We start this week by reviewing Mel Eslyn’s post-apocalyptic dramedy BIOSPHERE (2:01), which stars Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass (who also co-writes) as the last two men on Earth, who learn that they must adapt, quite literally, to save humanity. It has great performances and surprising themes, but we don’t all agree on how well it tackles those themes. Next, we cover Alice Troughton’s thriller, THE LESSON (25:10), which stars Daryl McCormack as a young writer who tutors the son of a famous author (Richard E. Grant) and discovers a dark web of family secrets. We agree that the film’s acting is top-notch, but for two of us, it isn’t thrilling or surprising in any way. And in this week’s Patreon exclusive audio, we talk about Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick’s technological thriller MISSING, a follow-up to 2018’s SEARCHING (which we discussed as our AAPI Heritage Month poll winner on a recent Patreon bonus episode!
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SUMMERLAND, IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS, AROUND THE SUN, and FATAL AFFAIR on Episode #316
Dessert means war at the outset of this week’s episode. Megan and Evan start by reviewing the Netflix thriller on stalking, FATAL AFFAIR (2:30), starring Nia Long and Omar Epps. Then they move on to the esoteric, celestial romance, AROUND THE SUN (11:42), which Dave might be a little bit biased about. Next, everyone tackles IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS (25:48), the lengthy Shudder documentary about 1980s horror films. Lastly, they discuss SUMMERLAND (46:47), Jessica Swale’s touching WWII-era British queer romance with some unexpected twists, starring Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. On this week’s Patreon exclusive audio, we talk about our July poll winner on one-day films: DREDD.
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