2 Cents Critic
Arthur Howell
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#118 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (with Jessica and Saunya of Opinionated Lushes)
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08/23/23 • 137 min
Tune in as Jessica and Saunya (Opinionated Lushes) return to the show for a breakdown of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, the 2019 YA mystery thriller novel by debut author Holly Jackson. The hosts do plenty on this episode, where they theorize that Pip is neurodivergent, express their varying tolerances for heavy and disturbing content in thriller and horror media, vent their ACAB attitudes, and wonder just what the hell calamity parties are supposed to be.
TW: Murder, suicide, statutory rape, sexual assault, recreational drug use, nonconsensual drugging with roofies, animal death, bullying, kidnapping, racism, blackmail, past rape, past car accident, past death of a parent, mention of eating disorder, mention of self-harm, alcohol
Spoilers start at 22:00
Good Word:
• Jessica: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
• Saunya: Daughters of Eve by Lois Duncan
• Arthur: NetGalley
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Tune in as return guest Dustin Holden (Dustin Can Read & Watch, The Rewatch Recap) hops back onto the podcast to cover How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, the 2003 Kate Hudson/Matthew McConaughey rom-com that’s full of deception, Knicks games, and insufferable baby talk. Movie theater etiquette, a debate about Matthew McConaughey’s hotness, and whether or not this rom-com needs a reboot make up a few of the subjects that Arthur and Dustin chat about here.
Directed by Donald Petrie, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days stars Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Kathryn Hahn, Annie Parisse, Adam Goldberg, Thomas Lennon, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Robert Klein, Bebe Neuwirth, Celia Weston, James Murtaugh, Liliane Montevecchi, and Marvin Hamlisch.
Spoilers start at 20:55
Here’s how you can support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/
Good Word:
• Dustin: Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, The Magicians trilogy by Lev Grossman, and Apple TV+’s The Afterparty
• Arthur: Fly with Me by Andie Burke
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#16 - Disney+'s Loki
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07/21/21 • 87 min
Tune in for Arthur’s take on Loki, the third Marvel Cinematic Universe show to stream on Disney+. It stars Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Owen Wilson as Mobius M. Mobius, Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Ravonna Renslayer, Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15, and Tara Strong as Miss Minutes, with Michael Waldron (Rick and Morty) serving as creator/head writer and Kate Herron (Netflix’s Sex Education) as director/executive producer.
Spoilers start at 20:25
Good Word: Free Guy trailer reaction with Deadpool and Korg
Loki blog review: https://2centscritic.com/2021/07/17/my-2-cents-on-disneys-loki/
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#20 - Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur
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08/17/21 • 78 min
Tune in to hear what led Arthur to give Hang the Moon, the latest #ownvoices queer romcom by Alexandria Bellefleur (Written in the Stars), the first ever windup score of 100/100 in the 2CC catalog! Lavender-scented Breathe Right nasal strips, linguistics, the Rick Astley Paradox, and more will all be covered on this episode.
Spoilers start at 8:00
Good Word: Fresh by Margot Wood
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08/04/21 • 114 min
Tune in as Arthur teams up with special guests Ryan LaPlante and Tyler Hewitt (Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons, Garbage Town) to discuss the Amazon Original time-travel blockbuster, The Tomorrow War. Just how little training do the draftees get before the military dumps them off in the future? Is Chris Pratt the most boring Chris out of all the Chrises? Are the Whitespikes a ripoff of the aliens in Edge of Tomorrow? All that and more are covered in this episode!
Directed by Chris McKay (The Lego Batman Movie), The Tomorrow War stars Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, J.K. Simmons, and Betty Gilpin.
Good Word:
• Arthur: Recursion by Blake Crouch, Palm Springs
• Ryan: Season 1 of The Boys, Edge of Tomorrow, the Dumb-Dumbs & Dice podcasts, Timeline by Michael Crichton
• Tyler: Edge of Tomorrow, 13 Assassins, Groundhog Day
The Tomorrow War blog review: https://2centscritic.com/2021/07/13/my-2-cents-on-the-tomorrow-war/
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#17 - Black Widow, Directed by Cate Shortland
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07/28/21 • 51 min
Tune in for Arthur’s two cents on Black Widow, the 24th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the superhero franchise’s second female-led picture, and the first title to (finally!) give top billing to Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. It was originally scheduled for a theatrical release on May 1, 2020, but COVID-19 left Disney to delay it to November 6, 2020, then May 7, 2021, and at last July 9, 2021 via theaters and Disney+ Premier Access. Directed by Cate Shortland (Berlin Syndrome), the film also stars Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostakoff, and Ray Winstone as Dreykov.
Spoilers start at 15:40
Good Word: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Black Widow blog review: https://2centscritic.com/2021/07/24/my-2-cents-on-black-widow/
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#22 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
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08/31/21 • 95 min
Tune in for Arthur’s two cents on The House in the Cerulean Sea, the contemporary fantasy novel by TJ Klune (The Extraordinaries) that takes the “found family made up of magical children on a remote island” element of the Miss Peregrine series and infuses it with the irresistible whimsy of Roald Dahl and The Mysterious Benedict Society.
TW: Child abuse that took place in the past, bigotry that takes place in the present
Spoilers start at 8:00
Learn more about the indigenous residential schools that were brought up on this episode - https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/
Good Word: WeToo: Essays on Sex Work and Survival, edited by Natalie West
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#119 - The Cabin in the Woods | Directed by Drew Goddard (with Robert “Stew” Stewart of STEW World Order)
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08/30/23 • 101 min
Tune in as Robert “Stew” Stewart (STEW World Order) hangs out on 2CC this week to dive into the 2011 meta horror-comedy The Cabin in the Woods. Talking points include the hosts’ contrasting feelings toward Malignant, their shared aversion toward torture porn, and the deconstruction and subversion of horror tropes that Cabin provides.
Directed by Drew Goddard, The Cabin in the Woods stars Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Anna Hutchison, Chris Hemsworth, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Sigourney Weaver, Brian J. White, Amy Acker, Tim DeZarn, and Tom Lenk.
Spoilers start at 19:40
Here’s how you can support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike:
https://entertainmentcommunity.org/
Good Word:
• Stew: the Dawn of DC line from DC Comics
• Arthur: Netflix’s Heartstopper (specifically Season 2)
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#21 - Apple TV+'s CODA, Directed by Siân Heder
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08/25/21 • 36 min
Tune in for Arthur’s take on CODA, the heartwarming family film that centers around a teenage Child of Deaf Adults (CODA) whose singing ambition clashes with her lifelong charge as the interpreter for her hearing impaired parents and brother. Having made headlines when Apple bought it for $25 million at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, the movie is now streaming on Apple TV+.
Directed and written by Siân Heder (Netflix’s Tallulah), CODA stars Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Eugenio Derbez, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, and Amy Forsyth.
Spoilers start at 11:50
Note: at the end of the episode, Arthur was remiss enough to forget to mention the gigantic Apple TV+ property that is Ted Lasso, which is ranking high on his watchlist.
Good Word: Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd’s The Friendship Onion podcast
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#19 - Disney+‘s The Mysterious Benedict Society
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08/11/21 • 74 min
Tune in for Arthur’s review of The Mysterious Benedict Society, the eight-episode Disney+ TV show adapted from the 2007 children’s book by Trenton Lee Stewart. Co-created by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi (co-writers of Aeon Flux and The Invitation), the show stars Mystic Inscho, Seth Carr, Emmy DeOliveira, Marta Wessler, Tony Hale, Kristen Schaal, MaameYaa Boafo, Ryan Hurst, and Gia Sandhu.
Spoilers start at 18:20
Good Word: Simone Biles and mental health awareness
The Mysterious Benedict Society blog review: https://2centscritic.com/2021/08/09/my-2-cents-on-disneys-the-mysterious-benedict-society/
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Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic
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How many episodes does 2 Cents Critic have?
2 Cents Critic currently has 195 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Podcasts and Tv & Film.
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The episode title '#118 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (with Jessica and Saunya of Opinionated Lushes)' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on 2 Cents Critic is 115 minutes.
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The first episode of 2 Cents Critic was released on Mar 31, 2021.
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