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

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 CODESIntroduction – [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 (aka More Recommendations!) - [03:16:02 - 03:24:48]Do hit 'Follow' on Spotify if you haven't already to help the podcast reach more people!Follow our Instagram page: https://instagram.com/queenisdead.filmpodcastSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queenisdead/supportYou can also follow us on Letterboxd at -CRIS: https://letterboxd.com/crislim/.ASHWIN: https://letterboxd.com/ashwindev/.VARUN: https://letterboxd.com/varunoakbhakay/. Audio Excerpts are taken from the respective trailers (promotional material) of Avatar: Fire and Ash, Wake Up Dead Man, Zootopia 2, A House of Dynamite, After the Hunt, and Nouvelle Vague.