Blaine Andrews
Co-Host of Criticless Cast Unhinged
Blaine Andrews is the “mastermind” behind Critically Aroused. Unlike Henry Cavill, his mustache doesn’t need to be photoshopped out. Need an opinion on a conspiracy theory? Don’t worry, he heard about it three years ago and can tell you all about it. Little known fact: his head will spontaneously combust if you talk during a movie. His fave movies are Inception, Brick, Scott Pilgrim, The Salton Sea, and Lucky Number Sleven. Wow, what a line up.
Blaine Andrews has hosted 124 Episodes.
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Nomadland (& wheepin and poopin)
February 26th, 2021 | Season 2 | 1 hr 44 mins
chloe zhao, critics, david strathairn, drama, film critic, film review, frances mcdormand, hulu, nomadland, review, rotten tomatoes
Nomadland has finally made it's way to the general public's eyes via Hulu after months of doing the rounds in at the film festivals... now the aroused crew has stepped up to the plate to let you know if this one is worth the watch or just more Oscar-bait that normies just don't like.
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What's Streaming Quick Review (Men In Kilts, The Luminaries, Star Trek Discovery, The Expanse)
February 19th, 2021 | Season 2 | 19 mins 44 secs
amazon, cbs all access, critics, film critic, film review, men in kilts, rotten tomatoes, star trek discovery, starz, the expanse, the luminaries
It's a special episode this week that might become a regular thing depending on it's reception. Blaine breaks down several things that are currently streaming and gives a you a quick spoiler-free rundown of each.
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Bliss (& I'm inside myself)
February 12th, 2021 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 12 mins
amazon, bliss, critics, drama, film critic, film review, mike cahill, owen wilson, review, romance, rotten tomatoes, salma hayek, sci-fi
Amazon dropped Bliss out of nowhere and it's shocked the crew; don't fall for the epic bullhonky that is Rotten Tomatoes and don't watch the trailer!
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The Little Things (& Godzilla Vs. Mega Fedora)
February 6th, 2021 | Season 1 | 1 hr 42 mins
crime, critics, denzel washington, drama, film critic, film review, hbo max, jared leto, john lee hancock, rami malek, review, rotten tomatoes, the little things, thriller, wb
This week The Aroused Crew drops in on yet another HBO MAX flick. The Little Things is the next film by director John Lee Hancock which stars not 1 but 3 Oscar winning actors! With that being said... people will probably be acting hard AF!
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Monster Hunter (& I be Peacockin)
January 29th, 2021 | Season 1 | 1 hr 44 mins
action, adventure, critics, fantasy, film critic, film review, meagan good, milla jovovich, monster hunter, paul w.s. anderson, review, rotten tomatoes, t.i., tony jaa
Another movie that stuck in Covid hell but managed to crawl its way out has finally hit the big screen and surprisingly enough that's the only place is showing right now! With little to no buzz Monster Hunter hit theatres Christmas day and the Aroused Crew was among the few to see it, and in Dolby for that matter! Open your ear holes and find out if you missed the next Pacific Rim without even realizing it.
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Wonder Woman 1984 (& DC strikes again)
January 22nd, 2021 | Season 1 | 1 hr 51 mins
action, adventure, chris pine, critics, fantasy review, film critic, film review, gal gadot, kristen wiig, pedro pascal, rotten tomatoes, warner bros., wonder woman 1984
It's 3 weeks late and a bunch of dollars short but hot dang you can finally hear what we thought of the mega Christmas day HBO Max spectacular, Wonder Woman 1984!
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Tenet (& flaming hot Don Cheeto)
January 8th, 2021 | Season 1 | 1 hr 29 mins
action, christopher nolan, critics, drama, elizabeth debicki, film critic, film review, john david washington, review, robert pattinson, rotten tomatoes, sci-fi, tenet, thriller, warner bros.
It's the first episode of 2021, we took a little break but we are back with our most anticipated film of ... 2020! Get ready folks it's finally motha friggin Tenet!!!!
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Sound Of Metal (& What are my knees?)
December 17th, 2020 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 13 mins
amazon, critics, darius marder, drama, film critic, film review, olivia cooke, paul raci, review, riz ahmed, rotten tomatoes, sound of metal
Riz Amed is back on the scene to prove to us that his next level performance from The Night Of was not a one off situation and that he can still act his ass off in this Amazon Original indie film.
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Cats (& loads of butt stuff)
December 5th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 31 mins
cats, critics, film critic, film review, hbo max, idris elba, james corden, jason derulo, judi dench, rebel wilson, review, rotten tomatoes, tom hooper
Yes we know... the 2019 remake of the musical Cats was supposedly was a crapshow but then we asked ourselves, "has a collection a critics as high class and esteemed as the aroused crew actually truly assessed Cats?". So obviously, we came to the conclusion that the answer was NO, and rose to the occasion.
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The Dead Don't Die (& The Boxed Wine of Actresses)
November 26th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 59 mins
adam driver, bill murray, chloë sevigny, comedy, critics, danny glover, fantasy, film critic, film review, hbo max, horror, review, rotten tomatoes, steve buscemi, the dead don't die, tom waits
This week we dig a bit deeper to talk about the 2019 Jim Jarmusich film The Dead Don't Die which has the self proclaimed "greatest zombie cast ever disassembled" ... an the Aroused Crew felt it was time to see if these bold claims are even remotely accurate.
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The Witches ( & The Pinto Scale)
November 13th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 46 mins
Check out the new HBO Max remake of The Witches and then check out what The Crew thought! Also, as usual, you get a update on what's streaming and a bit of news to boot!
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Evil Eye (& some jive turkey)
October 30th, 2020 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 5 mins
amazon, bernard white, critics, drama, elan dassani, evil eye, film critic, film review, mystery, omar maskati, rajeev dassani, review, rotten tomatoes, sarita choudhury, sunita mani, thriller
It's round two of Welcome to the Blumhouse as we review the listener voted thriller/drama Evil Eye based on the Amazon Audible original story by Madhuri Shekar... and the crew brings back the age old phrase jive turkey.
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Books of Blood (& Spooky vs. Horror)
October 22nd, 2020 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 4 mins
anna friel, books of blood, britt robertson, critics, drama, film critic, film review, freda foh shen, horror, hulu, mystery, review, rotten tomatoes, yul vazquez
The streaming giants keep rolling out their own Halloween specials and this week it is Hulu's turn at bat with the recreation of Clive Barker's horror spectacular Books of Blood.
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The Lie (& Doc Crocs)
October 11th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 59 mins
amazon prime, crime, critics, drama, film critic, film review, joey king, mireille enos, mystery, peter sarsgaard, review, rotten tomatoes, the lie, thriller, veena sud
Amazon launches a new October 4 movie extravaganza with Blumhouse, and the aroused crew has decided to check out Veena Sud's The Lie, which is one of the first two to drop!
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Utopia (& Sacha Barracuda)
October 4th, 2020 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 3 mins
action, amazon prime, ashleigh lathrop, christopher denham, critics, dan byrd, desmin borges, drama, film critic, film review, gillian flynn, john cusack, mystery, rainn wilson, review, rotten tomatoes, utopia
Get ready for a show so insanely close to our current reality that it's hard to imagine the creators couldn't see the future!
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The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The Bigfoot (& the Meshmellow)
September 27th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 53 mins
adventure, aidan turner, caitlin fitzgerald, critics, drama, film critic, film review, hulu, review, rotten tomatoes, sam elliott, sci-fi, the man who killed hitler and then the bigfoot
Try not to judge a book by its cover and let the name fool you, shockingly the film is not (entirely) as wacky as it sounds.