Hollywood Movie Catch-Up for 2025 (Pt. 3 - Ensemble Edition) #173

Hollywood Movie Catch-Up for 2025 (Pt. 3 - Ensemble Edition) #173

From Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast by Queen Is Dead

January 28, 2026 · 3h 25m

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The episode discusses various films featuring ensemble casts, including in-depth reviews and personal insights.

Hello, Hello, Hello! This third and final (for the time being) English-Language Features Round-Up is mainly focused on covering films featuring ensemble casts (look we needed a category for the remaining films we had to cover, okay). This includes fairly in-depth discussions on James Cameron's "Avatar: Fire and Ash," Rian Johnson's "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery," Jared Bush and Byron Howard's "Zootopia 2," Kathryn Bigelow's "A House of Dynamite," Luca Guadagnino's "After the Hunt," and Richard Linklater's "Nouvelle Vague." Listen to the full episode to hear more about (only) Ashwin's love for "Avatar," our thoughts on prayer and power in "Wake Up Dead Man," the dynamite of discourse that is "After the Hunt," the (un)remarkable undertaking that is "Nouvelle Vague," and more! TIME CODES Introduction – [00:00 - 06:47] “Avatar: Fire and Ash” – [06:47 - 33:15] “Wake Up Dead Man” – [33:15 - 01:04:20] “Zootopia 2” – [01:04:20 - 01:27:07] “A House of Dynamite” – [01:27:07 - 01:49:55] “After the Hunt” – [01:49:55 - 02:31:14] "Nouvelle Vague" – [02:31:14 - 03:16:02] Outro…

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Books & works: Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Zootopia 2, A House of Dynamite, After the Hunt, Nouvelle Vague

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