1 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Hey there, everybody. 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 2: It is Friday, December twenty sixth, and yes, we now 3 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 2: begin that period of time where no one really knows 4 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 2: what to do, what day it is, where they are. 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: If they should work. 6 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 2: It's that time between Christmas and New Year's And you 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 2: know what, a lot of us do. 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: We watch movies. 9 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 2: We relax, we have fun with our family, and so 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 2: we thought it would be fun to put together our 11 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 2: list of the best movies of. 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: Twenty twenty five. 13 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 2: And warning here it looks nothing like anyone else's list 14 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: or even the top box office results of the year. 15 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 3: This is so we're going with the best movies based 16 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 3: on critics or the top movies based on numbers. 17 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 2: Well, the best movies based on critics would be highly subjective, 18 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 2: and every list is different. 19 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: I do have the box office results, but the best 20 00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: movies we're. 21 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: Talking about are our favorite movie. We're gonna recommend our 22 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 2: favorite movies of twenty twenty five. 23 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 3: And we don't follow along with the critics. 24 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: We're not even close with where the critics are. 25 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 3: Critics hate us. 26 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 2: Actually, yeah, we would not do well in a mingling 27 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 2: like situation with them because we would get into. 28 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: Like, no, what you think that was good. Uh uh No, 29 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: we just have a very specific taste. 30 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 2: Now we I think we should start with what we 31 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 2: saw last night Christmas Day. We have now kind of 32 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 2: established a tradition of going to the movies with our kids, 33 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 2: and it's really fun last night. Would you put that 34 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: as one of your favorite movies of twenty twenty five? Uh? 35 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 3: If I stopped and thought about it a little longer, 36 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 3: it might be in the top five of twenty twenty five. 37 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 3: It was such an certainly nostalgic for us, but it 38 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 3: was an unexpected treat and delight with a hell of 39 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 3: a cast. 40 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: Yes. So last night we saw the an account Conda 41 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five version, and we'll explain it's not a reboot, 42 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: it's not a redo. It's such a clever way to 43 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 2: have a follow up movie or an adjacent movie to 44 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 2: a movie that we loved with j Lo that was 45 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: in the nineties. 46 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: Correct, we watch us ad nausey. 47 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 3: Absolute cult classic. Everybody knows that movie. It's not the 48 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 3: greatest movie type of thing you would put in that 49 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 3: kind of category. It is a cult classic, wonderful every 50 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:20,399 Speaker 3: time in delivery. 51 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: It's just fun. 52 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: So last night we went into it not really knowing 53 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 2: what to expect to see Anaconda. This one stars Jack 54 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 2: Black and Paul Rudd. It was an absolute blast. You 55 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 2: know those movies where you laugh out loud and you 56 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 2: can hear other people in the theater where in New 57 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 2: York's a week and hear other people in the theater 58 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 2: all the time laughing out loud. 59 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: It was amazing. So the critics only gave. 60 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: It fifty one percent on Rotten Tomatoes, but the audience 61 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,519 Speaker 2: already up to seventy nine percent, so that is a 62 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 2: big deal. And I always like those movies where the 63 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: audience likes it more than the critics. That usually means 64 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 2: we're in. But I just wanted to read the synopsis 65 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 2: for you because if you haven't seen it, that would 66 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 2: be our biggest recommendation. Run out of the theaters and 67 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 2: see Anaconda. It is so much fun for the whole family. 68 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 2: By the way, it's an entirely original comedy inspired by 69 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 2: the classic Anaconda. 70 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: It features yes, Jack Black and Paul Rudd. 71 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 2: Who've been best friends since they were kids, always dreamed 72 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 2: of remaking their all time favorite movie. When a midlife 73 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: crisis pushes them to finally go for it, they head 74 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 2: deep into the Amazon to start filming, but things get 75 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 2: real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically 76 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 2: chaotic movie set into a deadly situation. 77 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 4: It was perfect. I loved that movie. It had heart, 78 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 4: it had some meaning, It was funny as all get out. 79 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 4: There are two scenes in this movie that are extended jokes. 80 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 4: If you will, you will be laughing for minutes. 81 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: Yes, on end, you were crying. 82 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 3: It was it was so unexpected. Oh my god, what's 83 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 3: the guy from White Lotus? We can never come up 84 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 3: with his name? He was the dad the first season. 85 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I can never. 86 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 3: We can never come up with his name. 87 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: He is amazing. 88 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 3: You see him and you love him. Oh and Dandy Newton. 89 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: Oh, Sandy Newton was incredible. How did I not mention 90 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: her either? 91 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 3: Yes? 92 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: Oh so the dad from White Lotus. 93 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 2: I was like, first this joke that he was a 94 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 2: part of I thought was stupid, and then it because 95 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 2: they were they leaned into everything. They went full force 96 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 2: with all jokes. Yes, they didn't half ass anything, and 97 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 2: so when people are all in, you're on board too, 98 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: and it just worked. We were all laughing so highly 99 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 2: highly highly recognized. Okay, so wait, we'll start with the 100 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 2: box office top ten. This is what Americans went to 101 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 2: go see or this is a yeah, this is domestic. 102 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: This is not international. It's a little bit different when 103 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: you do international. 104 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 3: You know, cool, this is a good way to do it, but. 105 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: I wanted to do domestic results. Yes, okay. 106 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 2: So the number ten movie of twenty twenty five, Captain 107 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: America Brave New World. We didn't see it, did not 108 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 2: see it. Number nine, How to Train Your Dragon, didn't 109 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 2: see it, didn't see it. Number eight, The Fantastic Four 110 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 2: First Steps, didn't see it, didn't see it. 111 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 3: Can you tell me number ten? There? How much money 112 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 3: did you make? 113 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: Number ten? 114 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: Mate? This is just domestically two hundred point five five million. 115 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 3: And it was considered a little bit of a failure, Yes, 116 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 3: a little bit, right, a box office bus to a. 117 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 2: Certain Yeah, they would they probably would have thought it 118 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 2: was going to get into the top five. 119 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: Yes, okay. 120 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 2: So How to Train Your Dragon, the Fantastic Four, number 121 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 2: seven Sinners, Oh yeah, of course, that is the only 122 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 2: movie on the top ten list that we actually, you're kidding. 123 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 2: We only saw one movie. 124 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 3: You're telling me America's favorite movies. We only gave a 125 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 3: damn about seeing and you saying to the theater or 126 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 3: to the theater. 127 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: So there's one that we saw halfway through and stop, yeah, 128 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,559 Speaker 2: you know which one it is, all right? So okay, 129 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 2: So Sinners was the one we saw. Number six. Both 130 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 2: of my daughters were begging us to see this Zootopia too. 131 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 2: They were like, Mom, you and TJ. I know it 132 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 2: sounds silly and childly, you will love this movie. 133 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: They were raving about it. 134 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 3: First one was delightful. I do want to see it. 135 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 3: I didn't run out to the theater, but yeah, oh 136 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 3: those movies are. 137 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 2: When it starts streaming, we will watch the Sopia too. 138 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 2: She's like, you will laugh, you will cry, it has 139 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:01,359 Speaker 2: heard is everything? Number five Wicked for good Now we 140 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: saw the first one. We didn't see the second half. Okay. 141 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 2: Members of our family represented us and saw number four 142 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 2: Jurassic World. We didn't see that, and that's something we 143 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 2: would have normally seen. I don't know why we didn't watch. 144 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 3: You know, it takes a lot to get us to 145 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 3: the theater. And there were a number of horror movies 146 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 3: this year. We go to movie theaters for horror movies. 147 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 3: We kind of exclusively almost even last night, even though 148 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,679 Speaker 3: it was a common comedy, but it had its horror 149 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 3: thrillers agreement to it. But now I think that's it. 150 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 3: We get excited about a new horror movie coming out. 151 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 3: We don't get excited about anything nothing. I don't care 152 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 3: how big of a blockbusting, even Sinners. It was the 153 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 3: one horror movie I know. 154 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 2: That's I know, that's the why, that's why we saw 155 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 2: the one. Okay, number three, here's the one we saw 156 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 2: halfway through. And to be honest, we get up really early, 157 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 2: so it has nothing to do with the movie. We 158 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 2: fell asleep and we just didn't fully commit. Recommit to 159 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 2: watch it, Superman. 160 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 3: I want to see it. 161 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 2: Curious about all everyone talks about how wonderful this film was. 162 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 2: I the original is such a huge part. It's one 163 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 2: of the first movies I remember loving. 164 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 3: But this was a significant for the reboot for DC 165 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 3: and James Gunn being in charge, and the movie did 166 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 3: well and people, so it looks like this was the 167 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 3: one that finally put him on some kind of good 168 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 3: footing with Marvel, and we didn't get him. We just 169 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 3: heard exactly. 170 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 2: Will recommit at some point maybe this week, to watch 171 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 2: to finish watching Superman number two, Lilo and Stitch to 172 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 2: Man four hundred and twenty three point seven million domestically. 173 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: That is remarkable. 174 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 3: Wait a minute, so you're telling me Minecraft movie was 175 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 3: the big movie. 176 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: The Yes, the Minecraft movie number one domestic movie. That's 177 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 2: pretty remarkable. So don't know how many of them you've seen. 178 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 2: We've seen one point three. 179 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: We saw about a third of the top ten. Yeah, 180 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: that's it. 181 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 3: I think we were rare. Yeah, we were rare, all right. 182 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: So we put together a list of the movies that 183 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 2: we did love, and you won't be surprised that they 184 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 2: all kind of fit in the horror genre. 185 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: I searched, I looked. 186 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 2: I actually spent a lot of time going through all 187 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 2: the movies of twenty twenty five, thinking, my god, we 188 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 2: had to have gone to the movies. 189 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: To have seen something other than a horror movie. And 190 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: turns out it's none. We did not. So on the list, 191 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: we'll start with The Long Walk. Your first impressions of 192 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: The Long Walk. 193 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 3: Shockingly emotional. That was I wasn't expecting Stephen King. I 194 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 3: didn't know this Stephen Ling story. Stephen King store. That 195 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 3: movie was intense from start to finish, and there was 196 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 3: a friendship that formed black guy, white guy in the 197 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 3: midst of the highest stakes possible, only one of us 198 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 3: can survive, and we still found a way to connect 199 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 3: and be friends. That's I was shocked and how emotional 200 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 3: I was watching the movie. 201 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 2: We loved this movie. Honestly, it almost felt like because 202 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 2: Stephen King wrote this story, so it was a short 203 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 2: story adapted to a film long, long, long ago, and 204 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 2: yet it reminded me of The Hunger Games, like he 205 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 2: was almost the original Hunger Games it really. I mean, 206 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 2: obviously it's a it's a more it's a simpler story 207 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 2: than The Hunger Games, but I got those same vibes 208 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 2: from it. 209 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 1: But it's funny. 210 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 2: In the actual write up or in the description of it, 211 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 2: you said intense the long walk and intense, chilling and 212 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 2: emotional thriller that challenges audiences to confront a haunting question, 213 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:25,079 Speaker 2: how far could you go? 214 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: So you actually nailed it? 215 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 2: Okay, yes you could, all right. Eighty eight percent from critics, 216 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 2: eighty four percent from audience, So the rotten Tomatoes. Everyone 217 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 2: agrees this was a phenomenal film, and namely, yes, obviously 218 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 2: Stephen King, the author of being the huge reason why 219 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 2: it was great. But Cooper Hoffman, Philip Seymour, Hoffman's son 220 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 2: stars in this He is remarkable. The apple does not 221 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 2: fall far from the tree. And then David Johnson, he 222 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 2: was a black guy. He was amazing. They call it 223 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 2: a soulful performance, but they say brings a lot of 224 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 2: heart to Stephen King's dystopian tailor, making The Long Walk 225 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 2: a life or death ordeal for its characters and a 226 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:05,479 Speaker 2: riveting ride for audiences. 227 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: That was the critics consensus. 228 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 2: So agreed. And Mark Hamill is phenomenal in this film too. 229 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 2: Forgot to mention him. 230 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 3: He was great because that makes you hate him, yes, 231 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 3: and you don't want to. 232 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: But who hates Luke Skywalker? 233 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, you will in this one. 234 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 2: It made sixty three million dollars internationally against a twenty 235 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 2: million dollar budget. You can rent it on Prime or 236 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 2: Apple highly highly highly recommend. Actually, look, it's a little gory, 237 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 2: want to mention, like if you're going to have the 238 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 2: family around. It's heartwarming and it's emotional, but it's gory. 239 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 2: Just wanted to let you guys. 240 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 3: Know, and disgusting at time just for really not going 241 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 3: over the top, but it was necessary at times just 242 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 3: for the realism of it, and you know, I encourage folks, 243 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 3: if you don't see his name, you probably won't piece 244 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 3: together before the end of the movie that that's Mark Hamill. 245 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 3: You've been looking at that. 246 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 2: That's true, all right, that's true. He looks very different 247 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 2: and because his character is so evil, you just wouldn't think, oh, 248 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 2: there's Luke. 249 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 3: But he stars in it the whole time. Yeah, he's 250 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 3: a special one in this movie. He makes this movie 251 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 3: work a lot. 252 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 1: You're really good, all right. 253 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 2: I want you to talk about I think you said 254 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 2: this might be your favorite. It's at least in your 255 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 2: top two hard eyes that we have to put that 256 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 2: on for a must see. If you haven't seen it, 257 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,559 Speaker 2: please please please. I can see why people might have 258 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 2: skipped over it. But this movie is. 259 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 3: Incredible because we said they nail it. Could have you 260 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 3: take out the horror and it would have been a 261 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 3: rom com. You take out the rom com elements and 262 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 3: it's a legit horror movie. And it's difficult to get 263 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 3: both of those genres genres. Right. It was great. And 264 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 3: I love Cuba Gooding Junior son. He's just a charming dude. 265 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 3: I love watching him. 266 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:43,439 Speaker 1: Mason Gooding, I. 267 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 3: Love that dude. But I hope he gets more and 268 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 3: more opportunities. God like do like watching him. But this 269 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 3: was for folks like us who love horror movies. For 270 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 3: someone like you who loves rom com. We immediately recognize 271 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:55,559 Speaker 3: this as a special movie, and it. 272 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 2: Could have gone horribly wrong putting those two things together, 273 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 2: but it went. Everything went exactly as it should. So 274 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 2: the synopsis is, for the past several years, the Heart 275 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 2: Eyes Killer has wreaked havoc on Valentine's Day by stalking 276 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 2: and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine's Day, no couple is 277 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:16,439 Speaker 2: safe and it is great. Seventy eight percent from the critics, 278 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 2: seventy six percent from the audience. The critics consensus was 279 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:23,679 Speaker 2: a mixture of gory, slasher and sweet rom com that 280 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 2: ingeniously nails both formulas. Hard Eyes serves up a bloody 281 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 2: Valentine that will make the heart skip a beat, perfectly said. Yes, 282 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 2: this was a brilliant mashup of genres, amazing kills, good fun. 283 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 2: I think this is the perfect date night movie. So yes, 284 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 2: Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding were fuhenomenal in this. 285 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 3: Well. Please discuss with your date that you're going to 286 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 3: watch this movie and why because if you just, you know, 287 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 3: put it on, I might look at you like you're crazy. 288 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 2: Hay, So she or he has to be okay with 289 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 2: a little more and a lot of fun. But you 290 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 2: can watch it on Netflix. I'm surprised weapons wasn't higher 291 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 2: up just I saw where it fell. And this movie 292 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 2: was remarkable. It made two hundred and sixty nine million 293 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 2: dollars internationally, but this movie was incredible. Critics gave it 294 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 2: a ninety three percent. The audience gave it an eighty 295 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 2: five percent. The synopsis is at all but one child 296 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:20,079 Speaker 2: from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night, 297 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 2: at exactly the same time, and a community is left 298 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 2: questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. 299 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: Why did you love this movie? 300 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 3: The con The promotional campaign was pretty brilliant. It's that simple. 301 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 3: All these kids from one class left and nobody knows 302 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 3: where they went, and only one kid has left. Let's 303 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 3: figure out the mystery. They sold it as that and 304 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 3: this whole all the campaign, everybody right now can still 305 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,559 Speaker 3: see kids running with their arms down outstretched. It's just 306 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 3: kind of freaky, the whole thing. I think they did 307 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 3: a great It reminds me of the Megan campaign for 308 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 3: the first Megan. It just gets going. There's a clear 309 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 3: message of what this is and a mystery that needs 310 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 3: to be figured out and they I thought they did 311 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 3: a great job with that. And what's the young lady 312 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 3: from Mom? 313 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 1: I did Julia Garner? 314 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 3: I didn't watch Ozar. 315 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: Oh, she's so good. I love her. 316 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 2: She's one of my favorite favorite actresses right now. Julia Garner, 317 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 2: She's pretty wonderful. And Josh. 318 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 3: They carry this movie in a lot of ways. There's 319 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 3: a couple other characters in there you recognize, and you 320 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 3: know the Asian guy who was. 321 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: The principal Benedict Want isn't this. 322 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 3: The guy who was also I think in the Marvel 323 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 3: movies who yes, sidekick of Doctor Strange. So you see that. 324 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 3: The performances are great. Yeah, this is a this is 325 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 3: a god. And some people had a problem with the 326 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 3: way they told the story. It was kind of through 327 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 3: each person's eyes through the same day. I liked it. 328 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: I did too. 329 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 2: I thought it was phenomenal. The acting was just obviously 330 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 2: so incredibly good. I liked the pacing, I like the 331 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 2: way they told the story. I loved the mystery and 332 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 2: I liked the payoff in the end. I liked what 333 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 2: the answer was to the mystery. A lot of times 334 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 2: I don't and a. 335 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 3: Lot of people didn't. I didn't mind it, but I 336 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 3: liked how this movie ended almost a comedic horror way. 337 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: Exactly this movie I forgot. How did I not mention that? Oh? 338 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 2: That makes every horror movie better? All right, you can 339 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 2: watch this on HBO Max. All Right, when we come back, 340 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 2: we're going to tell you our final two movie recommendations 341 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 2: for the best or at least our favorite movies of 342 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five. Welcome back, everyone. We are talking about 343 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 2: our favorite movies of twenty twenty five. Our list does 344 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 2: not mirror anyone else's and certainly not even close to 345 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 2: the highest box office or the highest grossing box office movies. 346 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 2: But there are favorites and we hope you might want 347 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 2: to check them out as well if you have some 348 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 2: extra time on this week between Christmas and New Year's 349 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 2: so also on our list. This is one that everyone 350 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 2: agreed with, including the box office. Was one of the 351 00:15:56,680 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 2: best movies of the year. Sinners, it was remark the 352 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 2: synopsis is trying to leave their troubles behind Twin brothers, 353 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 2: both played by Michael B. Jordan by the way, returned 354 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 2: to their hometown to start again, only to discover that 355 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 2: an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. 356 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 2: This is a vampire movie and a musical almost mashed 357 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 2: up in one, and I loved. 358 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 3: It, and quite frankly, the soundtrack is something we listen 359 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 3: to quite a bit around here. So the music is great. 360 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 3: But yeah, Michael G. B Jordan is just Michael B. Jordan. 361 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 3: He's wonderful. But the story here is pretty, is pretty cool, 362 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 3: and it's original, an original horror movie. This is not 363 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 3: some ip they got sitting around on a show. If 364 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 3: they had to dust off, you just don't see it 365 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 3: a lot. This is a I give it more credit 366 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 3: because it is a new is a fresh and an 367 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 3: original story, and they pulled it off. 368 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,359 Speaker 1: So yes, you see. Ryan Coogler's genius. 369 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 2: He was the writer and director and this is his 370 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 2: first original blockbuster. But the critics say it was a 371 00:16:56,560 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 2: rip roaring fusion of masterful visual storytelling and toe tapping music. 372 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 2: That is exactly the perfect way to put it. Yes, 373 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 2: we love the music, the visuals, the stories. You know, 374 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 2: it felt like an event more than a movie like 375 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 2: you were watching an event. 376 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: Does that make any sense? That's how it felt to me. 377 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 1: But Michael B. 378 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 2: Jordan stars in it, Hailey Steinfeld and just it's just 379 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 2: a blast to watch and to listen to. It made 380 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 2: three hundred and sixty seven point nine million dollars internationally, 381 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:26,880 Speaker 2: so kudos to them. 382 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: You can watch it on HBO Max. 383 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 2: And finally, this seems like a good one to end 384 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 2: on Final Destination. Bloodlines were huge, huge Final Destination fans, 385 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 2: but this last one man, they saved the best for 386 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,199 Speaker 2: last and perhaps among the reasons why we love this 387 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 2: movie so much. Two words for you, Tony Todd. 388 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 3: Yeah he was. I think that is why the movies 389 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 3: at the top of the list. If he were not 390 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 3: in this movie, I wonder if we would feel the same. 391 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 3: But there was just an emotional connection. And then look, 392 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 3: any horror movie fan, you know who Tony Todd is, 393 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 3: and Candy Man is on somewhere your list of moments. 394 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 3: You remember, movies, you remember lines, you remember, and to 395 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 3: this day you will not say Candy Man in the mirror. 396 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 3: So for this, oh God, now, that guy to be 397 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 3: in this movie and have the send off that he 398 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 3: had made it really really special for us. But the 399 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 3: movie was fun how they kind of brought the whole 400 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 3: story of Final Destination together. So this was this was 401 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 3: a go. 402 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: It really was. 403 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 2: Rotten Tomatoes agrees ninety two percent from the critics, eighty 404 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 2: six percent from the audience. Yeah, they really liked this film, 405 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 2: and I liked how the critics consensus put it. Adding 406 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:40,479 Speaker 2: some surprising emotional layers onto the ghoulish bones of Final 407 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 2: Destinations mythology. Bloodlines ingeniously executes grizzly set pieces with precision 408 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 2: and turns impending doom into outrageous fun. We said this 409 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 2: was the best of the series. The production value was incredible, 410 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:57,399 Speaker 2: the deaths, the storyline. 411 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:58,719 Speaker 1: I thought it was cool that they found a way 412 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 1: to expand it. They went back in time. 413 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 2: This is supposed to be the beginning basically a Final Destination, 414 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 2: and it was just really smart how they brought it 415 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 2: and made it intergenerational, like there were a lot of 416 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 2: folks they had to kill, and they just did such 417 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 2: a brilliant job bringing it home. But Tony Todd made 418 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 2: it our favorite movie. 419 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: All right. It made three hundred and fifteen million dollars internationally. 420 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, it did really really well, But if you haven't 421 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:25,119 Speaker 2: seen it, that is absolutely one to check out. You 422 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 2: can find it on HBO Max and Without. Everyone, we 423 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 2: hope you enjoy your time. We hope you get a 424 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 2: little time off actually away from work and with the family, 425 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 2: and hope that maybe some of these suggestions will help 426 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 2: you have some fun passing the time until you get 427 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 2: to party on New Year's Eve. And with that, everyone 428 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 2: on behalf of my dear TJ. 429 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: Holmes. I'm Amy Robock. We'll talk to you soon.