234. White Lotus, Minecraft, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Black Mirror, Drop, and Y2K

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It's a busy week with everyone back in the house. The gang covers the White Lotus finale, A Minecraft Movie, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Black Mirror's Common People, Drop, and Y2k.

We're going to take you on a roller coaster ride this week, so buckle up! The episode kicks off with a rare full-team discussion as the gang talks White Lotus. With this being probably the most divisive season to date, it's no surprise that the gang doesn't agree across the board. There are some agreements and definitely some different takes. It's far too much to break down here, so have a watch for yourself!

Keeping with things are divisive, Kevin took his kids to see A Minecraft Movie this week. Somehow, Kevin agrees with both the critics very low scores AND the audiences much higher scores. This is not what you might call a "good" movie, but it plays perfectly to it's target audience. If you have kids who play (or if you play) Minecraft, there's a lot to love here.

Next up, Lauren takes the reins for a movie that none of us knew was in theaters, The Ballad of Wallis Island. It's a heartfelt comedy from across the Atlantic about a man who, after losing the love of his life, uses his wealth to bring back the main members of his wife's favorite band for a concert. It's a lot of fun and very sweet with a lot of memorable moments and probably deserves a lot more attention than it's getting.

Next up, Kevin and Andrew takes things back to the dark side with the first episode of Black Mirror Season 7, Common People. Unlike the magic happening on Wallis Island, this one is decidedly bleak, in true Black Mirror form. Imagine almost losing the love of your life and the only to keep them alive is to join their consciousness to a subscription service. Now imagine how fees and "add-ons" change over time with any service you currently use and you can start to see how this might go south. It's a fantastic, though quite heartbreaking, episode and well worth the watch.

To lighten the mood, sort of, Lauren takes us back to the box office with the new film Drop, starring Meghan Fahy of White Lotus fame (see how we bring it back around?). A woman is out on a first date with a dreamboat of a man, when someone beings to airdrop picture of her and begins asking her to commit a horrible act or her son will die. Because AirDrop is location specific, the villain must be close enough to her, but who could it be? It's a thriller that didn't quite land for Lauren, but has Kevin pretty interested.

And now, for the moment absolutely no one should have been waiting for, Kevin and Andrew talk about the 2024 film, Y2K. I'm not going beat around the bush here... this movie was BAD. But for reasons almost unexplainable the guys watched it and discuss it. They do have a pretty good time running it through the ringer, so if you were looking for a reason to not watch this film, we have several!

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