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The Failed Film Critics
by Ryan & Peter
Ryan and Peter have an education in film and none of the professional film credentials. They present you their failed film takes.
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21
it's ah me, project hail mary...
Peter gives a review of Super Mario Galaxy and Peter & Ryan gives a long overdue review of Project Hail Mary.
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20
undertone deaf
Peter & Ryan review A24's latest horror, Undertone.
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19
hoppers: the way of water
Peter & Ryan review Pixar's latest, Hoppers.HARD SPOILER WARNING @ 36:15, Ryan got overexcited at talking about story structure. Apologies!
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18
mr. kims react to the Oscar nominations...
Ryan & (mostly) Peter react to the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards.Source: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2026
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17
83 minutes of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Peter & Ryan discuss the sequel to 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.Correction: "Little Woods" came out in 2018.
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16
Frankenstein or The Modern (hotter) Prometheus
Peter & Ryan review Guillermo del Toro's latest, Frankenstein.
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15
a team red pro podcast with Joseph Le: part II
Peter & Ryan are joined by filmmaker, Joseph Le (Shang-Chi, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Star Wars: Ahsoka) to discuss the state of the film industry from AI to Joseph's future endeavors.
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14
a team red pro podcast with Joseph Le: part I
Peter & Ryan are joined by filmmaker, Joseph Le (Shang-Chi, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Star Wars: Ahsoka) to discuss their favorite Team Red Pro videos/films.
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13
dwayne "The Smashing Machine" johnson
Peter & Ryan countdown their top 5 D̶w̶a̶y̶n̶e̶ ̶J̶o̶h̶n̶s̶o̶n̶ The Rock's movies and review his latest, The Smashing Machine.Apologies for the audio issues in the last 15 minutes of the episode, work in progress.
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12
i'm Bringing Weapons Back...
Peter & Ryan countdown their top 5 horror movies of the year so far and review Weapons and Bring Her Back.
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11
Together forever...
Ryan is joined by his non-codependent wife, Gina, to discuss Together.
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10
it's a bird... no, it's a plane... no, it's another film review of Superman!
Peter & Ryan review James Gunn's Superman.SPOILER ALERT! Failure correction: John Williams DID compose the Harry Potter theme, truly the goat. Thanks to Vinh for the audio help!
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9
49 minutes of 28 Years Later
Peter & Ryan review the long awaited: 28 Years Later. Thank you to Vinh for the audio help!
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8
F1: the ballad of sonny hayes
Peter & Ryan gush over Brad Pitt's latest and greatest: F1. Thanks to Alex Kane for the audio fixes!
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7
from the world of failed film critiques: Ballerina
Peter & Ryan talk about whether John Wick is really back in Ballerina.Thanks to Vinh for the audio help!
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6
when it rains, it Thunderbolts...
Peter & Ryan talk about Marvel's latest movie, Thunderbolts.
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5
Sinners in the hands of an angry Peter...
Peter & Ryan discuss Ryan Coogler's Sinners.
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4
Warfare, huh, yeah, what is it good for...
Peter & Ryan talk about A24's latest movie, Warfare, written and directed by Ray Mendoza & Alex Garland.Special thanks to Vinh for the audio cleanup.
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3
box office bombs...
peter & ryan talk about the state of the box office and what's contributing to the slow start of theatrical releases.note: we had some audio issues, please pardon the glitches but it goes with the failed territory :( references:https://variety.com/2025/film/news/movie-theaters-comeback-screens-shut-down-box-office-slump-1236347993/https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/hundreds-of-beavers-road-show-releases-1235092140/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/newsletter/2025-03-25/wide-shot-the-2025-box-office-is-off-to-a-horrendous-start-the-wide-shothttps://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/https://www.indiewire.com/news/business/untapped-market-indie-film-streaming-study-keri-putnam-1235061728/
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oh Mickey-17, you're so fine...
Ryan & Peter are joined by Ryan's wife, Gina, who offers another unqualified perspective on Bong Joon Ho's latest film: Mickey-17.Special thanks to Vinh for the audio clean-up. Now you can hear our failed takes clearly.
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Anora, The Brutalist, and The Monkey walk into a bar...
Ryan and Peter talk about Anora's and The Brutalist's Oscar chances, and what they thought of The Monkey.
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Ryan and Peter have an education in film and none of the professional film credentials. They present you their failed film takes.
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