Ep #187 Unfriended with Ben Travis from Empire Magazine and James King from Radio 2.
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12/16/20 • 47 min
Ben Travis (Empire Magazine) and James King (Radio 2) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Ben’s choice Unfriended.
Unfriended is a 2014 video-meeting footage supernatural horror film (yes that is a genre!) told entirely through a screencast of a MacBook. High school student Laura Barns commits suicide following the abuse she receives after being filmed drunk and passing out at a party in a clip that went viral. One year on, Laura’s former best friend Blaire and her friends - Mitch, Jess, Ken, and Adam are chatting online when a mysterious user called "billie227" enters the chat and things begin to get weird and creepy.
Unfriended is unlikely to become a cult film classic - despite being released in 2014 the use of Skype ages the film more than its years - and it will probably be eclipsed by the Zoom focussed Host that came out in 2020. Unfriended is ambitious in its attempt to bring together teen bullying revenge and supernatural horror together - over Skype.
Where Unfriended falls down is when it doesn’t quite follow through with its setup - the ending is a bit weak and the ghost spirit capable of anything feels a bit meh and some of the deaths are questionable. The issue of cyberbullying however remains topical and explores the multiple platforms where bullying and abuse can take place.
Scores
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With a runtime of 83 minutes, there are definitely worse uses of your time than giving Unfriended ago. Unfriended scores pretty highly on recommendability, less high on repeat viewing, and for the first time ever we highly recommend viewing on your laptop and scores 3.70 overall!
What do you guys think? Have you seen Unfriended? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #187 Crew LinksThanks to Episode #187 Crew of Ben Travis (@BenSTravis) from Empire Magazine and James King (@jameskingmovies) from Radio 2.
Find their Websites online at https://www.empireonline.com/
And https://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-More-Keanu-James-King/dp/1529110327/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PBQGVU2AF9LT&dchild=
And https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_two
Please make sure you give them some love
More about UnfriendedFor more info on Unfriended, you can visit the Unfriended IMDb page here or the Unfriended Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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Ben Travis (Empire Magazine) and James King (Radio 2) return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Ben’s choice Unfriended.
Unfriended is a 2014 video-meeting footage supernatural horror film (yes that is a genre!) told entirely through a screencast of a MacBook. High school student Laura Barns commits suicide following the abuse she receives after being filmed drunk and passing out at a party in a clip that went viral. One year on, Laura’s former best friend Blaire and her friends - Mitch, Jess, Ken, and Adam are chatting online when a mysterious user called "billie227" enters the chat and things begin to get weird and creepy.
Unfriended is unlikely to become a cult film classic - despite being released in 2014 the use of Skype ages the film more than its years - and it will probably be eclipsed by the Zoom focussed Host that came out in 2020. Unfriended is ambitious in its attempt to bring together teen bullying revenge and supernatural horror together - over Skype.
Where Unfriended falls down is when it doesn’t quite follow through with its setup - the ending is a bit weak and the ghost spirit capable of anything feels a bit meh and some of the deaths are questionable. The issue of cyberbullying however remains topical and explores the multiple platforms where bullying and abuse can take place.
Scores
[supsystic-tables id=194]
With a runtime of 83 minutes, there are definitely worse uses of your time than giving Unfriended ago. Unfriended scores pretty highly on recommendability, less high on repeat viewing, and for the first time ever we highly recommend viewing on your laptop and scores 3.70 overall!
What do you guys think? Have you seen Unfriended? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #187 Crew LinksThanks to Episode #187 Crew of Ben Travis (@BenSTravis) from Empire Magazine and James King (@jameskingmovies) from Radio 2.
Find their Websites online at https://www.empireonline.com/
And https://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-More-Keanu-James-King/dp/1529110327/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PBQGVU2AF9LT&dchild=
And https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_two
Please make sure you give them some love
More about UnfriendedFor more info on Unfriended, you can visit the Unfriended IMDb page here or the Unfriended Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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Ep # 186 The Peanut Butter Falcon with Ben Williams from Rokkwood Audio and Will Roe from The Times & Sunday Times Stories of Our Times podcast.
Ben Williams from Rokkwood Audio and Will Roe from The Times & Sunday Times Stories of Our Time podcast join Flixwatcher remotely to review Ben’s choice The Peanut Butter Falcon. The Peanut Butter Falcon is a 2019 coming of age/odd-couple road movie starring Shia LaBeouf as Tyler (angry, on the run, misunderstood) and Zack Gottsagen as Zak an escapee from a care facility with Downs Syndrome, trying to follow his dreams) and Dakota Johnson as Eleanor as the care facility worker sent to being Zak home. Thrown into the paths of the unlikely friendship is John Hawkes Duncan who is chasing Tyler for money owned and revenge and Thomas Haden Church as Zak’s hero the wrestler The Salt Water Redneck. The Peanut Butter Falcon was the sleeper hit of 2019, it is impossible not to be caught with its Twainesque charm and laidback pace, helped by genuine chemistry between its two leads. The casting of Zack Gottsagen is a welcome move towards inclusivity in mainstream film and you’d be dead inside to not be moved by his optimism and humor. Scores
[supsystic-tables id=193] Helped with having a runtime of 98 minutes, The Peanut Butter Falcon scores very highly on recommendability from everyone and pretty high on the small screen too to score 4.46 overall. Highly recommended! What do you guys think? Have you seen The Peanut Butter Falcon? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #186 Crew LinksThanks to Episode #186 Crew of Ben Williams (@Rokkwoodaudio) from Rokkwood Audio and Will Roe (@Willroe2) from The Times & Sunday Times Stories of Our Time podcast. Find their Websites online at https://www.rokkwoodaudio.com/ And https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ Please make sure you give them some love
More about The Peanut Butter FalconFor more info on The Peanut Butter Falcon, you can visit The Peanut Butter Falcon IMDb page here or The Peanut Butter Falcon Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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Ep #188 Blindspotting with Amy and Harry from Mum and Mummer Podcast.
Amy and Harry from Mum and Mummer Podcast return to Flixwatcher remotely to review Amy’s choice Blindspotting. Blindspotting is a 2018 comedy-drama starring Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal as childhood best friends Colin and Miles. Colin is on the last three days of his probation, trying to stay on the straight and narrow. After hanging out with his pal Miles he witnesses a police shooting of a black civilian and doesn’t report it, he starts to experience hallucinations and nightmares as a result of his guilt. Miles, short-tempered and loud is growing increasingly frustrated by the gentrification of Oakland and starts using violence to express his anger. Blindspotting gives breath and depth to the odd couple/buddy film by exploring racial bias and social inequality. The performances are outstanding, Diggs’ Colin is both the everyman trying to get by and political poetry powerful. While Casal brings a vulnerability to the brash and privileged Miles. Blindspotting manages to be both uncomfortable and familiar - moving between bromance bants and social commentary. Scores
[supsystic-tables id=197] Blindspotting scores highly on recommendability and will a run time of 95 it also scores highly on engagement - definitely worth a watch - 4.04 overall score. What do you guys think? Have you seen Blindspotting? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #188 Crew LinksThanks to Episode #188 Crew of Amy (@mumandmummerpod) from Mum and Mummer Podcast and Harry (@mumandmummerpod) also from Mum and Mummer podcast. Find their Websites online at https://play.acast.com/s/3ba2ab68-24f6-43dc-ab49-372137c9e466 And https://www.instagram.com/mumandmummerpod/?hl=en Please make sure you give them some love
More about BlindspottingFor more info on Blindspotting, you can visit the Blindspotting IMDb page here or the Blindspotting Rotten Tomatoes page here.
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