Da Couch Tomato Podcast

Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 6, discussing Peter Jackson's documentary The Beatles: Get Back. Sa mga hindi nakakaalam, may mapait na nakaraan ang Beatles at Pilipinas (specifically Manila). We talk about how awesome the songwriting process of the Beatles is, and how great it is to be just a fly on the wall as they create their magic. Magshe-share din kami ng stories about how the Beatles were part of our lives. At pakinggan niyo rin kung paano mag-Liverpudlian accent si Sting Lacson.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 9/10
Rachel’s rating: 8.8/10
Rating: 8.9/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 5, trying out the new format we call The Rundown. We do three short reviews in one episode! Sa episode na ito, ang aming pinag-usapan ay: 1) Don't Look Up (2021) ni Adam McKay, at ang parallelisms nito sa Philippine society, lalo na't napapalapit na ang eleksyon; 2) Old (2021) ni M. Knight Shyamalan, at kung gaano ka-fanboy si Sting Lacson ni Shyamalan despite The Last Airbender; at 3) Belfast (2021) ni Kenneth Branagh, at kung paano na-kwento ang isang mabigat na theme sa magaan na paraan. 

Average ratings:
Don't Look Up: 7.4/10
Old: 7.45/10
Belfast: 7.4/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 4, discussing Disney's Encanto. Gaano kagaling ba si Lin-Manuel Miranda? Magaling, apprarently, lalo na sa pag-rhyme. At kung ang Frozen ay walang leading man, ang Encanto naman ay walang villain o antagonist. Also, bakit sobrang inis si Abuela kay Mirabel, e pareho lang naman silang walang gift?

Sting Lacson’s rating: 8.4/10
Rachel’s rating: 8/10
Rating: 8.2/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 3, discussing The Matrix Resurrections, and how we are undecided as to how we feel about it. Nagpaka-meta na rin sila rito, and pati ang filmmakers may mga jab sa sarili nila. May rant din si Rachel about 'yung make-up ni Niobe. And yes, magaling sina Jonathan Groff at Neil Patrick Harris, pero nasaan si Laurence Fishburne? May shinare din si Sting about how much the Matrix means to him, especially noong unang lumabas ito.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 7/10
Rachel’s rating: 6.8/10
Rating: 6.9/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 2, discussing the latest MCU film Eternals, having a cast with different ethnicities, how Marvel can reference DC in its canon, and what it’s like to be watching again in the cinemas.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 7.9/10
Rachel’s rating: 7.6/10
Rating: 7.75/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast Season 2 Episode 1, discussing Denis Villeneuve's film adaptation of Dune, why the earlier film adaptations don't matter, and how Dune has influenced the science fiction genre.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 9.1/10
Rachel’s rating: 8.9/10
Rating: 9/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 50, discussing HBO's limited series Mare of Easttown, why the limited series is the best kind of long-form, and why whodunits are just awesome.

Sting Lacson’s rating: 9
Rachel’s rating: 8.7
Final rating: 8.85/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 49, discussing the Netflix Filipino animated series Trese, why this is a huge leap forward for Filipino representation, and our thoughts on Filipino stories being told on the global stage.

Sting Lacson's rating: 8.5/10
Rachel's rating: 8/10
Final rating: 8.25/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 48, discussing the 93rd Academy Awards, how the Oscars is like the NBA Finals for cinephiles, and why the streaming giants are treated like little boys by the studios.

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 47, discussing Promising Young Woman, the timeliness of films like these, and the deeply-embedded culture of male dominance.

Sting Lacson's rating: 8/10
Rachel's rating: 7.4/10
Final rating: 7.7/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 46, discussing Pixar's Soul, why Pixar made a film about Mexicans first before African-Americans, and the difference between passion and purpose.

Sting Lacson's rating: 8/10
Rachel's rating: 7.9/10
Final rating: 7.95/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 45, discussing Wonder Woman 1984, why we don't agree that it was the worst movie of 2020, and why it didn't quite nail the feel of the 80s.

Sting Lacson's rating: 7/10
Rachel's rating: 7.3/10
Final rating: 7.15/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 40, discussing the film The New Mutants, why this is not a good set-up for a franchise, and why this doesn't feel like a superhero movie.

Sting Lacson's rating: 6.3/10
Rachel's rating: 6/10
Final rating: 6.15/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 39, discussing the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, why the limited series is a higher art form, and how this would have been better if it was a true story.

Sting Lacson's rating: 7.2/10
Rachel's rating: 7.8/10
Final rating: 7.5/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 38, discussing the Netflix animated film Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story, the very short list of Filipino animated films, and a short obituary for the late Sir Sean Connery.

Sting Lacson's rating: 7/10
Rachel's rating: 6.9/10
Final rating: 6.95/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 37, discussing the HBO series Lovecraft Country, the idea of musical anachronism, and how to effectively pull off genre mixing.

Sting Lacson's original rating: 7/10
 Jamie Chung: +0.05
 Jurnee Smollett: +0.05
Sting Lacson's final rating: 7.1/10
Rachel's rating: 7.1/10
Final rating: 7.1/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 36, discussing the Netflix film The Trial of the Chicago 7, the awesome writing of Aaron Sorkin, and the types of films and their literary equivalent.

Rating: 8.55/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 35, discussing the HBO series Raised By Wolves, attempting to define "high science fiction", and debating on whether pregnant androids are human.

Hosts: Sting Lacson and Rachel

Rating: 7.45/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 34, discussing the Netflix film Enola Holmes, staying true to the essence of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes character, and breaking the fourth wall.

Hosts: Sting Lacson and Rachel

Rating: 6.7/10

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 33, discussing the Netflix film The Devil All the Time, the Netflix trend of having long running times for films, and the spectacular performances of Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson.

Hosts: Sting Lacson and Rachel

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 32, a DCT Classics episode, discussing HBO's The Sopranos, why it is not a structurally perfect TV show, and the pros and cons of too accurately reflecting the misogynistic and macho culture of the Mafia.

Hosts: Sting Lacson and Rachel

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 31, discussing Peninsula, how this is not strictly a sequel to Train to Busan, and thoughts on the drive-in cinema experience.

Hosts: Sting Lacson and Rachel

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 30, paying tribute to Mr. Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020), discussing his movies 42 (2013), Marshall (2017), Black Panther (2018), and Da 5 Bloods (2020).

Hosts: Sting Lacson and Rachel

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 29, discussing Disney's Mulan (2020), how this should not be compared to the 1998 animated version, and how this is like the Black Panther for Asians (arguably).

Hosts: Sting Lacson and Rachel

Da Couch Tomato Podcast, Episode 28, discussing HBO's Perry Mason, the great 1930s America period feel, and the awesome character of Della Street.

Background music used is from Perry Mason: Season 1 (Music From the HBO Series) by Terence Blanchard.

Hosts: Sting Lacson and Rachel