On this week’s episode, it’s Marie’s turn to pick a film that Mav has never seen before and she picks Nimona, a wonderful fantasy film about change, identity, acceptance, friendship and love. Nimona is a 2023 animated film based on the graphic novel by ND Stevenson, available for steaming on Netflix. Mav and Marie break…
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X2Z Movies e6. Casablanca
So far, we’ve been trading back and forth between some of Marie’s favorites more recent movies and some of Mav’s favorites from when he was younger. But now it’s time to do something different, a film that predates them both. Today, Mav and Marie review a classic from Hollywood’s Golden Age, Casablanca, a film that…
X2Z Movies e5. Return to Oz
We took a few weeks off for the holidays (and school!) but now we’re back with a follow-up to our review of Wicked. During that review it became clear that Marie had never seen the 1985 cult classic Return to Oz. So, we’ve decided to remedy this. So on this episode Mav and Marie talk…
X2Z Movies e2. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
On this episode, it’s Marie’s turn to pick a movie as she and her uncle Mav do a two generation review of 2017’s Jumanji reboot, Welcome to the Jungle. It’s one of Marie’s favorites, but Mav had never seen it. Does it hold up? What’s it like for a first watch? And how does it…
X2Z Movies e3. Unpacking Wicked: A Generational Review
On this week’s epsiode, Mav and Marie team up to review a current movie that’s in theaters now. It’s Wicked! Obviously, the film is already a success. But how does it play across generations? Mav and Marie sit down to discuss why and how the film works for them from both a Gen X and…
X2Z Movies e2. Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie? A Generational Debate
It’s only the second episode of X2Z Movies, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t time for a special! Besides, it’s Christmas, so of course maybe we should talk about the greatest Christmas movie of all time, Die Hard! Well, maybe. It turns out that Marie had never seen it and now that she has,…
X2Z Movies e1: Discovering ‘The Book of Life’ with Mav and Marie
Now for something a little different. Welcome to X2Z Movies. This is Mav’s new mini-podcast where he is going to review movies (new and old) with his co-host (and niece) Marie. The idea is very simple. We have one member of Gen X and one member of Gen Z and we’re going to take turns…