Tag Archives: Bryce Dallas Howard

420 – Argylle

Listen on the players above, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

Is the world right, or is Mike? Argylle, Matthew Vaughn’s new spy comedy, has received terrible reviews and is bombing at the box office – but Mike thinks everyone else is wrong, taking it far too seriously, and missing the parody. José is more in tune with the vox populi, finding the film a slog, Henry Cavill’s hair ugly, and Bryce Dallas Howard ill-cast. But we find concord when it comes to the film’s action scenes, and we discuss the transitions between Cavill and Sam Rockwell, Howard’s look and movement, Mike’s continuing complaint about the peculiar look of British visual effects, and more.

With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.

69 – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Jurassic World returns with The Orphanage and A Monster Calls director J. A. Bayona in charge, transforming the colourful knockabout thrills of the previous instalment into a volcano disaster-cum-Gothic horror film. We both love the heightened drama of the mansion half of the film and how Bayona finds new life in what has, over the last 25 years, somehow become somewhat stale imagery of reanimated dinosaurs. José adores the casting of Geraldine Chaplin and Mike finds the reduced importance of love stories a positive thing. And seeing businessmen get killed is always fun. Cracking movie. Hugely enjoyable.

The podcast can be listened to in the player above or on iTunes.

With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.