#1019: Materialists, The Life of Chuck, Elio

June 20, 2025 / Sophie Kempenaar

Adam and Josh review Celine Song’s love-and-money triangle MATERIALISTS, the follow-up to her exquisite 2023 debut “Past Lives.” Plus, reviews of Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation THE LIFE OF CHUCK and Pixar’s ELIO.

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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:37)
Review: “Materialists” (00:01:38-00:36:48)
Family / 20th Anniversary Messages (00:36:49-00:42:41)
Review (JL): “Elio” (00:42:42-00:45:48)
Next Week / Notes (00:45:49-00:52:27)
Massacre Theatre (00:52:28-00:59:53)
Review: “The Life of Chuck” (00:59:54-01:19:49)
Credits / New Releases (01:19:50-01:22:54)

NOTES/LINKS:

Cinema Interruptus: “The Player”

https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus

Celine Song’s “Past Lives”

https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/2023/6/23/925-asteroid-city-past-lives

Stephen King Reviews

https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/stephen+king

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