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This week Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) and Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) are talking THE END OF OAK STREET.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown.
Directed by: David Robert Mitchell
Written by: David Robert Mitchell
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery, Jordan Alexa Davis, P.J. Byrne, Emily Kuroda, Anne Gee Byrd, Hudson Meek
*Image from THE END OF OAK STREET courtesy of Warner Bros.
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This week, Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) and Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) sit down to talk ONE NIGHT ONLY.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
Recently dumped Owen and hopeful romantic Allie might be the only two singles in the city looking for more than just a quick encounter. They both feel a spark when they meet, but a series of missteps and side quests complicate their night, keeping them apart. As they each race toward and away from each other across the city, they just might discover that the one thing they want most is closer than they think.
Directed by: Will Gluck
Written by: Travis Braun
Starring: Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke, Julia Fox, King Princess, Ziwe, Ben Marshall, with Molly Ringwald and Levar Burton
*Image and clip from ONE NIGHT ONLY courtesy of Universal Pictures.
 
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It is a brand new episode this week when Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) and Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) sit down to talk SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY.
We're also catching up on what we've been watching lately, a quick chat about new trailers, and an overview of Spider-Man's journey through the MCU.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
It's a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.
The world may have forgotten Peter Parker, but he hasn't forgotten them.
Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton
Written by: Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Jacob Batalon, Liza Colón-Zayas, Mark Ruffalo, Tramell Tillman
*Image from SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY courtesy of Sony Pictures.
 
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It's hard to believe we're already halfway through the summer, but it's a good time for Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) and Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) to sit down and talk about our SUMMER TV viewing.
PLUS, Derek is giving us the rundown of all things San Diego Comic Con 2026.
This week, we are talking full spoilers of four TV shows. We will NOT spoil anything that has not been released yet. 
Titles, plots and timestamps:
00:00 - Intros, what we've been watching, SDCC
46:05 - Widow's Bay (Apple TV): A skeptical mayor leads the superstitious residents of a cursed New England island. (starring Matthew Rhys, Kate O'Flynn, Dale Dickey, Stephen Root)
1:07:55 - Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (Apple TV): A divorced mom gets caught up in a perilous web of blackmail, murder, and youth soccer. (starring Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson, Jessy Hodges, Dolly De Leon)
1:22:25 - Cape Fear (Apple TV): A happily married couple faces a growing threat when a notorious killer from their past, Max Cady, is released from prison and seeks revenge. (starring Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson)
1:34:20 - House of Dragons (HBO): An internal succession war within House Targaryen at the height of its power, 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. (starring Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, Olivia Cooke)
 
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The biggest film of the summer has arrived and Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) and Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) are sitting down to talk all about THE ODYSSEY.
They also define the "odyssey" movie and share their Top 5, along with some recent movies and TV they've been watching.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Written by: Christopher Nolan (based on Odyssey by Homer)
Starring: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, Charlize Theron
*Image from THE ODYSSEY courtesy of Universal Pictures.
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