A film critic and guests get sucked into the void; The only way out? Talk about movies, television, the entertainment industry, the meaning of life- wait that got really existential, what was this show about? Oh look popcorn.
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Plot Devices Ep. 53 - 'KPop Demon Hunters' Review and Several Kings are Mentioned
On Ep. 53 of Plot Devices, we talk about:
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Imogen(s). As you do.
0:21 – Intro, wherein Brandon decides to talk about drums
4:58 – Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ WILL go to theaters // https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-guillermo-del-toros-frankenstein-theaters-1236346938/ (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-guillermo-del-toros-frankenstein-theaters-1236346938/)
8:31 – Zack Snyder will direct ‘The Photograph’ // https://deadline.com/2025/08/zack-snyder-last-photograph-stuart-martin-fra-fee-1236492175/ (https://deadline.com/2025/08/zack-snyder-last-photograph-stuart-martin-fra-fee-1236492175/)
12:59 – An ‘Archies’ movie in the works from Lord/Miller, Tom King to write the script // https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/archie-movie-universal-pictures-1236348689/ (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/archie-movie-universal-pictures-1236348689/)
18:47 – ‘Americana’ Film Review (dir. Tony Tost // Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser and Halsey)
28:10 - 'Honey, Don’t!’ Film Review (dir. Ethan Coen // Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans)
36:39 – ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Film Review (dir. Spike Lee // Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright and A$AP Rocky)
49:15 – ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Film Review w/ Danielle Boekankamp [[SPOILERS]] (dir. Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang // Arden Cho, May Hong and Ji-young Yoo)
-Our review of ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ (from our VERY FIRST EPISODE, I totally forgot!)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gWe3CVjVukgU9qhb32SW5?si=kNp1wGz7RxG4vFfAPr8vuA (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gWe3CVjVukgU9qhb32SW5?si=kNp1wGz7RxG4vFfAPr8vuA)
-Get your tickets for Nick Noodle and The Angelhairs at Phoenix’s Rebel Lounge:
https://wl.eventim.us/event/vintage-clothes/661508?afflky=TheRebelLounge (https://wl.eventim.us/event/vintage-clothes/661508?afflky=TheRebelLounge)
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16 Aug 2025
Plot Devices Ep. 52 - A SECOND SHOW RESURRECTION?! Also the 'Freakier Friday' Review
On Ep. 52 of Plot Devices, we talk about:
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Brandon has some explaining to do...
:40 - Intro
2:15 - First trailer for Josh Safdie's 'Marty Supreme' starring Timothee Chalamet and Tyler the Creator
6:13 - 'Star Trek' movies on deck at Paramount after Skydance merger
14:13 - 'Shrek 5' pushed back six months to June 2027
20:00 - 'Freakier Friday' Film Review
29:02 - 'Fixed' Film Review
36:16 - This Week's IALWAT: 'Gravity' (2013) Film Review
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Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45 // Letterboxd @brandon_king
20 Jan 2024
Plot Devices Ep. 51 - WE. ARE. BACK! There's Some Changes, and 2023 Catch-Ups
On Ep. 51 of Plot Devices, we talk about:
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The return of Plot Devices, what's going on?
5:20 - Intro
7:00 - 'Saw X' review with Leah Zweig
20:00 - 'Killers of the Flower Moon' review with Dylan Roth
47:14 - ;The Marvels' review with Danielle Boekankamp
1:11:00 - 'The Killer' review with Koki Riley
1:34:17 - 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' review with Danielle Boekankamp
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Danielle Boekankamp: Letterboxd @on1ydans
Koki Riley: Twitter @KokiRiley // Letterboxd @kbriley
Dylan Roth: Twitter/IG @darkuniversepod // Letterboxd @stressmuppet
Leah Zweig: Twitter/IG @leah44_1D
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Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45 // Letterboxd @brandon_king
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