Weekly Recap: Coming 2 America, Raya, Dragons, SpongeBob & More!


Time for a weekend of fun options. Yes, there are plenty of awards players out there that are worth catching up with, but one could also return to Zamunda or see what Disney has to offer. Eddie Murphy returns with Coming 2 America, and it's nowhere near the first, but pleasant enough. Raya and the Last Dragon is the latest animated adventure from Disney and it delivers. There's also SpongeBob working a lot more than Tom & Jerry, and some other neat stuff that I have reviewed. Additionally, there a few new podcasts up, including our episode covering the Minari. Finally, there are my various essays, lists, and new trailers to dig into as well. Enjoy, stay safe out there, and thanks for reading!

New Movie Reviews:

(All Reviews Are Linked)​

Recent Reviews:

My Top Ten Films of 2020 (All Streaming):

  1. Small Axe - Prime
  2. Da 5 Bloods - Netflix
  3. Mank - Netflix
  4. David Byrne's American Utopia - HBO Max
  5. The Personal History of David Copperfield - On VOD
  6. First Cow - On VOD, Showtime
  7. The Vast of Night - Prime
  8. Soul - Disney+
  9. Jallikattu - Prime
  10. Bacurau - Criterion Channel, Kanopy

Podcast:

  • Minari - Aaron and Abe are joined by Michael Lee and Philip Price to discuss the semi-autobiographical Minari, from writer/director Lee Isaac Chung.
  • Tom & Jerry - Aaron and Abe are joined by the lovely Ana Bosch to discuss Tom & Jerry, the modern update of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon. 
  • Anthology Movies - I was a guest on Battleship Pretension.
  • All Episodes
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