Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 27, a.k.a. The Rundown 06. Ang three short reviews namin sa episode na ito ay: 1) Women Talking (2022) ni Sarah Polley, at kung gaano kahirap ang maging isang babae; 2) Triangle of Sadness (2022) ni Ruben Östlund, at kung bakit medyo matagal pa bago lumabas si Dolly de Leon; at 3) Tár (2022) ni Todd Field, at ang kapangyarihan ng cancel culture.

Average ratings:
Women Talking: 8.1/10
Triangle of Sadness: 8.05/10
Tár: 7.35/10

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Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 26, a.k.a. The Rundown 05. Ang three short reviews namin sa episode na ito ay: 1) The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) ni Martin McDonagh, and why it takes a smart actor to play a stupid character; 2) The Fabelmans (2022) ni Steven Spielberg, at kung paano nito na-inspire si Sting Lacson na magbalik sa filmmaking; at 3) Elvis (2022) ni Baz Luhrmann, at ang galing ng performance ni Austin Butler dahil hindi ito mukhang caricature.

Average ratings:
The Banshees of Inisherin: 8/10
The Fabelmans: 8.15/10
Elvis: 7.8/10

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Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 25, discussing the Netflix film Im Westen nichts Neues, better known by its English title All Quiet on the Western Front. Pinag-usapan namin ang World War I, at kung bakit tingin ni Sting na ito ang unang "modern war". Nag-enumerate din kami ng mga iba pang mga pelikulang set in World War I para sa mga gustong manood nito.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 8.6/10
Rachel’s rating: 7.9/10
Final rating: 8.25/10

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Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 24, discussing Avatar: The Way of Water. Nagpaka-technical muna kami sa pag-discuss ng bagong paggamit ni James Cameron ng high frame rate o HFR 3D. Pinag-usapan din namin na ang main theme ng pelikulang ito ay "family", at kung paano kami naglu-look forward sa susunod na tatlong pelikula.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 7.85/10
Rachel’s rating: 8.1/10
Final rating: 8/10

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Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 23, discussing Strange World. Pinuri namin ang pagiging woke ng Disney sa pelikulang ito, mula sa pagiging metaphor ng climate change, sa pagkakaroon ng interracial marriages, hanggang sa pagkakaroon ng same-sex relationships. Isama na rin natin ang pagbibida sa mga aso na tatlo lang ang paa.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 7.5/10
Rachel’s rating: 7.2/10
Final rating: 7.35/10

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Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 22, discussing Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Nagbigay-pugay kami sa yumaong si Chadwick Boseman, ang original Black Panther, at pinuri rin namin ang girl power ng pelikulang ito. Nabanggit din namin ang pagiging Mesoamerican ni Namor the Submariner, at ang umbok sa swimming trunks niya.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 8.4/10
Rachel’s rating: 8.4/10
Final rating: 8.4/10

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Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 21, discussing James Cameron's Avatar Remastered IMAX 3D. Nag-reminisce kami sa aming first movie date as a couple, way back in 2009. Also, nagpaka-technical na naman si Sting Lacson sa pag-discuss ng pagka-3D ng pelikulang ito. At pinag-usapan din namin ang kaibahan nitong remastered version, particularly ang mga remastered high frame rate sequences.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 7.8/10
Rachel’s rating: 8.7/10
Final rating: 8.25/10

Read the original review of Avatar 3D back in 2009.

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Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 20, discussing Jordan Peele's Nope. Pinag-usapan namin ang konsepto ng pagiging isang auteur, ang husay ni Brandon Perea, ang experience sa panonood nito sa IMAX, at isang maiksing diskusyon tungkol sa "Horse In Motion" photographs, na considered as the first motion picture.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 8/10
Rachel’s rating: 7.3/10
Final rating: 7.65/10

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