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OV322 – Palm Springs (2020) & The Old Guard (2020) – Fekkes’ COVID Experience, Mulan and the Rise of PVOD, The Green Mile, and Bowfinger

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This week, Fekkes makes his return to the podcast for a review of Palm Springs and The Old Guard. We also discuss Fekkes’ experience having COVID-19, Disney’s decision regarding Mulan and the future of cinemas and round out the episode with some Potpourri.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 087 – OV B-Roll – “#FekkesStrong” – Movies in 2020, The New Mutants, Joker Theory, IMAX, and Drive-Ins – Aug 6, 2020

Runtime: 1:47:51

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:30
• Fekkes’ Return – 01:18
• Fekkes’ COVID Experience – 03:40
• Mulan and the Future of PVOD – 21:16

Palm Springs – 42:23

• Non-Spoiler – 43:27
• Spoiler – 54:40

The Old Guard – 1:09:18 

Potpourri – 1:28:20

• Fekkes: Pirates of the Caribbean 5 (2017) – 1:28:40
• Fekkes: The Green Mile (1999) – 1:31:40
• Matt: Bowfinger (1999) – 1:35:12
• Matt: Clueless (1995) – 1:37:47

• Closing the Ep – 1:40:04
• Stinger: #FekkesStrong – 1:43:43
• Pre-Recorded Outro – 1:45:00

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• She Dies Tomorrow (2020) – 3 stars
• Godzilla (1954) – 4.5 stars
• An American Pickle (2020) – 2 stars
• Boys State (2020) – 4 stars

Contributor Ben Sears’ Recent Reviews

• Yes, God, Yes (2020) – 4 stars

Reference Links

• With ‘Mulan,’ Disney Tests Out Entirely New Early VOD Model – Variety
• No fans at Indy 500 as COVID-19 cases surge in Indiana – Reuters
• No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon’s U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public – New York Times

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