Weekly Recap: Mank, Nomadland, Black Bear, Small Axe, Soul & More!

The first week of December has no shortage of releases. David Fincher's terrific Mank is now available on Netflix. the wonderful Nomadland and Black Bear are in limited release. Amazon Prime has some great stuff including Sound of Metal and three entries in director Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology, which have plenty of relevance for now. I also have an early review for Pixar's Soul coming to Disney+ on Christmas Day. There's a number of other movies hitting VOD worth checking out as well.

Additionally, there are more podcasts we put together, including our episodes covering Run and Hillbilly Elegy, our commentary track for Unstoppable, and more. Finally, there are my various essays lists, and new trailers to dig into as well. Enjoy, stay safe out there, and thanks for reading!

Movie Reviews:

(All Reviews Are Linked)​

New Films In Theaters:​

New Films Now Streaming:

Podcast:

  • Hillbilly Elegy - Aaron and Abe are joined by Why So Blu’s Peter Paras to discuss Hillbilly Elegy, the original Netflix release adapted from the memoir by J.D. Vance and directed by Ron Howard.
  • Run - Aaron and Abe are joined by Initial Reaction host, Philip Price, to discuss Run, a thriller from the team behind Searching.
  • Unstoppable Commentary - Aaron is joined by Brandon Peters, Scott Mendelson, Peter Paras, and Yancy Berns to discuss the disaster-blue collar-action film Unstoppable, the final film from director Tony Scott, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine.
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