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The Flash, The Blackening, American Graffiti (1973) Movie Review and Deep Dive

June 21, 2023 Ken Palmer Episode 19
The Flash, The Blackening, American Graffiti (1973) Movie Review and Deep Dive
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The Flash, The Blackening, American Graffiti (1973) Movie Review and Deep Dive
Jun 21, 2023 Episode 19
Ken Palmer

Barry Allen, aka The Flash, has finally arrived! And boy has it! We review The Flash in a spoiler free review, and then we announce we are entering the spoiler included deep dive at 00:35:06!  The Flash is directed by 2017 It's Andy Muschietti Spaghetti, staring Michael Keaton, Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, and some all-star cameos I don't want to spoil here!  Does the Flash go by in a hurry, leaving you to pick up the pieces? Or is it the perfect storm of comic book movie glory that obliterates the DCEU and paves way for Gunn's DC? Listen and find out nerds! Plus, MICHAEL KEATON's BATMAN is back- does he live up!? Duh. But listen anyway. Plus, would you believe me if I told you Supergirl steals the show? Come find out. 

Up next is the highly anticipated, among horror fans, The Blackening! The Blackening finally found its way to theaters and I couldn't wait to watch it- the infamous Trump trailer was hysterical, but does Tim Story's horror comedy live up to the bar set in the trailer, or did the film show its hand too early? Starring Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharaoh, and the scene-stealer Jermaine Fowler, we take a trip to a remote cabin in the woods on Juneteenth and follow our hilarious cast as they are stalked by a killer I can only describe as a black-masked racist version of The Collector! Peak your interest? Find out if The Blackening is worth the trip to the movie theater in our entirely spoiler free review! 

Have you ever heard of Star Wars? Roger that. Ever wondered when Han Solo aka Harrison Ford was discovered, and how the heck it happened because he was a carpenter! What if I told you there was a movie that came before Star Wars by George Lucas, and that if it wasn't the success it was that he may have never got his epic space opera made? Welcome listeners to a stone cold classic film, American Graffiti! Welcome to maybe the best coming-of-age and one-night films of all time, with the immediate opening to a drive-in burger joint in Modesto, California, in 1962- that frozen in history heavenly time after WW2 but before Vietnam, where the mating ritual was done by the cars, the hair was slicked back, and cruising the strip was how you spent your nights. American Graffiti (1973) has one of the greatest soundtracks of all time, launched George Lucas, with the help of Godfather's Francis Ford Coppola, into Hollywood stardom. The plot is simple enough, a group of teens in Cali's central valley spend one final night after their high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they each go off into separate directions in their lives. The plot is brought to life by Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, and so many more! But the magic is in the movie, do NOT miss our deep dive into this classic. See you in '62! 


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Barry Allen, aka The Flash, has finally arrived! And boy has it! We review The Flash in a spoiler free review, and then we announce we are entering the spoiler included deep dive at 00:35:06!  The Flash is directed by 2017 It's Andy Muschietti Spaghetti, staring Michael Keaton, Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, and some all-star cameos I don't want to spoil here!  Does the Flash go by in a hurry, leaving you to pick up the pieces? Or is it the perfect storm of comic book movie glory that obliterates the DCEU and paves way for Gunn's DC? Listen and find out nerds! Plus, MICHAEL KEATON's BATMAN is back- does he live up!? Duh. But listen anyway. Plus, would you believe me if I told you Supergirl steals the show? Come find out. 

Up next is the highly anticipated, among horror fans, The Blackening! The Blackening finally found its way to theaters and I couldn't wait to watch it- the infamous Trump trailer was hysterical, but does Tim Story's horror comedy live up to the bar set in the trailer, or did the film show its hand too early? Starring Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharaoh, and the scene-stealer Jermaine Fowler, we take a trip to a remote cabin in the woods on Juneteenth and follow our hilarious cast as they are stalked by a killer I can only describe as a black-masked racist version of The Collector! Peak your interest? Find out if The Blackening is worth the trip to the movie theater in our entirely spoiler free review! 

Have you ever heard of Star Wars? Roger that. Ever wondered when Han Solo aka Harrison Ford was discovered, and how the heck it happened because he was a carpenter! What if I told you there was a movie that came before Star Wars by George Lucas, and that if it wasn't the success it was that he may have never got his epic space opera made? Welcome listeners to a stone cold classic film, American Graffiti! Welcome to maybe the best coming-of-age and one-night films of all time, with the immediate opening to a drive-in burger joint in Modesto, California, in 1962- that frozen in history heavenly time after WW2 but before Vietnam, where the mating ritual was done by the cars, the hair was slicked back, and cruising the strip was how you spent your nights. American Graffiti (1973) has one of the greatest soundtracks of all time, launched George Lucas, with the help of Godfather's Francis Ford Coppola, into Hollywood stardom. The plot is simple enough, a group of teens in Cali's central valley spend one final night after their high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they each go off into separate directions in their lives. The plot is brought to life by Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, and so many more! But the magic is in the movie, do NOT miss our deep dive into this classic. See you in '62! 


The Flash Spoiler Free Review
SPOILERs for The Flash Discussion
The Blackening Review (spoiler free)
American Graffiti Deep Dive