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  Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) directs Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune,” the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller of the same name. A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.  The film stars Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (“Call Me by Your Name,” “Little Women”), Rebecca Ferguson (“Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep,” “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”), Oscar Isaac (the “Star Wars” franchise) Oscar nominee Josh Brolin (“Milk,” “Avengers:...

Episode 56! Stu and Billy are back this week to discuss Blade Runner 2049 . They also head to the flicks to watch Happy Death Day and discuss it after. Blade Runner 2049 is the sequel to Blade Runner (1982) and directed by Denis Villeneuve ( Arrival, Sicario, Prisoners, and Enemy ). In 2049, 30 years after the first film, bioengineered humans called replicants have been integrated into society. Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new blade runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, hunts down and "retires" rogue older model replicants. During K's investigation into a growing replicant freedom movement he unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who's been missing for 30 years. The film also stars Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista, Jar...

Episode 25! Stu and Billy communicate with Alien Life this week as they watch Arrival ! Arrival  is a science fiction mystery/thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve ( Prisoners,   Enemy, Sicario, and currently filming Blade Runner 2049), and is based on the short story "Story of Your Life" by author Ted Chiang. The film stars Amy Adams as Linguistics professor Louise Banks, who is tasked with leading a team of investigators when 12 gigantic spaceships land at various locations around the world. As nations around the world teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew, which include theoretical physicist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner) and US Army Colonel Weber (Forest Whitaker), must race against time to find away to communicate with their extraterrestrial visitors. This week discussion of the film is spoiler heavy so be warned.  As well as the film, Stu and I discuss what else we've been watching this week. As always it would make our day if y...

Prisoners is a dark and suspenseful police procedural which explores every parent’s worst fear: the kidnapping of their children. The scariest film villain is the plausible real-life monster who dwells amongst our communities; the shadowy figure lurking near play equipment or spying from behind drawn curtains. The question Prisoners asks is, how far as a parent would you go when faced with acts of evil.