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Cinephile with Adnan Virk

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Just Mercy, Top 10 Films of 2019

Cinephile with Adnan Virk

Adnan Virk, Le Batard & Friends

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Film Interviews

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode, "Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker," is Disney's latest box-office blockbuster and it's getting mixed reviews from critics and fans alike. Is it worth the hype? Adnan reviews that film along with "Just Mercy," a court room thriller wonderfully performed by Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx. In honor of the New Year, Adnan and Joe give their picks for the top 10 movies of 2019! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The adventure is poorly defined and confusing, but JJ Abrams doesn't expect us to be smart.

0:27.7

That's some Lindsay Romain of Nerdist. A strong review, criticizing the new film,

0:32.8

that's right, Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker, just 55% from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes,

0:38.0

but all of you out there giving 86%. So I'll give you my review of that film in addition to that

0:43.2

just Mercy, new film from Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx as well as a really good documentary.

0:49.1

Mike Wallace is here, but the famous 60-minute newsman. Thank you so much to everybody for checking

0:53.5

this out here as we wrap up 2019 because it's the end of the year where you're going to do our

0:58.0

favorite movies of the year myself and Joe's List as well. I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas

1:02.7

happy Hanukkah, happy holidays to everybody out there. And of course, thank you so much for your

1:06.4

support of the podcast. It means the world to me. And I can't thank you enough for everybody

1:10.4

out there who is subscribing right now. And of course, putting comments on Apple Podcasts,

1:15.1

Doc Lew, Iowa chiming once again on a list of war movies, Private Ryan and Hacksaw,

1:19.6

Rich, why not on your honorable mention list? Listen, I like chiming Private Ryan, but I'm not as

1:24.4

open to the moon as others about it. I remember that year actually was preferred than red line because

1:28.6

I liked the feel of that movie and the mood of Terrence Malix film and the different narrators and

1:33.2

guy, I love Nick Nolte, Elias Cortez. I mean, it was just different vibe for me. Hacksaw, Rich,

1:37.5

I'm not crazy about it. Again, I think it was good action sequences from Mel Gibson. I don't

1:40.4

like it's a great war movie. And I was incensed when Gibson was actually nominated for Best Director,

1:44.5

Adam on May and Marty, as Chris says, he was snubbed for, for silence, I believe that year.

1:49.0

Dave Mac28, great podcast. I loved it when it was still produced by ESPN Pod, still well worth

1:53.2

to subscribe. So I appreciate that. Thank you so much. Keep it coming here. And we'll keep the

1:57.8

love rolling. I also just got a tweet from a guy who said, did you, did you review two popes? I did.

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