This week, we review Ridley Scott’s Napoleon. We also discuss our favorite biopics 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) from Berkreviews.com will introduce a variety of movies or pop-culture-related topics in a series of segments. For some movies, a bonus episode that is full of spoilers will drop a few days later. 

Review of Napoleon

• Director, writer, and cast provided by IMDb.com
• IMDb.com Synopsis: An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
• RATINGS:
  • 61% RT critic 
  • 60% RT audience
  • 64 Metascore, 
  • 6.7 IMDb user score
  • 3.2 Letterboxd, 
• RELEASE location / DATE: in theaters everywhere

Concessions of a Cinephile

In this segment, we switch to movie-motivated conversations of a large variety that could include headlines, trailers, top five lists, best of, competitions, etc….

“A biopic is a movie that dramatizes the life of a real, non-fictional individual. Short for “biographical motion picture,” a biopic can cover a person’s entire life or one specific moment in their history. Topics for biopics are nearly endless, with famous figures from history, along with popular celebrities of late, being covered.” from Studio Binder

From Studiobinder - “In contemporary cinema, biopic movies seem to be everywhere. Old historical figures, musicians, politicians, as well as “regular” people dealing with extraordinary events. There have been more biopic films in recent decades, but they’re nothing new. Biopics have been a staple in the cinema landscape dating back to its earliest days. So, what is a biopic, what do they usually entail and how has the genre evolved to be where it is today?”

• Our Top Five Biopics
  1. Berk’s Top Five
     • 5. The Social Network
     • 4. Julie & Julia
     • 3. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
     • 2. Malcolm X
     • 1. Steve Jobs
  2. Matt’s Top Five
     • 5. Fighting with My Family
     • 4. The Founder / I, Tonya
     • 3. First Man
     • 2. Patton
     • 1. Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Media Consumption

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

Matt’s consumption

• The Horror Show, Nightmare on Film Street
• Rustin, The Inventor, Grand Prix, The Fellowship of the Ring

Jon’s consumption

• Saltburn, Songbirds/Snakes, The Eternal Memory, Mike Birbilia: The Old Man and the Pool, Rustin, Candy Cane Lane, Origin, Robot Dreams, Ferrari, The Mission, American Fiction, Totem, Monster
• Audiobook - Gone Girl

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