Blue Beetle Director Angel Manuel Soto on Honoring Comic Book and  Latino Culture in Film + Movie Review: Killers of the Flower Moon + Trailer Park:  Anyone But You

Movie Mike talks with Ángel Manuel Soto who is the director of DC’s Blue Beetle  He shares the piece of his personal life he specifically put into the movie, casting Xolo Maridueña as The Blue Beetle, honoring the comic book legacy and committing to the use of Spanish in the film. Mike gets into a discussion after the interview about a recent article by Study Finds about the healing power of film therapy and shares movies he has found therapeutic in difference situations. In the Movie Review, Mike and Kelsey talk about Killers of the Flower Moon. They share whether it was warranted a 3 and a half hour runtime, if it will win Best Picture and Kelsey compares the film to the book. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about Anyone But You It which is a rom-com starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. The film is about a couple who goes an amazing first date but fizzle out soon after - but then find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia.

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