FilmBookCast Ep. 126 – OUR FRIEND (2019)

Chris Banks February 6, 2021Last Updated: February 13, 2021

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FilmBookCast Ep. 126

FilmBookCast is the official podcast of FilmBook. FilmBookCast is an entertainment news podcast on the latest movie and television show news. Each week, FilmBook contributor Chris Banks discusses that breaking Hollywood headlines.

In FilmBookCast Ep. 126, Chris looks at movie previews including Crises, starring Gary Oldman. The TV trailer of Young Rock and Palmer scores the highest ratings ever for Apple TV+.

Among this week’s headlines, Chris looks at the tragic losses of the week in entertainment and in news, the 2020 SAG Award Nominees, movie studios being hopeful about a return to theaters, and more.

Chris wraps up every episode of FilmBookCast with a movie review. In FilmBookCast Ep. 126, he analyzes and reacts to Our Friend, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.

Our Friend’s plot synopsis: based on the true story of writer by Matthew Teague, “Our Friend tells the inspiring and extraordinary true story of the Teague family — journalist Matt (Casey Affleck), his vibrant wife Nicole (Dakota Johnson), and their two young daughters — and how their lives are upended by Nicole’s heartbreaking diagnosis of terminal cancer. As Matt’s responsibilities as caretaker and parent become increasingly overwhelming, the couple’s best friend Dane Faucheux (Jason Segel) offers to come and help out. As Dane puts his life on hold to stay with his friends, the impact of this life-altering decision proves greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined.”

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MOVIE AND TV SHOW NEWS

TV Show Trailers :50

Movie Trailers 2:38

TV Show News 3:20

Movie News 6:55

FEATURED REVIEW

Our Friend 11:33

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