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Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review Podcast

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Chris Smith

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Aisling Bea

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Jim Daly

Sofie Hagen

Myq Kaplan

Chris Johnston

Becky Young

John Malkovich

James King

Will Collins

Steve Scott

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Luke Gentry

Sound designers Ben Meechan and Luke Gentry from Sona return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Ben’s choice Super 8.  Super 8 is a 2011 alien invasion film directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. It stars Joel Courtney and Elle Fanning in the main child roles and Kyle Chandler, Noah Emmerich and Ron Eldard in the main adult roles. The premise of Super 8 is that while making a low budget zombie film for a competition a group of children witness a train crash. In the aftermath a series of strange events happen in their town - dogs running away and large power outings - leading to the military being involved and eventually an alien appears. Super 8 is the ultimate 80s nostalgia movie - it steals/homages from all the best 80s films like E.T, The Goonies and Stand By Me and in turn is a blueprint for Stranger Things and this is part of its downfall in that none of Super 8 feels remotely original or exciting. There are also at least three different narratives running through it, none explored with any great care or detail, the emotional moments don’t hit the mark and an ending that is spectacularly underwhelming. Scores  [supsystic-tables id=206] Coming in at nearly two hours long it is far too long and unfocused to be as enjoyable as it should be - the long run time leads to a low repeat viewing score and Super 8 manages to score 3.23 overall. What do you guys think? Have you seen Super 8? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!   Find The Episode #197 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #197 Crew of Luke (@lukegentrysound) and Ben (@BenSONA26405308) from Sona. Find their Websites online at https://www.sona.co.uk/ Please make sure you give them some love More about Super 8 For more info on Uncut Gems, you can visit Super 8 IMDb page here or  Super 8 Rotten Tomatoes page here.   Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes   If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sound designers Ben Meechan and Luke Gentry from Sona return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Ben’s choice Super 8. Super 8 is a 2011 alien invasion film directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. It stars Joel Courtney and Elle Fanning in the main child roles and Kyle Chandler, Noah Emmerich and Ron Eldard in the main adult roles. The premise of Super 8 is that while making a low budget zombie film for a competition a group of children witness a train crash. In the aftermath a series of strange events happen in their town - dogs running away and large power outings - leading to the military being involved and eventually an alien appears. Super 8 is the ultimate 80s nostalgia movie - it steals/homages from all the best 80s films like E.T, The Goonies and Stand By Me and in turn is a blueprint for Stranger Things and this is part of its downfall in that none of Super 8 feels remotely original or exciting. There are also at least three different narratives running through it, none explored with any great care or detail, the emotional moments don’t hit the mark and an ending that is spectacularly underwhelming. Scores  [supsystic-tables id=206] Coming in at nearly two hours long it is far too long and unfocused to be as enjoyable as it should be - the long run time leads to a low repeat viewing score and Super 8 manages to score 3.23 overall. What do you guys think? Have you seen Super 8? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!   Find The Episode #197 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #197 Crew of Luke (<a href="https://twitter.com/lukegentrysound" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lukegentrysound</a>) and Ben (<a href="https://twitter.com/BenSONA26405308" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@BenSONA26405308</a>) from Sona. Find their Websites online at <a href="https://www.sona.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sona.co.uk/</a> Please make sure you give them some love More about Super 8 For more info on Uncut Gems, you can visit <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1650062/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super 8 IMDb</a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5727208/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>page here or  <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/super_8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super 8 Rotten Tomatoes</a> page here.   Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes   If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep #197 Super 8 with Luke Gentry and Ben Meechan from Sona

Sound designers Luke Gentry and Ben Meechan from Sona (https://www.sona.co.uk/) join Flixwatcher remotely to review Luke’s choice A Quiet Place.    A Quiet Place is the directorial debut from John (Jim from The Office) Krasinski, starring Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe as the Abbott family. Set in the not too distant future, humans and animals have been nearly wiped out by sightless, stabbing, ruthless aliens with hypersensitive hearing where the smallest noises incur a deadly attack. Following a devastating tragedy, the Family is trying to survive and rebuild relationships. A Quiet Place manages to blend post-apocalyptic science fiction and horror while sensitively exploring father and daughter relationships and grief. The inclusion of American Sign Language (ASL) as a form of communication and casting Simmonds who is deaf was a welcome move to inclusivity.   Scores  [supsystic-tables id=192] A Quiet Place scores highly on recommendability and engagement but low on small screen. The collective cinema experience simply could not be replaced at home - support your local cinema to keep films being made for cinema. The overall score for A Quiet Place is 3.70, we hope the sequel will come to the big screen soon.   What do you guys think? Have you seen A Quiet Place? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!   Episode #185 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #185 Crew of Sound designers Luke Gentry and Ben Meechan from Sona ().  Find their Websites online at https://www.sona.co.uk/ Please make sure you give them some love More about A Quiet Place For more info on A Quiet Place, you can visit the A Quiet Place IMDb page here or the A Quiet Place Rotten Tomatoes page here.   Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes   If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sound designers Luke Gentry and Ben Meechan from Sona (<a href="https://www.sona.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sona.co.uk/</a>) join Flixwatcher remotely to review Luke’s choice A Quiet Place.   A Quiet Place is the directorial debut from John (Jim from The Office) Krasinski, starring Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe as the Abbott family. Set in the not too distant future, humans and animals have been nearly wiped out by sightless, stabbing, ruthless aliens with hypersensitive hearing where the smallest noises incur a deadly attack. Following a devastating tragedy, the Family is trying to survive and rebuild relationships. A Quiet Place manages to blend post-apocalyptic science fiction and horror while sensitively exploring father and daughter relationships and grief. The inclusion of American Sign Language (ASL) as a form of communication and casting Simmonds who is deaf was a welcome move to inclusivity.   Scores  [supsystic-tables id=192] A Quiet Place scores highly on recommendability and engagement but low on small screen. The collective cinema experience simply could not be replaced at home - support your local cinema to keep films being made for cinema. The overall score for A Quiet Place is 3.70, we hope the sequel will come to the big screen soon.   What do you guys think? Have you seen A Quiet Place? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!   Episode #185 Crew Links Thanks to Episode #185 Crew of Sound designers Luke Gentry and Ben Meechan from Sona ().  Find their Websites online at <a href="https://www.sona.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sona.co.uk/</a> Please make sure you give them some love More about A Quiet Place For more info on A Quiet Place, you can visit the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6644200/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Quiet Place IMDb</a> page here or the <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_quiet_place_2018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Quiet Place Rotten Tomatoes</a> page here.   Final Plug! Subscribe, Share and Review us on iTunes   If you enjoyed this episode of Flixwatcher Podcast you probably know other people who will like it too! Please share it with your friends and family, review us, and join us across ALL of the Social Media links below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep #185 A Quiet Place with Luke Gentry and Ben Meechan from Sona