Join us every week for a trip into the weird and wonderful world of trailers. Whether it’s the first teaser for the latest instalment in your favourite franchise, an obscure preview for a strange indie darling, whether it’s good, bad, ugly or just plain weird – your favourite pop culture baristas are there to tell you what they think.
In this week’s Six Damn Fine Degrees, Matt revisited some of the time loop stories he’s enjoyed most.
Then, Saturday saw the release of our February podcast, in which Julie, Sam and Matt talked about Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Or are they? No, they most definitely are.
And what else do we have in store for you this week?
Mege: There is something I like about Anya Taylor-Joy – maybe it‘s because she looks like she could have been a star as early as in the era of silent films. I am not sure that, inbetween Furiosa and Dune, starring in an action series is the way to go, but if it‘s well-made, why not? I enjoyed both Furiosa and Dune, so let‘s see what she brings to the series.
Matt: I like Matthew Macfadyen a lot: he’s got dramatic chops, he can pull off comedy, and given the right script, he can do both at the same time. (Here’s looking at you, Tom Wambsgans.) I don’t know Elizabeth Banks as well, but she’s been good in the things I’ve seen her in. The Miniature Wife looks like it’s got a good satirical premise – but is it one that will carry an entire ten-episode series? I find myself reminded of Ceceila Ahern’s short story collection Roar and the anthology series Apple TV turned it into: all strong premises, most of which were turned into so-so stories because the premise itself didn’t have legs, so the stories just kept hammering home the one or two points they had. And those were half-hour episodes, each of which had its own premise and cast. The Miniature Wife aims to pull off this kind of premise (at least from the looks of it) over ten episodes. Matthew Macfadyen or no: I’m not sure I have much confidence.
A Damn Fine Cup of Culture 