HAMNET, the Golden Globe award winning, Best Picture nominee from Chloe Zhao has recently released world wide. Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, this film is an emotional journey - but is not without its critics. Join Evan Yee and Gabby Ruiz as they discuss this film and pair it with Denis Villeneuve's ARRIVAL, starring Amy Adams. Follow Back to the Feature wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to Back to the Feature: https://www.youtube.com/@BacktotheFeaturePod?sub_confirmation=1Our Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/backtothepod/

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It's an original pod for an original guy! It's the Marty Supreme pod! Dream Big with Evan and Gabby as they dive deep into Josh Safdie's solo feature film debut starring Timothée Chalamet as a table tennis player seeking greatness.

Ping pong not your game? Stick around for Evan and Gabby's discussion of Martin Scorsese's billiards classic The Color of Money starring Paul Newman and Tom Cruise.

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James Cameron's AVATAR FIRE & ASH was released a few weeks ago. With much chatter around the film's relation to Way of Water, as well as Oona Chaplin's scene stealing performance as the Na'Vi Varang, how does the film fare in the trilogy? And what does it have in common with Michael Mann's adaptation The Last of the Mohicans? Join Evan Yee and Gabby Ruiz as they discuss IMAX 3D vs Dolby 3D, both films protagonists and much much more!

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A Knives Out Mystery has hit Netflix - are Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig back with another great murder mystery? And how does this film trace its roots back to the Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot classic Murder on the Orient Express )1974) directed by Sidney Lumet?

Join Evan Yee and Gabby Ruiz as they discuss on this episode of Back to the Feature!

Read GHOSTS IN THE BALCONY by Matthew Frank, a collaboration between The Ankler and Letterboxd: https://theankler.com/p/ghosts-in-the-balcony-crowd-pleaser-letterboxd-issue-1

WICKED: FOR GOOD the follow to last year's massive hit Wicked has arrived! With Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande continuing to lead this magical journey through Oz - does this "part 2" satisfyingly conclude the journey? Join Evan Yee and Gabby Ruiz as they discuss their complicated feelings with the film, as well as revisit the original that started it all: The Wizard of Oz.

Sentimental Value is finally out in theaters - Joachim Trier’s highly anticipated follow up to The Worst Person in the World. Renata Reinsve returns to star, alongside Stellan Skarsgard, Elle Fanning, and a fantastic supporting performance from Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas. Join Evan Yee, Gabby Ruiz, and guests Hidden Rabbits (Connor Angus, Lindsey Beth Meyers) as they discuss their feelings on the film, along with why they paired it with Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums - an all time classic.

FRANKENSTEIN, the highly anticipated adaptation from iconic director Guillermo Del Toro is now widely available to watch on Netflix. But does this Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi helmed film stand out from other Netflix originals, or does this creature feature feel like all the rest? Join Evan Yee and Gabby Ruiz as they discuss this film, and compare it to Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula - another monster movie legend!