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Operation Kino 115: Talking About Spoilers, Because We Cannes

This week we are gallivanting along the French Riviera— or standing outside in torrential downpours, depending on how you look at it— as Patches checks in with an update from the Cannes Film Festival. Katey and Da7e talk spoiler culture, David waxes poetic over Before Midnight, Da7e explains a bit about the future of zombie Community, and we have a lightning round inspired by Fast & Furious 6.

Operation Kino 113 Review: Join Us For The Great Gatsby, Old Sport

This week we’d like you to join us for a ride on our hydroplane, old sport, as we sweep up the confetti and champagne glasses left over from our screening of The Great Gatsby. Did Baz Luhrmann’s experiment with 3D actually work with his maximalist aesthetic? Are the crazy party sequences great, or great to the point that they’ll make you sick? And who is this Gatsby fellow anyway? (It’s Leonardo DiCaprio.) All that, plus your answers to our lightning round questions about other books you read in high school that ought to become movies.

Operation Kino 113: Predicting The Themes Of This Year’s Summer Movie Season

This week we bring in Movies.com mastermind Erik Davis to look at the year’s crop of summer movies, and which trends we see emerging by the time the weather cools down again. Katey talks over her first time watching Road House, David sings the indie praises of An Oversimplification of Her Beauty, and we test our memories of the year’s films so far with a quick round of Patches Matches. All that plus a lightning round inspired by The Great Gatsby.

Operation Kino 112: The Searchers, The Simpsons, Mud And Terrible Marvel Music

This week we’re highlighting a conversation that Patches had with Glenn Frankel, author of the remarkable new book The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend. We also ponder why Marvel movies have such terrible music, try to figure out our mild disappointment with Jeff Nichols’ Mud, and figure out how on earth Katey never particularly got into The Simpsons.

Operation Kino 112 Review: Iron Man 3 Is A Very Shane Black Superhero Movie

This week we each step into our individually crafted Iron Man suits— or are we just controlling them with our minds?— to review Iron Man 3, the movie you are probably going to see no matter what we tell you. It’s a two-parter: one half for people who haven’t seen it, and a spoiler-filled second half for those who have.

Operation Kino 111 Review: Pain & Gain Is Roided-Out Near-Greatness

This week we want to pump— *clap!*— you up, as we review Michael Bay’s roided-out American Dream made celluloid, Pain & Gain. We’re joined by Da7e, who isn’t technically a special guest but who hasn’t reviewed a movie with us in ages, so it felt special anyway. We talk about whether Pain & Gain’s dumb jokes outweigh its good parts, the comic genius of The Rock, and the movie’s surprising violence— even in moments when it’s totally hilarious. We also pick your answers to our lightning round question about Robin Williams’s best movie.

Operation Kino 111: Apologizing For Armageddon And Falling Back In Love With Tribeca

This week we are shocked and horrified to learn that Michael Bay apologized on behalf of Armageddon, and aim to set the record straight on its greatness. Katey talks about her experience at the Indie Grits Film Festival, David is feeling more optimistic than ever about the Tribeca Film Festival, and we ask for your help in supporting our friend Ed Douglas in his fight against cancer.