Berkreviews Movie Club – Biopics – Into the Wild (2007)

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. Be sure to follow them on Social Media @berkreviews and @coreyrstarr

Week 1: Into the Wild (2007)

Plot Synopsis: After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.

Directed by Sean Penn

Cast:

Emile Hirsch
Vince Vaughn
Catherine Keener
Marcia Gay Harden
William Hurt
Jena Malone

Biopics – Into the Wild (2007) – Berkreviews Movie Club

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. Week 1: Into the Wild (2007) Plot Synopsis: After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. Directed by Sean Penn Cast: Emile Hirsch Vince Vaughn Catherine Keener Marcia Gay Harden William Hurt Jena Malone — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/berkreviewsmovieclub/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/berkreviewsmovieclub/support