Bright (2017; David Ayer) – Dare Daniel Podcast Episode 3

On this week’s episode, Daniel and Corky get the Bright idea to review David Ayer’s made-for-Netflix blockbuster starring Will Smith as an alternate universe LAPD officer and Joel Edgerton as his orc partner.  Your unblooded hosts talk about Elvish impersonators, Nazi Satanist orcs, the Faerie Lives Matter movement and the overall inconsistency of magic.

BRIGHT FACTS AND FIGURES

Netflix premiere date: December 22, 2017

Critic scores: 25 on Rotten Tomatoes; 29 on Metacritic

IMDB synopsis: “A detective must work with an Orc to find a powerful wand before evil creatures do.”

This week’s craft beer: Moonraker Brewing’s Hazy Duz It Imperial NE-Style IPA (8.5% ABV)

This week’s referenced movies: Alien Nation; Aloha; Belly; Dark Blue; Die Hard; The Fifth Element; The Identical; LA Confidential; Lord of the Rings trilogy; The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected); Okja; The Pursuit of Happyness; Seven Pounds; Star Wars: A New Hope; Suicide Squad; Training Day; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; The Warriors

Ratings for Bright: Daniel: Dare; Corky: Reverse Dare

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