We dare to face the heartbreak and horror of the dark fairytale “Moon Garden” and the almost unbearably hard-to-watch “Soft & Quiet”.
Moon Garden
There is a LOT of movie news this week!
Beetlejuice is an absolute classic, so the news of a sequel was met with lots of excitement. But the original came out over three decades ago. And Tim Burton has not made a good movie in decades. Plus, sequels made years after the fact do not tend to do well. Are we still excited? We discuss this, along with the surprising Five Nights at Freddy’s trailer and Danzig’s adventures on the French Riviera.
Then it’s on to our featured review.
Moon Garden sounds like one of those movies that kids will love. It boasts fantastic imagery, outrageous characters, and an awesome villain. How did it end up being one of the most difficult films we have ever watched, and why?
In another case of style over substance, we try to figure out the audience for this movie and question the casting.
Plus, we take a look at the recent Netflix film Soft & Quiet.
Soft & Quiet
We have covered some difficult movies on this show. Soft & Quiet may top the list. Both of us were left affected and have a lot to say.
Perhaps surprisingly, both of us had drastically different opinions. We agreed that there were some definite flaws, but one of us would never wish this on anyone, while the other felt this was something worth seeing.
There is no doubt it is a topical movie, but is it an important film of this generation? Would it have made a greater impact if it were released at a different time?
What was the point of Soft & Quiet, and did it take things too far?
All this and more on our latest show.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
Last week, we talked about a sure standout of 2023 and one of the biggest horror films of 2022, Blackberry and Smile.
ABOUT THIS PODCAST:
Every week AIPT Movie Editor Nathaniel Muir and his cinema partner in crime Blake Heath discuss indie and genre movies you have have never heard of, the ones you cannot hear enough about, and the ones you never want to hear about again.
Episode 370: Mid year recap
Time moves more quickly now than it ever has. It was not that long ago that we were talking about a new show executive produced by the Duffer brothers. About a month later, it is one and done. As someone once reminded us, we are just two guys who watch movies. Production budgets and domestic grosses are only a passing interest to us. Still, there are some things that catch our attention. Were we right to say that Michael would get to $1 billion? And what does the future hold for Obsession?
There was a major change to our humble little podcast this year. We decided it would be in our best interests to be a little more focused. To that end, we went to just covering one movie each show. Despite this, we still managed to cover twenty-three movies over seventeen episodes. And twenty of them were released in 2026.
So, what do we have to talk about? And will we get as worked up as we did last week? The horrors of high school, zombies, musicals, buff nuns, and grindhouse adjacent fun. It may not all have been good, but everything left some sort of impression on us.
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Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.
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