Whatcha Watchin with Alexis Gentry
Trashwire editor and Denver Film Critics Society co-chair Alexis Gentry discusses movies, tv, and pop culture with special guests.
Episodes
Andrew Levins from Hey Fam returns to the podcast to chat about Pushpa: The Rise, starring Allu Arjun, in anticipation of Pushpa: The Rule.
What makes Pushpa such an iconic character? Which DSP songs from the soundtrack stick in our heads the most? What do we hope to see in Pushpa 2? We chat about all that, plus the pan-India phenomenon, Indian musicals vs Hollywood musicals, and how we all need a best friend like Keseva....
Alexis is joined by comedian, podcaster, and cinephile Alexei Toliopoulos to chat about Sean Baker’s film Anora, starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eidelshtein, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Yura Borisov.
Why are so many critics saying Anora is the best movie of 2024? How does the film deliver humor and realism? How does the ending follow or break from Sean Baker's other films?
Spoilers from 21:42 - 33:2...
Kt Baldassaro from MovieRuntime and Movie Night Extravaganza is back on the Whatcha Watchin pod to chat with Alexis about The Substance, the new body horror cult classic from director Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.
How can a movie so viscerally disgusting also be beautiful, meaningful, and darkly hilarious? What does this movie say about the male gaze, commercialism, and how wo...
Billy from Geek of Oz returns to Whatcha Watchin to chat with Alexis about the 1999 cinematic masterpiece The Mummy. The two discuss the chemistry between unbelievably hot leads Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, favorite scenes and side characters, and the disappointing follow-ups The Mummy Returns in 2001 and 2008’s The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
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Letterboxd: @aqualec
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Has the G-rated film gone extinct? Is PG-13 still the most profitable film rating? When is being rated R a badge of honor?
In this episode, Alexis is joined by Kt Baldassaro from MovieRuntime to discuss the history of the MPA movie rating system, the hoops filmmakers need to go through to avoid an NC-17 rating, when movie classification borders on censorship, and whether or not the film rating system still matters in the s...
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, so Alexis invited Angus Truskett from Hey Fam to talk about the venerable animated series. The two discuss sneaking into the South Park movie in 1999, the evolution of Matt Stone and Trey Parker from Cannibal: The Musical to The Book of Mormon, South Park video games like The Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole, and the recent renovations to Ca...
In this exclusive interview, Alexis is joined by 36-year NBA veteran Alvin Gentry (who is also her dad) to discuss the FX miniseries Clipped. How much of the show was fact vs fiction? Did Laurence Fishburne, Ed O’Neill, and the rest of the cast capture the essence of their real-life counterparts? What was it like being part of the LA Clippers organization during the Donald Sterling scandal? Hear Alvin’s thoughts on Clipped here.
Alexis is joined by Billy from Geek of Oz to discuss the new ultra-violent Hindi action film Kill from director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat featuring breakout star Lakshya and a phenomenal villain performance from Raghav Juyal. How does sound amp up the impact of the violence, what could change in the upcoming Hollywood remake, and why does this film stand out in the action genre?
Check out Alexis' quick review of Kill here
Alexis is joined by Andrew Levins from the Hey Fam podcast to chat about Nag Ashwin's Pan-Indian blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD and how it compares to movies like RRR and Baahubali from legendary Telugu director S.S. Rajamouli.
This episode contains spoilers for Kalki 2898 AD.
Read Alexis's full review of Kalki 2898 AD:
https://trashwire.com/2024/07/02/kalki-2898-ad-movie-review-prabhas-amitabh-bachchan-k...
From documentaries to dramas to failed comedies, in this bite-sized episode, Denver Film Critics Society co-chair Alexis Gentry shares the highs and (very) lows of the movies she watched in June.
Check out the quick review for Kalki 2898 AD
https://youtube.com/shorts/iULdzXxQr0s
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Alexis is joined by Bryon Graves, award-winning author of Rez Ball, to chat about book-to-screen adaptations. Which movies based on books work and which ones don’t live up to the source material?
0:00 Intro
1:29 Best adaptations
7:03 Interpretation that misses the meaning
9:48 Great book meets great director
17:34 Creative vision vs collaboration
22:32 Worst adaptations
27:39 Editing your work
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0:00 Intro
0:27 Leo’s thoughts
2:20 How was this only $80M?
4:43 It’s a VFX marvel
6:42 Explore the lore
9:15 Simplified storytelling
12:20 Almost perfect
17...
Alexis and Kim talk about the Barbie movie, men throwing tantrums online, self-aware casting, movie marketing, and more in this episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast.
This review contains spoilers for Barbie.
0:00 Intro
2:54 Ryan Gosling stealing scenes
9:19 Online “backlash” to feminist messaging
18:20 Self-aware filmmaking
23:47 Barbenheimer success
26:35 Wrap-up
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Was Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny a huge disappointment? In this episode, Alexis and Kim chat about everyone’s favorite 80-year-old adventurer, why James Mangold is not Steven Spielberg, and whether every blockbuster needs to be over two hours.
This review contains spoilers
0:00 Intro
0:51 Alexis’s thoughts
2:30 Kim’s thoughts
6:15 Dial of Digital De-aging
8:56 Temple of Two-and-a-half Hour...
Is The Flash a fun comic book movie or a Frankenstein fever dream? Alexis and Kim share their thoughts on the movie, the troubled production, the rubbery CGI, and more. This review contains spoilers.
0:00 Intro
0:22 Non-spoiler thoughts
6:05 Spoilers
35:49 Should you see this movie?
38:23 Wrap-up
Read Alexis’ review of The Flash
https://trashwire.com/2023/06/15/the-flash-review
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Alexis and Kim take a trip to Asteroid City and discuss Wes Anderson as an auteur, why a memorable visual style is so important, and how an enormous cast of powerhouse players can each stand out in an ensemble.
Read Alexis's review:
https://trashwire.com/2023/06/16/asteroid-city-review
Read Kim's review:
https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/asteroid-city-movie-review-wes-anderson
0:00 Intro...
Alexis and Kim talk about Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the perks of telling a story through visuals, breakthroughs in animation, the current multiverse madness sweeping comic book movies, and more. This review contains light spoilers, so if you want to go in blind, watch this after you’ve seen Across the Spider-Verse.
0:00 Intro
0:20 Great but not flawless
0:44 Kim’s thoughts
1:54 Alexis’ thoughts
3...
0:00 Intro
0:44 Fast X review
30:15 Will you watch the Fast franchise?
35:52 Wrap-up
Read Alexis’...
Alexis and Kim talk Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the future of the MCU, Oppenheimer, Barbie, and why they’re looking forward to Fast X even though they’ve never seen a Fast movie before.
0:00 Intro
0:30 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
3:53 What happened to the MCU?
14:52 Guardians 3 vs Love and Thunder
16:25 Is this a good place to bail on the MCU?
25:41 Oppenheimer and Barbie
29:07 Somehow The M...
Alexis and Kim chat about Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, their favorite Hollywood Chris, Tetris, Air, Ben Affleck as a director, and why you probably shouldn’t sing along to the needle drops in movies.
0:00 Intro
0:51 Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves
11:40 Dungeons & Dragons spoilers and cameos
14:01 Dungeons & Dragons final thoughts
15:05 Tetris
25:01 AIR
45:10 The f...
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