Movie Club – February 2021 – Bromance

July 2021 is all about the biographies. Well, at least fictionalized biographies lovingly referred to as biopics. Jonathan (@berkreviews) and Corey (@coreyrstarr) explore some famous individuals’ stories through their favorite medium; cinema. This was a hard topic to narrow down just the five movies they are going to review this month as there are many big ones on their gap lists, but many of these are really long!

As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they’ve seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all.

Biopics – I'm Not There (2007) – Berkreviews Movie Club

July 2021 is all about the biographies. Well, at least fictionalized biographies are lovingly referred to as biopics. Jonathan (@berkreviews) and Corey (@coreyrstarr) explore some famous individuals' stories through their favorite medium; cinema. This was a hard topic to narrow down just the five movies they are going to review this month as there are many big ones on their gap lists, but many of these are really long! As far as the podcast goes, each episode features an in-depth review of the movie for the week. They begin with a spoiler-free review before diving in completely after the needed spoiler warning. However, before getting into the review of the week, Jonathan and Corey discuss what other movies they've seen since the last episode as well as anything else they feel like discussing. To help them decide which of the many films to watch each month they started creating themes for them all. Week 5: I'm Not There (2007) Plot Synopsis: Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself. Directed by Todd Haynes Cast: Christian Bale Cate Blanchett Heath Ledger Ben Whishaw Richard Gere Marcus Carl Franklin — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/berkreviewsmovieclub/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/berkreviewsmovieclub/support

1. Biopics – I'm Not There (2007) 01:07:50
2. Biopics – Capote (2005) 01:04:30
3. Biopics- Bronson (2008) 49:38
4. Biopics – 42 (2013) 01:00:17
5. Biopics – Into the Wild (2007) 01:00:49

Week 1: The King’s Speech (2010)

Plot Synopsis: The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.

Directed by Tom Hooper

Cast:

• Colin Firth
• Geoffrey Rush
• Helena Bonham Carter
• Jennifer Ehle
• Michael Gambon

Week 2: Tango and Cash (1989)

Plot Synopsis: Framed by their ruthless arch-nemesis, a mismatched LAPD crime-fighting duo has to put its differences aside to even the score with the evil kingpin who put them behind bars once and for all.

Directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy

Cast:

• Sylvester Stallone
• Kurt Russell
• Teri Hatcher
• Jack Palance

Week 3: The Fisher King (1991)

Plot Synopsis: A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake.

Directed by Terry Gilliam

Cast:

• Jeff Bridges
• Robin Williams
• Mercedes Ruehl
• Amanda Plummer

Week 4: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Plot Synopsis: Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution – escape to Bolivia.

Directed by George Roy Hill

Cast:

• Paul Newman
• Robert Redford
• Katharine Ross
• Strother Martin
• Henry Jones