The Ridley Scott Movie Rankings and ‘The Dog Stars’
Ridley Scott's latest post-apocalyptic film The Dog Stars, starring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin, is a visually striking but narratively disjointed effort that struggles to balance its quiet, ASMR-like tone with a bizarre third-act detour into cannibal cult territory. The hosts dissect th
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