY OFF OF AMAZON. WE ARE AN AFFILIATE AND RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR PURCHASES MADE FROM OUR LINKS.

YOUR REVIEWERS

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.

John Gholson (Digital Noise)

John Gholson is a writer and cartoonist with bylines at Movies.com, Moviefone, and Vice and illustration work for GQ and Fandango. As an actor, John can be seen in Zero Charisma, Hidden America With Jonah Ray, and The Suplex Duplex Complex. He writes and performs sketch comedy regularly at The New Movement Theater. John currently lives in Austin with his beloved comic book collection and a cat named after Peter Cushing.

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TRASH IN THE CAN: THE KISS

Get ready to lose your head over an escalator! Alan Galinsky joins us for a movie that can’t decide if it’s about voodoo, parasites, or vaguely European lesbian incest. Come for the rubber cat puppet and stay for the most shocking “Recycling” segment we’ve ever had. We watched 1988’s The Kiss!

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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)

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.

Alan Galinsky (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)

Born and raised in Texas, Alan Galinsky is a lifetime movie fan. As a youth, he would rent multiple movies every weekend and go to the theater for the latest releases, and that pace has remained steady. When Alan isn’t watching movies, you can find him talking about movies. When he’s not talking about movies, you can find him playing music in the band Delicate Boys.

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VENOM: THE LAST DANCE MOVIE REVIEW

Unbelievably, Venom: The Last Dance is the third film in the series to get made, starring Tom Hardy in the dual roles of Eddie Brock and his charming but homicidal alien symbiote Venom. This time he’s on the run from nearly everybody. The law wants him because after the events of the last film it is believed that he is responsible for the death of a policeman, Mulligan (Stephen Graham). The military want him (at least the military working out of Area 51) because they have basically retooled their whole thing just to deal with symbiotes. And then this evil guy in space called Knull wants him because he’s got some mystical thingamajiggie in him that will free the evil guy from millenia of being ensnared by the symbiotes, a race of aliens he created and then turned on him (read the Donny Cates comic run, it’s much better). The big threat here is the evil guy indirectly because he’s sent these nigh-unkillable giant murderous bug aliens that track Venom but only when he’s in full suit form. So you get a lot more Tom Hardy in this chapter, and he’s bafflingly on his way to NYC (with the whole world looking for him) although the entire film pretty much takes place in the desert. Which, I suppose, is why we all agreed that this was the trilogy chapter with by far the best CG (saving bucks everywhere else). Chris, Wright, and Kim have some reasonable things to say about Venom: The Last Dance in their review. Nathan speaks words as well.

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DIRECTED BY: Kelly Marcel

STARRING:Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Graham, Andy Serkis, Clark Backo, Cristo Fernandez

YOUR REVIEWERS

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.

Kimberly Brown (Highly Suspect Reviews)

Kimberly wants to live in a world filled with blue telephone boxes, speedsters, and ice dragons but through an ironic twist of fate, she’s stuck in this reality where these wondrous things only exist on page or film. Kim’s perpetual desire to consume sci-fi and fantasy media as a teen led her to the study of illustration/design at university to better understand its creation. Currently an Austin transplant, when she’s not wearing her critic hat you can find her pretending to like hiking, fielding questions about her hair or maybe even enjoying a local brew at the nearest dive bar.

Nathan Flynn (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)

A recent transplant to Austin originally hailing from the wretched hive of scum and villainy that is the Midwest, Nathan Flynn has been a movie super freak since he saw “An American Werewolf in London” way too young and grew up worshipping the James Bond franchise and all things related to Cold War-era spycraft. When he’s not watching movies and being a constant defender of the Tron franchise, he can be found practicing his second biggest love: cooking (having been a chef for 10+ years) and hitting his head up against a desk to write screenplays that nobody reads. He also spearheads his own podcast on the Mission Impossible franchise titled “Mission: Impodible”. He can be found rarely posting on his personal twitter.

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.

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THE PLATFORM 2 MOVIE REVIEW

“Hunger can explain many acts. It can be said that all vile acts are done to satisfy hunger” – Maxim Gorky.

Netflix presents The Platform 2. Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia and starring Milena Smit and Hovik Keuchkerian. The Platform 2 is a pre-re-Sequel that further explores the atrocities people are willing to commit in order to rise above their class and punish those beneath their station. Perempuán (Smit) is trapped on the 24th level of a pit. Imprisoned with her on level 24 is Zamiatin (Hovik). Both have pasts that imply the pit is a punishment by some kind of fascist governing body. Above and below them on different levels are two people also kept in this towering prison. In the middle of each floor, a deep hole reaches down to every level and a platform that lowers to each one every day. Upon the platform is a magnificent feast of food, each delicacy chosen by the captives of the pit. Will they take what they have chosen and leave the rest behind or will those above forsake those below by taking a lion’s share? Be careful in your choices, you never know what number platform you’ll wake up on as the endless days go by. Bradly, Nate, and Drew feast upon the text and subtext of this Netflix horror sequel, discuss what times they would choose to add to the platform, and whether this successful film franchise needs more sequels.

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DIRECTED BY: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

STARRING: Milena Smit, Hovik Keuchkerian, Natalia Tena, Óscar Jaenada, Iván Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan

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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GOODRICH MOVIE REVIEW

What if you were so into your life’s work that the life you were living happened as if you were on the outside looking in? What if you were SO into your work that you’d often step away from the outside looking in completely? Written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Goodrich is a slice of life story about a man whose excuses come first, and family comes second. Andy Goodrich (Michael Keaton), whose career as an art dealer has sidelined his life, has just discovered that his beloved wife and partner has checked herself into rehab. His daughter Grace (Mila Kunis) from a first marriage doesn’t seem to be surprised about this bombshell. As Andy’s life slowly unravels he calls on Grace to help him struggle to keep it all together. Unbeknownst to him, Grace has her own struggles with a spouse and first child on the way. The Goodrich Art expo is on the edge of financial ruin and his current marriage is driving down the road to splitsville. It will take more then leaning on Grace to become the father and husband he never was. Bradly, Neil, and Rae discuss this unique character study of a pretty charming and nice guy who’s made selfish choices, how long overdue conversations can grow into the biggest wedges between friends and family, and how Michael Keaton is having a fantastic year with old and new roles alike.

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DIRECTED BY: Hallie Meyers-Shyer

STARRING: Michael Keaton, Mila Kunis, Carmen Ejogo, Michael Urie, Kevin Pollak, Vivien Lyra Blair, Nico Hiraga, Danny Deferrari, Laura Benanti, Andie MacDowell, Poorna Jagannathan

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.

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.

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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WOLFS MOVIE REVIEW

George Clooney and Brad Pitt star in this movie you might’ve seen a trailer for a few months back. Unless you live in New York or Los Angeles, and knew about the singular week it was actually in theaters. Now, the only way you’re watching this snappy action-comedy thriller is with that rare Apple Plus subscription. These two handsome and endlessly charismatic leading men play handsome and charismatic fixers in the seedy (and yet still fabulous) underworld of New York City. Wolfs is written and directed by Jon Watts as an excuse for its two leads to riff on their own personas as they begrudgingly work together to cover up a murder by a prominent city figure (Amy Ryan). They are good at what they do, and they do it alone. Having to team up is not part of the job description. They are loners. They are shadows in the night. They are… not so different from each other. Melina, Drew, and T.C. sit down in the One Of Us Tarantino Diner Set and fire off their thoughts about this come and gone flick that probably should’ve come and stayed for a while before getting dumped on streaming. But hey, it’s got a sequel greenlit, so perhaps this will see a growing fanbase over time.

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DIRECTED BY: Jon Watts

STARRING: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, Poorna Jagannathan, Zlatko Burić, Richard Kind, Frances McDormand

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.

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.

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.

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