BAMP – A Man Called Otto (2022)

The Bloody Awesome Movie Podcast focuses on a single film per episode, usually a new release (hopefully theatrically at some point) giving a spoiler-free review. Then Matt Hudson (@wiwt_uk) from What I Watched Tonight and Jonathan Berk (@berkreviews) from Berkreviews.com will introduce a variety of movies or pop-culture-related topics in a series of segments. 

Review of A Man Called Otto (2022)

  • Directed by Marc Forster
  • Written by David Magee
  • Cast:
    • Tom Hanks as Otto Anderson
    • Truman Hanks as young Otto Anderson
    • Mariana Treviño as Marisol
    • Rachel Keller as Sonya
    • Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Tommy
    • Alessandra Perez as Abbie
    • Cameron Britton as Jimmy
    • Mack Bayda as Malcolm
    • Juanita Jennings as Anita
    • Emonie Ellison as young Anita
    • Peter Lawson Jones as Reuben
    • Laval Schley as young Reuben
  • IMDb.com Synopsis: Otto is a grump who’s given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
  • 68% RT critic (97% audience), 51 Metascore, 7.5 IMDb user score, and 3.6/5 on Letterboxd, 
  • RELEASE location / DATE: Theaters

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Media Consumption

Movies, TV, Video Games, Music, Podcasts (not ours), etc that we use to pass the time

Matt’s consumption

  • Double Toasted, Happy Sad Confused (Barry Keoghan / Jordan Peele & Hoyte van Hoytema)
  • Till, Tar, The Fabelmans, Babylon, Sick, Empire of Light
  • The Last of Us
  • The Quarry

Jon’s consumption

  • Blank Check: Wendall and Wylde, Where the Crawdads Sing audiobook
  • Skinnamrink, House Party, Stuck
  • Last of Us episode 1 and Central Park (season 3…mostly)
  • God of War (2018), Marvel Snap

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Learn how a ping-pong prodigy conquers 1950s New York! This week, we review Marty Supreme. We also discuss Collider’s top 100 of the 21st Century in Concessions of a Cinephile, and more!The Bloody Awesome Movie Podcast delivers a spoiler-free review of a film, usually a new release with some exceptions, every week.Then Matt Hudson (@wiwt_uk) from What I Watched Tonight and Jonathan Berk (berkreviews.com) from disappointment media will introduce a variety of movies or pop-culture-related topics in a series of segments.Review: Marty SupremeDirector, writer, and cast provided by Letterboxd.comSynopsisIn 1950s New York, Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.Ratings & Box OfficeRotten Tomatoes: 94% Critic / 83% AudienceMetascore: 89IMDb: 8.3Letterboxd: 4.3Box Office: $28,491,778 (Domestic)Concessions of a CinephileIn this segment, we switch to movie-motivated conversations of a large variety that could include headlines, trailers, top five lists, best of, competitions, etc….Topic: Collider 100 Greatest Movies of the 21st CenturyCheck out the full list here: Collider’s Top 100Media ConsumptionMovies, TV, Video Games, Music, Podcasts, etc. that we use to pass the time.Matt’s ConsumptionMovies: Home Alone 2, KrampusJon’s ConsumptionMovies: Oh. What. Fun., There’s something in the Barn, Anaconda (2025)TV: IT: Welcome to Derry S1; Stranger Things S5E1Games: Phasmophobia; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
  1. Marty Supreme
  2. Avatar: Fire and Ash
  3. Wake Up Dead Man
  4. Wicked: For Good, Zootopia 2, and Five Nights at Freddy's 2
  5. The Running Man

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