Latest Aubreyhicks Podcast Episodes
CODA (dir. Sian Heder)
Reel Review - September 10, 2021 20:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsCODA is a film that doesn't take a lot chances, with it's familiar tropes it doesn't stray from the formula. It's a remake of a 2014 French film, it's a coming of age film about a teenage girl breaking away from her family. Audiences get a teen romance or two, an inspiring teacher, and an uplift...
Moxie (dir. Amy Poehler)
Reel Review - May 06, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNetflix's film Moxie brings riot grrrl punk feminism to a whole new generation: music, zines, and voices coming together to make the world a bit better. Is the world ready for riot grrrls to go mainstream?
Student Perspectives: Judas and the Black Messiah (dir. Shaka King)
Reel Review - April 16, 2021 20:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDuring our recent episode on Judas and the Black Messiah, Professor Bill Resh spoke about using the film as part of his course on citizenship. We thought it would be great to revisit the film and see how well this worked. So, today we're revisiting Judas and the Black Messiah with students fro...
Judas and the Black Messiah (dir. Shaka King)
Reel Review - February 26, 2021 00:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsUnder the threat of prison, Bill O'Neal infiltrated the Black Panther Party in Chicago. Judas and the Black Messiah looks at the last three years of the Black Panther Party Chairman, Fred Hampton's life. While Hampton was falling in love , taking care of his people, and leading the city revolu...
Hillbilly Elegy & Between the World and Me
Reel Review - February 04, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsToday we’ll be doing something a bit different. We’re looking at two memoirs made into films in 2020: Between the World and Me, from HBO, based on the book of the same name written by Ta’Nehasi Coates. The film is directed by Kamilah Forbes, and the screenplay adaptation is by David Teague. ...
The Queen's Gambit (Netflix, created by Scott Frank and Allan Scott)
Reel Review - December 18, 2020 22:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOdds are that you know someone raving about the new Netflix coming of age limited series, The Queen's Gambit. Lifted from the novel of the same title, the series is a seven episode tale of a little orphan girl entering the competitive, very masculine, and very adult world of chess. From pawn t...
On the Rocks (dir. Sophia Coppola)
Reel Review - November 24, 2020 18:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn the Rocks, the latest film from Sophia Coppola, like many of the director's films, relies on dialogue and character interaction. This time the central relationship is between father and daughter, played by Bill Murray and Rashida Jones. How relevant do our panel find this depiction of lives...
Lovecraft Country (HBO, Created by Misha Green)
Reel Review - October 30, 2020 18:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsEpisode one of Lovecraft Country lets viewers know for sure that the question of reality and truth is at the heart of the series. In reality, H. P. Lovecraft was an overt White Supremacist. The series turns this on its head and gives a new generation a ring-side seat to revisiting history from t...
Mulan (dir. Niki Caro)
Reel Review - September 25, 2020 22:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFor our September film discussion, we decided on Disney's streaming release of the live-action remake, Mulan. It's a film that is surrounded by controversy both domestically and abroad. Yifei Liu, the actress who plays the titular character, sparked a boycott hashtag last August (2019) with a ...
Starship Troopers (1997 - dir. Paul Verhoeven)
Reel Review - August 21, 2020 18:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe 2020 Presidential Election brings us to an important tipping point in the American experiment. In July 2020, the New Yorker ran a piece called "How “Starship Troopers” Aligns with Our Moment of American Defeat," by David Roth. We thought that it would be a great excuse to revisit the 1997...
I Am Not Your Negro (2017 - dir. Raoul Peck)
Reel Review - July 17, 2020 18:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings"The story of the Negro in America is the story of America, and it is not a pretty story." - James Baldwin The year is 1979. James Baldwin writes a letter to his agent describing his next novel, "Remember this House." He describes a personal account of the lives of three of Baldwin's close fri...
Do the Right Thing (1989 - dir. Spike Lee)
Reel Review - June 24, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMarch 25, 2020 George Floyd is murdered by members of the Minneapolis Police department. Floyd's murder is the spark that reignites the continuing call for an end to extrajudicial murders perpetrated by the police. How do we talk about progress made without minimizing how far we need to work...
The Platform (dir. Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia)
Reel Review - May 27, 2020 01:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsReleased on Netflix March 20, 2020 The Platform is one of the more interesting films to discuss amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The film, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, follows Goreng as he volunteers to spend six months in The Hole, a vertical prison of sorts. His first roommate, Trimagasi...
The Hunt (dir. Craig Zobel)
Reel Review - April 16, 2020 22:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this month's episode, we're covering a lot of dangerous ground with director Craig Zobel's latest satire, The Hunt. If you've seen the trailer, you likely already get the gist. Right wing conspiracy theories cost the livelihoods of some left wing elites, who decide a fitting punishment is t...
I'm Not Okay with This (created by Jonathan Entwistle, Christy Hall)
Reel Review - March 13, 2020 20:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this month's episode, we're thinking about the latest adaptation of a graphic novel from Netflix originals: I'm Not Okay with This. Sydney seems like a normal, if awkward teenager. She has a best friend, feels like an outsider, hates the small town she's living in, is annoyed by her (adorab...
Birds of Prey (dir. Cathy Yan)
Reel Review - February 27, 2020 00:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe latest to come out of the DC universe is the story of Harley Quinn. Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn ostensibly follows Quinn after her breakup from Puddin' (AKA The Joker) and her struggle to survive as the men she hurt in the past come for revenge. Marg...
Galentine's (Parks & Recreation created by Greg Daniels, Michael Schur)
Reel Review - February 13, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe’re deviating from our normal episode structure today ... we’ll be channeling our inner Leslie Knope to celebrate Parks & Recreation and Galentine's Day. We all re-watched season 2 episode 16 of Parks & Rec to prepare - but we’re public service nerds, so we can't contain ourselves to just on...
Bombshell (dir. Jay Roach)
Reel Review - December 19, 2019 01:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe description of Jay Roach's Bombshell on IMDB says simply: "A group of women decide to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network." What a stunning understatement. Bombshell dramatizes the story of Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit against Roger Aile...
Watchmen (HBO Series)
Reel Review - November 12, 2019 13:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHost Erroll Southers is joined by Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro, Alex Ago, and Aubrey Hicks to discuss the first episode of the new HBO series Watchmen. Starring Regina King, Tim Blake Nelson, and an enormously talented ensemble cast, the series picks up beyond the first film and original DC comic...
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (dir. Terry Gilliam)
Reel Review - September 13, 2019 20:11 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings"Just give that man money so he can make his films!" says an ardent fan of Terry Gilliam, director. We were intrigued at the idea of a retelling of the Cervantes classic Don Quixote, and from acclaimed filmmaker Terry Gilliam. With a film within the film, the work could be a tale of the quixot...
Better Off Dead (1985 - dir. Savage Steve Holland)
Reel Review - July 30, 2019 13:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe film world is a completely different universe than it was when Better off Dead came out in August 1985. "Savage" Steve Holland's film about a jilted nerd, skiing, and the foreign exchange student who saves him, is perhaps the quintessential cult teen film of the 80s. “Those video stores j...
The Godfather (1972 – dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Reel Review - May 31, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsDepending on who you talk to, The Godfather is either a story of an "aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son" or, the "greatest gangster film of all time." We discuss why the film is still watched ... and loved almost 50 ye...
Captain Marvel (dir. Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck)
Reel Review - April 05, 2019 18:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe've got a special "Warriors" episode of Reel Review for you today! We got together Lt. Col. Olivia Nelson and two female Air Force ROTC Cadets to discuss the first (!) Marvel movie to center a female superhero: Captain Marvel. Warning: Spoilers! Host Jonathan Schwartz is joined by Lt. C...
Us (dir. Jordan Peele)
Reel Review - March 27, 2019 21:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFrom the mind the brought us Get Out, is the new film scaring audiences across the states. In Jordan Peele's latest film, Us, doppelgängers menace a family trying to enjoy their summer vacation. But ... as in Get Out, everything isn't quite that simple. What mirror is Peele holding up for us n...
Fighting with My Family (dir. Stephen Merchant)
Reel Review - February 22, 2019 23:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsBased on a true story, Fighting with My Family is a British comedy meets WWE. Paige is born into a wrestling family. When she and her brother get a chance to try out for WWE (and meet Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) they are thrilled. Of course, there is a catch ... only Paige earns a spot. We'...
New Name, New Logo
Reel Review - February 13, 2019 23:39 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsReel Review, formerly known as the Price Projection Room, invites you to tune in for a third season with a fresh new design and social media presence: Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram, via the handle @reelreviewusc
On the Basis of Sex (dir. Mimi Leder)
Reel Review - December 25, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOctober 2018 brought us RBG, the documentary about the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Now we have On the Basis of Sex, a biopic starring Felicity Jones as this iconic leader in the fight for gender equality and justice under the law. The film is directed by Mimi Leder. The film focus...
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (dir. David Yates)
Reel Review - November 30, 2018 23:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratings2016 brought us back to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in the prequel to the beloved books and movies: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them. 6 fictional months and two real life years later, we return to in Yates' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Reviews have been decidedly m...
Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013 - dir. Jeff Barnaby)
Reel Review - October 29, 2018 21:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRhymes for Young Ghouls, written and directed by Jeff Barnaby is set on the Red Crow Mi'g Maq reservation in 1976. It follows 15 year old Aila as she navigates growing up in a country which imposes taxes and violence upon those who wish to preserve heritage, language, and way of living. She must...
Wind River - feat. Special Guests
Reel Review - October 23, 2018 01:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAs follow up to our discussion of the film, Wind River, we are joined by partners in the Native Women in Film & Television organization. Native Women in Film & Television is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting equal opportunities for American Indian & Indigenous women, encouraging t...
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