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Film Preview Special

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The hosts ditch awards season to preview Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and other major films coming this year.
The episode begins with the hosts explaining they are shifting from awards coverage to previewing films coming later in the year. They start with Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, noting its Crimson Peak aesthetic and cast including Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi. The discussion reveals the film draws inspiration from a Frank Darabont script that Kenneth Branagh previously adapted. They also mention Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!, a big-budget Warner Bros. film starring Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley. Hannah Strong highlights Lynne Ramsay's Die, My Love, her first film in eight years, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson. Leila Latif discusses a documentary about Leni Riefenstahl, exploring the ethics of fascist aesthetics in cinema. The hosts then delve into the Safdie brothers' solo projects: Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine with Dwayne Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr, and Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme with Timothée Chalamet as a table tennis player. They touch on Mary Bronstein's film If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You, starring Rose Byrne and produced by Josh Safdie. Leila expresses excitement for Final Destination: Bloodlines, noting Tony Todd's final role. David previews Isabel Sandoval's neo-noir film and Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value, reuniting with Renate Reinsve. The episode covers Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme, starring Benicio del Toro, and Spike Lee's remake of High and Low, featuring Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky. They briefly mention Nadia Latif's The Man in My Basement with Willem Dafoe. The hosts conclude by encouraging listeners to check their website for more previews and share their anticipated films.

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A lively forward look at upcoming films, led by sharp discussion of Benny Safdie, Dwayne Johnson, and Marty Supreme.

Truth and Movies uses a quiet release week to look ahead, shifting into a looser preview of films the presenters are keen to see in the months to come.

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You get a lively forecast of movies the Truth and Movies team are especially anticipating in the coming months.

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