All tagged Jason Schwartzman

Asteroid City

This week on Popcorn Pals, Tim travels to the American south-west with freelance film critic Andrew Fraser to discuss Wes Andrerson's latest, Asteroid City. With an all-star cast, led by Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks, the film follows events in rural Asteroid City where a junior stargazing event disrupts a grieving father’s worldview forever. Tim and Andrew bask in Anderson's trademark whimsical narrative and pastel aesthetic, while sharing their relationship with Anderson as a filmmaker and a surprising link to Barbenheimer…

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Enter the Spider-Verse with Popcorn Pals and Nick L'Barrow, from Nick's Flix Fix, to discuss one of the most anticipated films of the year, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. In the sequel, Brooklyn’s full-time friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, Miles Morales, is catapulted across the Multiverse and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most. Tim and Nick's spider-senses are tingling as they discuss the incredible visual language of the film, how the franchise has matured and what it means for the superhero genre moving forward. But does Miles Morales's second offering hit the mark? Find out what your podcast pals thought in an episode not of this universe.

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