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We’re buttering up a fresh bucket of popcorn and ready to talk Movies every week on Radio111's Flix & Picks with Brayan Mendoza, a life-long Coachella Valley resident and film buff whose passion is film criticism and education. He explores the week’s best and worst films, discusses relevant film topics, interviews filmmakers and actors, and dissects all things cinema every week. With witty insight and film education, Brayan gives you honest, fun and accessible film analysis to help guide you not only into the right theatre, but to the best selections on Netflix, Amazon Prime and other online film outlets.

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Flix & Picks | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023/05/09

The Guardians are back for Volume 3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 finds THE superhero team going through a lot of emotional trauma, adventure, and self-discovery. James Gunn effectively mixes comedy, action and drama in his MCU swan song. Brayan Mendoza talks about his excited feelings regarding this film's major success as an emotionally gut-wrenching superhero movie.

Flix & Picks: Peter Pan and Wendy

2023/05/02

The latest remake on Disney+. Peter Pan and Wendy makes a great amount of changes from the original source material. Yet, it feels like a replay of the same ole story that has been popular with audiences for decades. Brayan Mendoza discusses that the film's lack of cinematic ambition.

Flix and Picks: Evil Dead Rise

2023/04/25

Evil Dead Rise officially leave the woods and into a Los Angeles apartment where the reunion of two estranged sisters is cut short by familiar bloodthirsty spirits. The new film in the franchise seeks to revamp and freshen up the long running cult franchise. Brayan Mendoza talks how successfully the scares are after so many years.

Flix & Picks: Renfield

2023/04/17

Nicholas Hoult goes toe-to-toe with Nicholas Cage's Dracula as the long-suffering Renfield. The once faithful servant of the dark lord is now planning to escape his toxic workplace, and find meaning somewhere else. Perhaps, it could be with a young traffic cop played by comedian Awkwafina. On this episode, Brayan Mendoza takes a look at the campy possibilities of this film, and how the performances save the writing.

Flix & Picks: Air

2023/04/13

Air is a movie about a shoe. Yes, a shoe. Specifically the Nike line of Air Jordans inspired by Basketball MVP Michael Jordan. This film covers the process of recruiting Jordan to sponsor the line, to its very creation, and Deloris Jordan's advocacy for her son. Brayan Mendoza talks about how this film about a shoe manages to be an emotional and inspiring tale.

Flix & Picks: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

2023/04/11

Mario, his brother Luigi and their friends Princess Peach and Toad are back on the big screen! The Super Mario Bros. adapts the classic video game with strong sense of fidelity. Chris Pratt leads the star studded cast as the title character. Can he and other actors pull off being these iconic video game characters? Or will it tarnish the otherwise beautiful animation?

Flix & Picks | Shazam! Fury of the Gods

2023/03/28

Shazam! Fury of the Gods is the first of a few films on the DCEU farewell tour before we get a soft reboot from James Gunn. The movie is rather disjointed by trying to do family subplots, Gods, teen romance and superhero hijinx all in one. Helen Mirren sells her performance as a morally complex God but can the same be said about her co-stars? Brayan Mendoza talks about how this film continues a trend of nailing the coffin of the DCEU and the end-credits scenes that make a joke out of imaginative characters.

Flix & Picks | The Last Of Us: Season Wrap

2023/03/21

We've come to the end of the first season of HBO's hit new series The Last of Us. Radio111 silver screen and tube reviewer Brayan Mendoza gives us his final thoughts on this adaptation of video games to film, and what he anticipates in subsequent installments.

Flix & Picks: Scream VI

2023/03/13

With the success of last year's Scream(2022), filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett return to direct the sequel Scream VI. This time, Samantha Carpenter (Melissa Barrera) and her sister Tara (Jenna Ortega) find themselves terrorized by another Ghostface killer in New York City. As the bodies pile up, past secrets and legacy characters Kirby (Hayden Panettiere) and Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox) make their way to the surface of this meta-slasher. Brayan Mendoza talks about the movie's great sense of humor, suspense, and the absence of Neve Campbell from the cast.

Flix & Picks: The Whale

2023/03/02

The Whale is Brendan Fraser's comeback film! His fans have been rooting for his return to the big screen and to see him succeed. He has achieved an Academy Award nomination for this film, and now its time to talk about it! However, there's controversy over the usage of the fat suit in the film. Brayan Mendoza talks about Brendan Fraser, Hong Chau and the fat suit controversy.

Flix & Picks: Winnie The Pooh Blood and Honey

2023/02/28

Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey is the result of a copyright lapse with Winnie The Pooh finally in the public domain. Imagine a generic slasher film with terrible Winnie the Pooh costumes. Brayan Mendoza talks how the film lives and dies on its gimmick, and if the film really could be a new "midnight movie" classic.

Flix & Picks: Missing

2023/02/23

Missing is the latest film in the screenlife horror genre, starring Storm Reid. A young girl who is trying to figure out what happened to her mother. The film has many twists and turns, as typical of the genre. However Reid's performance is another step forward in her career. Brayan Mendoza talks about her performance, along with the film's fun qualities.