1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,733 Speaker 1: from News Talks at b. 3 00:00:13,573 --> 00:00:34,333 Speaker 2: And Ah. That's Rihanna Rurey. She was at the met 4 00:00:34,373 --> 00:00:39,533 Speaker 2: Gala this week looking glam. She announced baby number three. 5 00:00:40,053 --> 00:00:43,573 Speaker 2: I think, yeah, she's with the asp Rocky A. Yeah, 6 00:00:43,613 --> 00:00:48,013 Speaker 2: look at me keeping up with the things. Yeah. She 7 00:00:48,053 --> 00:00:51,053 Speaker 2: announced that she is pregnant with her third child when 8 00:00:51,053 --> 00:00:52,533 Speaker 2: she was at the met Gala this week. Lord was 9 00:00:52,533 --> 00:00:56,013 Speaker 2: at the met Galla as well, and she has announced 10 00:00:56,013 --> 00:00:58,493 Speaker 2: a world tour for some new music, although I said 11 00:00:58,493 --> 00:01:00,013 Speaker 2: that the world tour is not quite a world tour 12 00:01:00,013 --> 00:01:03,213 Speaker 2: because it doesn't include New Zealand yet, so hopefully she's 13 00:01:03,213 --> 00:01:05,253 Speaker 2: happy to include that at some point. Right now, it's 14 00:01:05,293 --> 00:01:07,973 Speaker 2: twenty four minutes to ten and Teska Rudkin, our film reviewer, 15 00:01:08,013 --> 00:01:13,653 Speaker 2: is here this morning. Kioda, Hello, we have two movies 16 00:01:13,733 --> 00:01:16,373 Speaker 2: to talk about this morning. Let's begin with one that 17 00:01:16,453 --> 00:01:18,693 Speaker 2: is streaming at home at the moment. This one's on 18 00:01:18,773 --> 00:01:22,293 Speaker 2: Prime Video. We'll have a listened to another simple favor. 19 00:01:24,733 --> 00:01:26,293 Speaker 3: Emily, how are you here? 20 00:01:28,333 --> 00:01:33,613 Speaker 2: I'm getting married to old friends, new beginnings and not 21 00:01:33,733 --> 00:01:43,293 Speaker 2: getting poisoned. M Dan So the stars, Blake Lively and 22 00:01:43,333 --> 00:01:47,013 Speaker 2: Anna Kendrick Blake Lively, so one of these exercies sort 23 00:01:47,013 --> 00:01:48,733 Speaker 2: of slightly controversial at the moment. 24 00:01:50,173 --> 00:01:51,133 Speaker 4: Yes she is. 25 00:01:51,213 --> 00:01:53,013 Speaker 3: And Anna Kendrick was asked what it was like to 26 00:01:53,053 --> 00:01:55,733 Speaker 3: be back working with her again. And Andrew Kendrick, who 27 00:01:55,853 --> 00:01:59,373 Speaker 3: was both very dry and sort of slightly sarcastic both 28 00:01:59,373 --> 00:02:01,693 Speaker 3: on screen and off screen, kind of went yeah, you know, 29 00:02:02,013 --> 00:02:05,933 Speaker 3: it didn't really say anything, which, look, this is a 30 00:02:06,013 --> 00:02:10,933 Speaker 3: sequel to A Simple Favor, which was a twenty eighteen comedy. 31 00:02:11,133 --> 00:02:14,253 Speaker 4: That kind of took everybody a little bit by surprise. 32 00:02:14,333 --> 00:02:15,933 Speaker 4: It was a lot of fun, but it was also 33 00:02:16,053 --> 00:02:18,653 Speaker 4: kind of bonkers. It was sort of a little bit 34 00:02:18,693 --> 00:02:21,093 Speaker 4: psychotic and a little bit erotic, and I don't think 35 00:02:21,133 --> 00:02:24,613 Speaker 4: anyone was quite expecting this from these two, but it worked. 36 00:02:24,813 --> 00:02:28,933 Speaker 4: And Kendrick played Stephanie Smothers, and she was a widow 37 00:02:28,973 --> 00:02:32,053 Speaker 4: and a mummy blogger and she kind of gets caught 38 00:02:32,173 --> 00:02:35,813 Speaker 4: up in this very glamorous life of one of her 39 00:02:35,813 --> 00:02:41,253 Speaker 4: son's friends' mothers and plays Emily played by Blake, and 40 00:02:41,653 --> 00:02:43,693 Speaker 4: she sort of gets caught up and it all just 41 00:02:43,773 --> 00:02:47,253 Speaker 4: dead turns a little bit nuts, and there's lots of sordid. 42 00:02:46,893 --> 00:02:49,813 Speaker 3: Secrets that come out. Murder hookups, all sorts of things, 43 00:02:50,413 --> 00:02:55,573 Speaker 3: and they've obviously decided to return back to this little 44 00:02:55,613 --> 00:02:58,933 Speaker 3: story here. And at this point, Stephanie is writing books. 45 00:02:58,973 --> 00:03:01,813 Speaker 3: She's sort of a bit of an experted true crime 46 00:03:01,853 --> 00:03:04,533 Speaker 3: and solving true crime, and she's trying to get on 47 00:03:04,573 --> 00:03:07,693 Speaker 3: with her life. And then Emily, who was wonderfully overdressed 48 00:03:07,693 --> 00:03:10,373 Speaker 3: as always, saunters back into her life, and she's whisked 49 00:03:10,413 --> 00:03:14,013 Speaker 3: away to Italy to be the matron of honor at 50 00:03:14,013 --> 00:03:16,653 Speaker 3: Emily's wedding to a mob boss. And then off we 51 00:03:16,813 --> 00:03:18,973 Speaker 3: kind of go. There's all these sort of twists and turns. 52 00:03:20,453 --> 00:03:23,573 Speaker 3: You know, often, Jack, when I talk to you about sequels, 53 00:03:23,613 --> 00:03:25,213 Speaker 3: I say, you, look, you know you don't need to 54 00:03:25,213 --> 00:03:28,253 Speaker 3: have seen the original. I think you need to have 55 00:03:28,373 --> 00:03:32,013 Speaker 3: seen the original, because even if you haven't seen the original, 56 00:03:32,093 --> 00:03:33,933 Speaker 3: this is still quite a hard film to keep up 57 00:03:33,933 --> 00:03:37,653 Speaker 3: with an unset what's going on. So we're both on 58 00:03:37,933 --> 00:03:41,013 Speaker 3: both screening on Prime video. So watch the first one 59 00:03:41,053 --> 00:03:42,973 Speaker 3: before you watch the second one. It might just make 60 00:03:43,013 --> 00:03:48,933 Speaker 3: a little bit more sense. The vibe is still here. 61 00:03:49,253 --> 00:03:54,413 Speaker 3: There's this strange connection between Emily and Stephanie. It's a 62 00:03:54,453 --> 00:03:57,933 Speaker 3: bit bonkers, but it's just all a little bit less, 63 00:03:57,973 --> 00:04:01,453 Speaker 3: and that's probably because we know what to expect. I 64 00:04:01,533 --> 00:04:04,493 Speaker 3: really love Kendrick. I love her sort of snacky, honest 65 00:04:04,573 --> 00:04:08,533 Speaker 3: narration through this film. Everyone else seems to be oblivious 66 00:04:08,573 --> 00:04:11,093 Speaker 3: to the madness going on, and it's almost like she's 67 00:04:11,293 --> 00:04:14,133 Speaker 3: kind of winking at us at the audience, going, I know, yeah, 68 00:04:14,373 --> 00:04:17,013 Speaker 3: isn't this nuts? Isn't this crazy? So I really love 69 00:04:17,053 --> 00:04:20,573 Speaker 3: her character. But look, the film is probably regardless of 70 00:04:20,653 --> 00:04:23,053 Speaker 3: sort of plot and twists and all that things, this 71 00:04:23,173 --> 00:04:26,693 Speaker 3: film is more about the gorgeous Italian setting, the outrageously 72 00:04:26,693 --> 00:04:28,333 Speaker 3: good wardrobe, and frivolity. 73 00:04:29,133 --> 00:04:29,333 Speaker 2: You know. 74 00:04:29,613 --> 00:04:32,133 Speaker 3: This is a sit down on a you know, at 75 00:04:32,133 --> 00:04:35,053 Speaker 3: the end of a busy weekend and just enjoy some escapism. 76 00:04:35,253 --> 00:04:38,133 Speaker 3: Also starts this time around Alison Jane and Elizabeth Perkins as well. 77 00:04:38,213 --> 00:04:41,613 Speaker 2: Yeah okay, cool, Yeah, very good. So that's another simple 78 00:04:41,653 --> 00:04:45,173 Speaker 2: favor that's on prime video and next film is showing 79 00:04:45,213 --> 00:04:46,853 Speaker 2: in cinemas at the moment. Let's have a listen to 80 00:04:46,933 --> 00:04:47,893 Speaker 2: the wedding banquet. 81 00:04:50,133 --> 00:04:53,493 Speaker 1: I have a proposal, you marry me and ilp for 82 00:04:53,613 --> 00:04:56,093 Speaker 1: les to grow a baby, right, h. 83 00:04:58,093 --> 00:05:01,613 Speaker 3: My having a man. It's for the cars. We're helping 84 00:05:01,653 --> 00:05:02,733 Speaker 3: to get a couple set together. 85 00:05:05,613 --> 00:05:09,053 Speaker 2: Okay, that's the wedding Banquet starring Lily Gladstone. Tell us 86 00:05:09,053 --> 00:05:09,453 Speaker 2: about it. 87 00:05:10,133 --> 00:05:14,293 Speaker 3: Yes, so this is a film about family expectations, cultural identity, queerness. 88 00:05:14,493 --> 00:05:18,053 Speaker 3: It's really it's solid. It's very well put together. It's 89 00:05:18,093 --> 00:05:20,333 Speaker 3: got a lovely cast, and I like the fact that 90 00:05:20,453 --> 00:05:23,133 Speaker 3: kind of looks at how messy life can be. But 91 00:05:23,213 --> 00:05:25,293 Speaker 3: some people might be going, oh, the wedding bankrupt. I've 92 00:05:25,293 --> 00:05:27,133 Speaker 3: seen this film before, and yes you have. This is 93 00:05:27,173 --> 00:05:30,493 Speaker 3: a remake of Ang Lee's nineteen ninety three film by 94 00:05:30,533 --> 00:05:33,933 Speaker 3: director Andrew On and he has worked with the original 95 00:05:34,613 --> 00:05:38,213 Speaker 3: co writer James Seamers to update this story to kind 96 00:05:38,253 --> 00:05:41,413 Speaker 3: of bring it into twenty twenty five. You could say 97 00:05:42,133 --> 00:05:45,573 Speaker 3: it's not as funny as the original and maybe not 98 00:05:45,653 --> 00:05:50,133 Speaker 3: as emotionally hard hitting as the original, but there are 99 00:05:50,253 --> 00:05:53,213 Speaker 3: some really lovely, sort of subtle laughs to be had here, 100 00:05:53,893 --> 00:05:57,333 Speaker 3: and the film goes out of its way. I suppose 101 00:05:58,453 --> 00:06:01,053 Speaker 3: it's very easy with the situations that you've got going 102 00:06:01,093 --> 00:06:02,973 Speaker 3: on in this film, that you could turn them into 103 00:06:03,133 --> 00:06:04,973 Speaker 3: you know, you could get easy laughs out of it, 104 00:06:05,493 --> 00:06:07,453 Speaker 3: and in a way, it's almost like the film has 105 00:06:07,493 --> 00:06:09,813 Speaker 3: gone out of its way not to do that. I 106 00:06:09,893 --> 00:06:11,653 Speaker 3: personally would have loved it a little bit more humor, 107 00:06:11,693 --> 00:06:13,413 Speaker 3: because I think the cast is really good and could 108 00:06:13,413 --> 00:06:17,293 Speaker 3: have gone there, but they've kept it quite serious. Yep, 109 00:06:17,333 --> 00:06:22,053 Speaker 3: the Gladstone, Joan, Chen, Bao, and Yang, they all appear 110 00:06:22,093 --> 00:06:24,613 Speaker 3: in this film, and it kind of captures how society 111 00:06:24,813 --> 00:06:28,253 Speaker 3: has changed since this first film was released, how we've 112 00:06:28,293 --> 00:06:33,093 Speaker 3: become more accepting excuse me, about sexuality and family structures. Right, 113 00:06:33,613 --> 00:06:36,453 Speaker 3: and maybe while the first film spoke to the shame 114 00:06:36,533 --> 00:06:38,453 Speaker 3: of being gay a little, but this one moves the 115 00:06:38,493 --> 00:06:41,533 Speaker 3: story on and it looks at the generations kind of 116 00:06:41,613 --> 00:06:44,813 Speaker 3: letting that shame go. So you've got this loving lesbian couple, 117 00:06:44,893 --> 00:06:47,173 Speaker 3: You've got this gay couple. The lesbian couple want to 118 00:06:47,173 --> 00:06:49,053 Speaker 3: have a baby, the gay couple want to get married, 119 00:06:50,053 --> 00:06:53,413 Speaker 3: and men needs a green card, and it's all there's 120 00:06:53,413 --> 00:06:56,733 Speaker 3: all these sort of little complications, and so they men 121 00:06:56,813 --> 00:07:00,373 Speaker 3: decide to marry Angela. So they decide to have a 122 00:07:00,453 --> 00:07:03,373 Speaker 3: sham wedding basically, and this is this is so that 123 00:07:03,453 --> 00:07:05,973 Speaker 3: everyone can get what they want. You know, Angela can 124 00:07:06,013 --> 00:07:07,853 Speaker 3: get money for an IV, yes, men can get a 125 00:07:07,893 --> 00:07:11,493 Speaker 3: green card. But then Min's grandmother comes from Korea and 126 00:07:11,733 --> 00:07:15,213 Speaker 3: she comes he comes from a very well known Korean family, 127 00:07:15,493 --> 00:07:18,293 Speaker 3: and she expects the wedding banquet and she expects, you know, 128 00:07:18,413 --> 00:07:21,133 Speaker 3: everything to kind of you know, be perfect to Edits 129 00:07:22,093 --> 00:07:25,693 Speaker 3: not quite so much. So yeah, no, it's nothing and 130 00:07:25,733 --> 00:07:28,493 Speaker 3: it's solid. I think I'm going back to that original film, 131 00:07:28,493 --> 00:07:32,773 Speaker 3: which was, you know, such a breakout film for ang 132 00:07:32,893 --> 00:07:37,813 Speaker 3: Lee and so funny and had that sort of emotional 133 00:07:38,653 --> 00:07:41,333 Speaker 3: element to it as well. Yeah, so, you know, but 134 00:07:41,373 --> 00:07:41,893 Speaker 3: pretty good. 135 00:07:42,013 --> 00:07:45,773 Speaker 2: Nice. Yeah, right, So that's the wedding banquet that showing 136 00:07:45,813 --> 00:07:48,053 Speaker 2: in cinema is at the moment. Another simple favor is 137 00:07:48,093 --> 00:07:50,893 Speaker 2: Francisca's first film that's showing on prime video and will 138 00:07:50,933 --> 00:07:52,973 Speaker 2: have all the deets for those on the News Talks 139 00:07:52,973 --> 00:07:55,133 Speaker 2: THEB website. Thank you, Francis. Don't forget, of course, that 140 00:07:55,213 --> 00:07:58,613 Speaker 2: the French Film Festival is kicking off around the country 141 00:07:58,693 --> 00:08:02,093 Speaker 2: later this month from Ketty Kendy to Dunedin. There are 142 00:08:02,133 --> 00:08:06,013 Speaker 2: going to be twenty three films showing, including comedies, thrillers, dramas, 143 00:08:06,013 --> 00:08:08,413 Speaker 2: a little for everyone and you can win tickets. So 144 00:08:08,413 --> 00:08:10,293 Speaker 2: go to news Talks headb dot co dot m Z 145 00:08:10,693 --> 00:08:14,933 Speaker 2: forard slash win. You absolutely should have bookmarked that page already. 146 00:08:15,213 --> 00:08:17,013 Speaker 2: You can enter there and you can find out more 147 00:08:17,013 --> 00:08:20,013 Speaker 2: about the French Film Festival twenty twenty five. In a 148 00:08:20,013 --> 00:08:22,733 Speaker 2: couple of minutes on News Talks, he'd be no fuss 149 00:08:22,813 --> 00:08:25,453 Speaker 2: sticky buns just in time for Mother's Day. These are 150 00:08:25,573 --> 00:08:29,413 Speaker 2: really really easy and incredibly delicious if you're looking for 151 00:08:29,453 --> 00:08:31,053 Speaker 2: a simple way to treat mum Tomorrow. 152 00:08:31,813 --> 00:08:34,893 Speaker 1: For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live 153 00:08:34,973 --> 00:08:38,293 Speaker 1: to Newstalks dB from nine am Saturday, or follow the 154 00:08:38,333 --> 00:08:39,733 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.