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MAKE A NOISE: THE TWELVE CHAIRS (1970)

Mel Brooks followed the outrageous success of The Producers with his most personal film, a bittersweet treasure hunt about greed, obsession, and the things people spend their lives chasing. Eric Samaniego is once again joined by Trash in the Can co-host Wright Sulek to discuss The Twelve Chairs. Listen as they explore why Brooks considers it his favorite of his own films, how its quieter humor reveals a different side of his filmmaking, and how one of Brooks’ most overlooked comedies has its own hidden treasures.

YOUR HOST

Eric Samaniego (Trash in the Can, Heart/Felt, Make a Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews)

Eric Samaniego is a multi-award show watching, sometimes comedian, sometimes writer who began life as a Muppet and 1930s screwball comedy obsessed goon and still carries a torch for all things felt, funny, and a little bit unhinged. With a passion for genre films, poor taste, and whiskey, he co-hosts Trash in the Can, a podcast that digs through cinema’s dustbin in search of the best worst movies alongside longtime co-conspirator Wright Sulek. Eric and Wright also bring their love of cinematic oddities to the big screen with One Man’s Trash, a monthly live screening series at Violet Crown Cinema in Austin, Texas, spotlighting cult classics, forgotten flops, and anything proudly wearing the label “so bad it’s good.” He also hosted Heart/Felt, a limited podcast series celebrating the 70th anniversary of The Muppets and the enduring legacy of Jim Henson. He has a new limited series on One of Us that explores the films and life of comedy legend Mel Brooks called Make a Noise. When not podcasting, Eric serves as an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who was the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

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SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

After the spell caused everyone to forget who he is, Peter (Tom Holland) has fully submerged himself in being Spider-Man all of the time. Constantly on the prowl for crime, he still is haunted by the loss of his friendship with Ned (Jacob Batalon) and his girlfriend M.J. (Zendaya) who are actively living their lives at MIT, oblivious to Peter ever having existed. But strange things are beginning to happen. Pete seems to be developing new and scary powers and is seriously grossed out that he’s grown actual organic webs in his wrists. It’s bad timing to have to learn how to master, or block, these new abilities, because there’s a strange and powerful new threat in NYC. A telepath who can jump their consciousness and control from body to body is causing chaos and it all seems to point at the offices of Damage Inc. and their leader Bill Metzger (Tramell Tillman). Pete will have to balance a lot of spinning plates here, and without his formerly large group of allies to call on, but he does manage to connect with Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) and Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) for some assistance. In the end, it all comes down to the strength of Peter’s character and his heart, which Spider-Man: Brand New Day has plenty of. Chris, Wright, Kate, Frank, and Rod convene to discuss the film and why they feel it’s one of the best entries in the various Spider-Man film series to have been released.

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DIRECTED BY: Destin Daniel Cretton

STARRING: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando, Mark Ruffalo, Marvin Jones III, Eman Esfandi, Liza Colón-Zayas, Zabryna Guevara, Florence Pugh, Fan Xiaoshuang, Marisa Tomei

YOUR REVIEWERS

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)

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 and theater 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).

Wright Sulek (The Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, One Man’s Trash, Screener Squad)

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. As of 2024, Wright has now been inducted into the Austin Film Critics Association as well as co-owns the One of Us network with Chris Cox.

Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, What Ever Happened to Bette & Joan?, Hollywood Royalty)

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.

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.

Rod Nunley (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

An Austin native born military brat, Rod Nunley picked up his first comic book in Holland while waiting for his father to get out of work and was thrust into a world of nerdom. Now a full time single father he spends his days educating his son in the ways of being a geek with great bombast. Teaching his young pasawan the ways of D&D, sci-fi, fantasy books and all the great nerd films and content rivers he himself swam in his whole life. A karaoke singing, photo shoot taking, apartment locating and every doggo/kitty petting fan of all of all things geeky.

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DIGITAL NOISE EPISODE 380: FLAWLESS VICTORY

Chris and Wright review physical media and they have got an interesting stack of recent releases to tell you about today. From an upgraded release of the first faintly enjoyable video game based movie (and it’s unfortunate sequel) to one of the most freaky Japanese horror films ever made. From two screams to the movie with one of the best sci-fi weapons ever. We gotta lot to discuss and thank goodness we didn’t record this episode because damn, we said some embarrassing stuff. Like, wow. If I had recorded it and attached it here for you to listen to I would be SO mortified.

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, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)

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 and theater 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).

Wright Sulek (The Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, One Man’s Trash, Screener Squad)

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. As of 2024, Wright has now been inducted into the Austin Film Critics Association as well as co-owns the One of Us network with Chris Cox.

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A BETTER YESTERDAY – EP 5: THE KILLER’S CURSE

The conversation series about the origins and evolution of Hong Kong action cinema culture continues! In this episode, Ross O’Brien sits down again with the Chronicler of Kung Fu Cinema Bey Logan in his Lantau lair to trace how Hong Kong’s post-kung fu boom birthed a new genre: heroic bloodshed.

Picking up from the Jackie Chan era, Ross and Bey move into the mid‑1980s and the arrival of John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow — the film that swapped swords for pistols, clans for triads, and turned balletic gunplay into a worldwide cinematic language. Bey unpacks how a Woo comedy and kung fu director found his true calling in stylized gangster drama, and how Cinema City gambled on a remake of an old black‑and‑white social drama, The Story of a Discharged Prisoner, and on (yet another!) actor the industry had written off as “box office poison”: Chow Yun‑Fat.

From there they dive deep into the brotherhood codes carried over from Shaw Brothers swordplay, the moral universe of the wuguan transposed onto modern Hong Kong, and why Mark ‘Gor’ Lee (avec trench coat, sunglasses, toothpick and potplant handguns) became an instant archetype. They talk about how A Better Tomorrow reshaped HK film financing, how triad money came to define the industry, as underworld figures bankrolled their own on‑screen myths.

Ross and Bey then follow the genre’s branching paths: Ringo Lam’s bleak realism in City on Fire, Johnnie To’s cool Hong Kong noir, and John Woo’s own escalation from A Better Tomorrow through The Killer and Hard Boiled to the war‑torn epic Bullet in the Head. Along the way, they wrestle with the afterlife of the genre, from A Better Tomorrow II and III’s prequel pivots to Woo’s ill‑fated Hollywood remake of The Killer. Ross can’t help but ask the existential question of whether this period in Hong Kong’s film history sparked the global glut of “lone hitman who wants out” stories.

Join the pair for a rambly, affectionate, and occasionally critical tour of heroic bloodshed: a genre born from real streets and real gangsters, obsessed with loyalty and betrayal, and still echoing through everything from Reservoir Dogs to Netflix’s latest assassin movies.

Films discussed:

A Better Tomorrow (1986)
The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (1967)
City on Fire (1987)
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
A Better Tomorrow III (1989)
Hero of Tomorrow (1988)
Related touchstones: Le Samouraï (1967), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Leon: The Professional (1994), Purple Storm (1999)

This episode was recorded in Bey’s dojo / contemplation studio above Silvermine Bay in Mui Wo, Lantau Island — with the usual background ambience of Hong Kong life — and was produced by Mark Haskins of Post‑Op Media.

YOUR HOSTS

Bey Logan (A Better Yesterday)

Bey Logan is a Hong Kong-based screenwriter, producer and martial arts film historian. His films include Jackie Chan’s ‘The Medallion’ and ‘The Twins Effect’, Sammo Hung’s ‘Dragon Squad’ and ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny’, which starred Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh. He has produced documentaries about Bruce Lee, as well as a book entitled ‘Bruce Lee and I’. Bey’s recent publications include the two-volume ‘36 Chambers of Kung Fu Cinema’.

Ross O’Brien (A Better Yesterday)

Ross O’Brien writes about technology and economics in Asia from a fishing village on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. Most evenings he stares out at the South China Sea, fretting about what the salt air is doing to his comic books and Del Rey paperbacks. He has no film credits to speak of, unless you count the voice-overs he did for Vidal Sassoon shampoo commercials when he was hard up in Singapore in the 1990s.

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THE VAMPIRE LESTAT SEASON 1 REVIEW

String and tune up the guitar for utter chaos. Whether you’re a groupie, a new listener, or a tourist that wandered off from the group tour. Time to mosh in the pit, and wail along with the children of the night, oh what music they make. AMC Plus presents the third season of Interview with the Vampire retitled to match the sequel book source material, The Vampire Lestat. In the previous seasons, our main protagonist Louis du Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) has given the saga of Louis and the vampires to an author, writer, and documentarian named Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian). His tale, from early 1900s New Orleans with his maker Lestat (Sam Reid) to his ventures with a company of theatrical vampires in Europe in the 1950’s led by Armand (Assad Zaman), the story is now published for all to see. Lestat has read it and wants to set the record straight with Daniel, but not just through dictating his thoughts, but by having him document the tour and travails of Lestat’s popular rock band. Lestat’s truth will be expressed not by ink on the parchment but by tickling the ivory of a piano, fingering the strings on a guitar, and by raising up the bow of a golden fiddle and sawing like his soul’s on the line in a contest with the devil. Bradly, Eoin, and Shira discuss the presentation of a life told through the band on tour featuring music from the series’ long time composer Daniel Hart. Is The Vampire Lestat a fluff piece about a musician with a complicated heart? A in-depth look at the struggle between the monster and the man? Hop on the bandwagon and have a listen.

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CREATED BY: Rolin Jones

STARRING: Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Eric Bogosian, Assad Zaman, Delaney Hayles, Joseph Potter, Jennifer Ehle, Bailey Gil, Christopher Geary Justin Kirk, Jeanine Serralles, Gopan Divan, Noah Reid, Ryan Kattner, Seamus Patterson, Sarah Swire, Christopher Heyerdahl, Amaka Umeh, Damien Atkins, Shepherd Munroe, Steven G. Norfleet, Damon Daunno, Sheila Atim, Ella Ballentine, Gage Munroe, Sarah Afful

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.

Eoin Daly

Born and raised in Dublin Ireland, Eoin currently lives in London and has been an avid film lover from as far back as they can remember. Eoin enjoys going to the cinema weekly regardless of the film: new, old, or the most random title. They have no preconceived notions when taking in a new film. They tend to look for the good in any film they watch and will always love the art form. They are a major fan of actress-led cinema and will never apologize for this one film bias.

Shira More (Necromancer, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Shira grew up in Dallas, TX, and need only put her palm to the ground to sense the direction of a semi-annual sale. She knows a little about a lot of things: Mary Shelley, Survivor (yes it’s still on), Otome Isekai’s, Slavoj Zizek. Is she method acting a supporting character in a Hallmark Christmas movie or is she just extremely undiagnosed? We’ll never know. When Shira’s not campaigning for French Kiss (1995) to finally be on streaming, you’ll find her debating the charming and unsettling similarities between rom coms and horror movies with Bret Dorman on the Necromancer podcast.

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THE BEAR SEASON 5 REVIEW

The kitchen is closing for one final service. The Bear returns for its fifth and final season, with Carmy, Sydney, Richie, Sugar, Marcus, Tina, and the rest of the crew racing against the clock to prove that The Bear can become the restaurant they’ve all sacrificed so much to build. This final run of episodes unfolds in near-real time as the struggling restaurant has just enough supplies for one night only, while the building literally falls down around them during a torrential rainstorm. The final season serves up everything that made the series a phenomenon: razor-sharp performances, relentless tension, heartfelt character work, and enough emotional heat to keep the kitchen burning long after the last ticket is called. Sarah Jane, Dom, and T.C. gather for Family Meal to discuss the tension, passion, and ticking clock of the final season of this immensely successful series. But does the last course hit the table perfectly… or is this plate hitting the floor?

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CREATED BY: Christopher Storer

STARRING: Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Abby Elliott, Maty Matheson, Liza Colón-Zayas, Edwin Lee Gibson, Oliver Platt, Jose Cervantes, Richard Esteras, Jamie Lee Curtis, Will Poulter, Brian Koppelman, Sarah Ramos, Ricky Staffieri, Elsie Fisher, Rene Gube, Corey Hendrix, Paulie James, Andrew Lopez, Christopher Zucchero, Chris Witaske, David Zayas, Carmen Christopher, Deidre O’Connell, Brad Morris, Peter Grosz, Harry Lennix, Tom Skilling, Jon Bernthal, Molly Gordon, Josh Hartnett, Bonnie Hunt, Gillian Jacobs, Gary Janetti, Mitra Jouhari, John Mulaney, Bob Odenkirk, Annabelle Toomey, Robert Townsend

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.

Sarah Jane (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Sarah Jane was born and raised in Southern California but currently calls Austin, TX her home. She’s seen over 5,700 movies so far with zero plans on stopping. She has a penchant for all things exploitation, and she loves Godzilla with all her heart. Her favorite films are Deep Red, Le Samourai, and Miller’s Crossing. When she isn’t watching movies, she’s busy herding her four cats, her husband, and her 11-year-old kiddo. She’s been a contributor to TalkFilmSociety, Daily Grindhouse, FThisMovie!, Looper, and the Austin Chronicle. You can find her on Twitter and Letterboxd at @fookthis.

Dominic Rizzi (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)

Born and raised in the Hudson Valley, NY, Dom “the Movie Nerd” Rizzi fell in love with film at a young age. After majoring in film in both community college and achieving a Bachelor’s degree in film from SUNY Oswego, Dom went on to start his own podcast Talkin’ TV during Covid before studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Relentlessly passionate about everything related to film, Dom has shot and produced several short films, as well as having written several scripts. Working at a liquor store by day, Dom has continued to pursue his passion for cinema in any capacity he can, because to follow his dreams, in the words of Shia LaBeouf pre-descent into insanity, “just do it.”

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NECROMANCER EP. 144 – GHOULFRIEND EXPERIENCE WITH DREW SHAW: EVIL DEAD II (1987)

The necromancers take a ghouls trip with Drew Shaw to a little cabin in the woods which may or may not be inhabited by incorporeal terrors and a hero made of 100% boyfriend material. That’s right, we’re talking Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn! Will Shira find this sequel hard to swallow or recognize the soul put into this labor of love and guts? Put down that Book of the Dead right now and listen to find out. Then come back as a deadite for Drew’s delightful rom-com remix.

YOUR HOSTS

Shira More (Necromancer, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Shira grew up in Dallas, TX, and need only put her palm to the ground to sense the direction of a semi-annual sale. She knows a little about a lot of things: Mary Shelley, Survivor (yes it’s still on), Otome Isekai’s, Slavoj Zizek. Is she method acting a supporting character in a Hallmark Christmas movie or is she just extremely undiagnosed? We’ll never know. When Shira’s not campaigning for French Kiss (1995) to finally be on streaming, you’ll find her debating the charming and unsettling similarities between rom coms and horror movies with Bret Dorman on the Necromancer podcast.

Bret Dorman (Necromancer, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Bret Dorman was forged in the frost-bound realms of Rochester, New York, tempered in the iron winds of Chicago and the marble-shadowed courts of the Greater DC dominion, before casting his banner beneath the blazing sun of Austin, Texas. There he found not only fellowship in the revels of cinema and story, but his fiercest ally and beloved wife, Sonia Santamaria, with whom he roams the wide roads of the world in restless adventure. Though he lends his voice boldly to the chronicles of film with Necromancer Podcast, he is no mere teller of tales — for he has wrought sagas of his own in moving shadow and light, including Godzilla P.I., The World’s Best, and Violence of the Sun. In his hall dwell three cunning feline familiars — Johnny, Tony, and Ringo — and when not questing abroad, he and his companions wage noble battles of wit and strategy in games both tabletop and arcane.

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AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER SEASON 2

Team Avatar is back on the road! Their destination is Ba Sing Se, an Earth Kingdom city where the Avatar Aang (Gordon Cormier) can learn earth bending from a master. Netflix is back on the live action adaptation track by bringing to life one of the most popular animated family series within the past twenty years, Avatar The Last Airbender. In season two, Watertribe siblings Sokka (Ian Ousley) and Katara (Kiawentiio) are recruiting allies to take down the Fire Nation. A blind girl named Toph Beifong (Miyako) has overprotective parents due to her ailment. However, Toph is living a double life and is a badass within the martial arts Earthbending circles and is known as the Blind Bandit. Team Avatar will need all the help they can get with Prince Zuko (Dallas Liu) Azula (Elizabeth Yu) and the overwhelming power of the Fire Lord (Daniel Dae Kim) in hot pursuit. Bradly, Felix, and Eoin discuss the shortcomings cut loose after season one, the continued fumbles with in season 2, and reveal some shocking improvements even when compared to the classic anime series.

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CREATED BY: Albert Kim, Christine Boylan

STARRING: Gordon Cormier, Gian Carlo, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu, Jordan Roberto Chien, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Ken Leung, Daniel Dae Kim, Elizabeth Yu, Cordelia Chao, Momona Tamada, Miyako, Matthew Yang King, Dee Bradley Baker, Maria Zhang, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Danny Pudi, Thalia Tran, Sebastian Amoruso, Rekha Sharma, Jeremiah Oh, Crystal Yu, Hoa Xuande, Justin Chien, Chin Han, Amada Zhou, Lourdes Faberes, Gabriel Takahashi, Kelsey Lopes

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.

Eoin Daly

Born and raised in Dublin Ireland, Eoin currently lives in London and has been an avid film lover from as far back as they can remember. Eoin enjoys going to the cinema weekly regardless of the film: new, old, or the most random title. They have no preconceived notions when taking in a new film. They tend to look for the good in any film they watch and will always love the art form. They are a major fan of actress-led cinema and will never apologize for this one film bias.

R.Felix Finch (Screener Squad)

A native of Sacramento, California, and having spent his post-pubescent years in Virginia, Nevada, Texas, and New York, Felix now finds himself pursuing his Juris Doctor at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. Nothing is more calming to Felix than the comfort of Chaos, as his time in professional wrestling and on other podcasts has demonstrated, and Felix brings a love for the most absurd outings in the realms of cinema, finding his escape in things such as the overly complex world of Jupiter Ascending and perusing the unbelievably low-budget offerings of Tubi, which Felix is fully convinced is a Psi-Op. In addition to finding Felix here on OneOfUs.net, you can Check him out on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube sharing his life in Law School as “TheBrokeLawStudent.”

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HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY – BONUS EP.1: THE WOMAN I LOVE/THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AIMEE

Hollywood Royalty returns with the first in a series of bonus episodes where we’ll be looking at, among other things, more 60s/70s Faye. We’re kicking things off with made-for-TV Faye and two TV movies the actress made during her 1970s glory days that saw her play two famous and very different women who each found themselves courting scandal. First up, Faye takes on the role of American socialite Wallis Simpson in 1972’s The Woman I Love opposite Richard Chamberlain as Edward, the Prince of Wales. After that, Faye stars alongside the legendary Bette Davis as evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in 1976’s The Disappearance of Aimee. Scott Humphries, author of The Age of Melodramatic Miniseries: When Glamour Ruled on Television, returns to discuss these two TV movies, each with their own bit of real-life scandal that existed apart from the stories they were telling.

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Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, What Ever Happened to Bette & Joan?, Hollywood Royalty)

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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DIGITAL NOISE EPISODE 379: OUR FANTASY LIFE IS BEING JACKIE CHAN

John and Chris may, to appearances here, seem to have a smaller stack this week. But with a big Jackie Chan set we actually go carefully through all the films involved. You also get to hear us decide whether a cult classic that everyone else but us seemed to love has risen in our estimations, an under discussed Kurosawa classic, and 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.

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Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)

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 and theater 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).

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, F**k My Son, Man Finds Tape, 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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Make a Noise – Ep 3 – The Twelve Chairs (1970)

MAKE A NOISE: THE TWELVE CHAIRS (1970)

Eric Samaniego (Trash in the Can, Heart/Felt, Make a Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews)

Highly Suspect Reviews: Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)

Wright Sulek (The Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, One Man’s Trash, Screener Squad)

Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, What Ever Happened to Bette & Joan?, Hollywood Royalty)

Kate Chambers (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Rod Nunley (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Digital Noise Episode 380: Flawless Victory

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)

Wright Sulek (The Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, One Man’s Trash, Screener Squad)

A Better Yesterday – Ep 5: The Killer’s Curse

A BETTER YESTERDAY – EP 5: THE KILLER’S CURSE

Bey Logan (A Better Yesterday)

Ross O’Brien (A Better Yesterday)

Screener Squad: The Vampire Lestat Season 1

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad Boss, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)

Eoin Daly

Shira More (Necromancer, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Screener Squad: The Bear Season 5

T.C. De Witt (Screener Squad)

Sarah Jane (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Dominic Rizzi (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)

Necromancer Ep. 144 – Ghoulfriend Experience with Drew Shaw: Evil Dead II (1987)

Shira More (Necromancer, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Bret Dorman (Necromancer, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad Boss, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)

Eoin Daly

R.Felix Finch (Screener Squad)

Hollywood Royalty – Bonus Ep. 1: The Woman I Love/The Disappearance of Aimee

Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, What Ever Happened to Bette & Joan?, Hollywood Royalty)

Digital Noise Episode 379: Our Fantasy Life is Being Jackie Chan

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)

John Gholson (Digital Noise)