Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (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 Guillermo del Toro's Jonocchio (2022) Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson Written by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale Cast: Ewan McGregor as Sebastian J. Cricket David Bradley as Master Geppetto Gregory Mann as Pinocchio Burn Gorman as the Priest, Ron Perlman as the Podestà, John Turturro as Il Dottore, Finn Wolfhard as Candlewick Cate Blanchett as Spazzatura Tim Blake Nelson as the Black Rabbits, Christoph Waltz as Count Volpe, Tilda Swinton as The Wood Sprite & Death, IMDb.com Synopsis: A father's wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. 97% RT critic (85% audience), 80 Metascore, 7.9 IMDb user score, and 4.1/5 on Letterboxd, RELEASE location / DATE: Netflix (limited theatrical) Chuffed Headlines Movie/Pop culture news that caught our attention Matt’s Headline: New Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer is a window into the multiverse - The Verge Jon’s Headline: James Gunn Writing New ‘Superman’ Film; Henry Cavill Will Not Return, but Eyed to Play Different DC Character Media Consumption Movies, TV, Video Games, Music, Podcasts (not ours), etc that we use to pass the time Matt’s consumption Happy Sad Confused (Austin Butler, John Boyega, Kumail Nanjiani) Emancipation, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Aftersun, Triangle of Sadness, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, White Noise, Decision to Leave, 5cream The Bad Batch S2 (embargo) Jon’s consumption Blank Check: Monkeybone 2010, Good Night Oppy, Elf, Ahed’s Knee, Nanny, Living, Close, Avatar: The Way of Water, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, COD MW 2 and Gotham Knights How We’re Staying Bloody Awesome Matt’s Bloody Awesome: No COVID Jonathan’s Bloody Awesome: Berkmas Spirit Playlist BAMP on Twitter | BAMP on Instagram | TeePublic Merchandise Jon on Twitter | Jon on IG | Jon on Letterboxd.com Matt on Twitter | Matt on IG | Matt on Letterboxd.com Berkreviews.com | WhatIWatchedTonight.co.uk