WE’LL TALK. WE’LL TALK ALL ABOUT THAT. MORE HERE A LITTLE LATER ON. I’VE GOT OUR FRIDAY WEATHER OUTLOOK JUST A FEW MINUTES, BUT IT’S LOOKING LIKE A GOOD DAY TO WATCH. ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS FROM OUR FIRST LIVE GUEST SOUNDS GOOD. THEN THAT’S A POSITIVE TO THE RAINY FRIDAY EVENING WE’LL HAVE. LET’S SAY GOOD MORNING TO FILM CRITIC DALE POLLOCK ONCE AGAIN FOR HIS WHAT TO WATCH WITH DALE SEGMENT. GOOD MORNING, AUDREY. GOOD MORNING DYLAN. GREAT TO BE WITH YOU. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, DALE. LET’S FIRST TALK ABOUT ARTHUR THE KING. THIS IS IN MOVIE THEATERS. WHAT DID YOU THINK? RIGHT. JUST OPENED TODAY. ACTUALLY, IT’S A MARK WAHLBERG VEHICLE. IT’S PRETTY CLEAR THAT HE PRODUCED THIS FILM. HE DIRECTED. HE DIDN’T DIRECT IT, BUT HE MIGHT HAVE IT ALL POSSIBILITIES. HE’S GOT A LITTLE WISPY BEARD, BUT IT’S MARK WAHLBERG, THE VERY FAMILIAR ACTOR. AND THIS IS ABOUT A SPORT I REALLY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. CALLED ADVENTURE RACING, WHERE YOU RUN AND THEN YOU KAYAK AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. HIS AND THIS PARTS OF THIS WERE CALL A VERY GOOD DOCUMENTARY CALLED FREE SOLO ABOUT CLIMBING AND CLIMBING WITHOUT ROPES. AND THERE’S SOME A GREAT CLIMBING SEQUENCE IN THIS FILM. IT’S MAYBE THE BEST SEQUENCE IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE. IT’S AN ENJOYABLE FILM, BUT IT’S ULTIMATELY A DOG FILM. AND YOU KNOW, IT’S A DOG FILM, BUT YOU CAN COUNT THE NUMBER OF CLOSE UPS OF THE DOG THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO GET YOUR HEARTSTRINGS AND MAKE YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN THIS ANIMAL. AND THE DOG IS VERY WELL CAST. HE’S GOT THE TITLE ROLE, OBVIOUSLY, AND THIS IS BASED ON A BOOK. IT’S A TRUE STORY. I WOULD SAY IT’S BELIEVABLE TO A POINT, BUT EVEN THE DOG TAKES IT BEYOND WHAT I WOULD ACTUALLY BUY AS REALITY. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A HEARTWARMING FILM AS MOST DOG MOVIES USUALLY ARE. AGAIN, IT’S A CUTENESS THIS DOG HAS. NOT OVERLY CUTE, BUT YOU KNOW IT’S A DOG THAT YOU FEEL YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE. AND SO THE FILM IS ENJOYABLE. IT IS NOTHING SPECIAL. IT’S NOT THE BEST MARK WAHLBERG PERFORMANCE. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE, BUT IF YOU ARE INTO ANIMALS, THIS IS NOT A BAD WAY TO SPEND TWO HOURS. OKAY, KIND OF A BIT OF A MIXED BAG OF REVIEWS. DALE, WHAT IS YOUR POPCORN RATING? MY POPCORN RATING IS THREE BECAUSE IT’S SERVICEABLE. IT’S NOTHING MORE THAN THAT. RIGHT? OKAY, WELL, GOOD TO KNOW. AT LEAST THERE’S NOT AN UGLY DOG IN THERE. AN UGLY DOG MOVIE. YEAH, IT’S NOT. GOOD POINT. DYLAN ALWAYS LIKE A CUTE DOG. ALL RIGHT, LET’S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. THAT IS CALLED THE LOST KING, AND THAT’S STREAMING ON HULU. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT DEAL? YEAH, I KIND OF STUMBLED ON THIS FILM AND REALLY ENJOYED IT. IT STARS SALLY HAWKINS, WHO IS A FAMILIAR FACE TO THOSE WHO KNOW BRITISH FILMS. SHE WAS A COSTAR OF THE SHAPE OF WATER, WHICH WON THE ACADEMY AWARD, AND SHE IS AN AMATEUR HISTORIAN WORKING IN LONDON WHO DID DEFIES THE ACADEMIC ESTABLISH IT BECAUSE SHE FEELS SHE KNOWS WHERE ONE OF ENGLAND’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL KINGS, RICHARD THE THIRD, IS BURIED IN THE MIDDLE OF LONDON UNDER A CAR PARKING LOT, AND SHE HAS DETERMINED THIS THROUGH HISTORICAL RESEARCH. NOBODY BELIEVES HER. SHE’S ALL ON HER OWN IN THIS, AND SHE REALLY SALLY HAWKINS JUST TURNS THIS FILM INTO A GREAT VEHICLE FOR HER ACTING ABILITY. SO SHE’S FAMILIAR TO THE AUDIENCE. SHE’S PLAYING WILLY WONKA’S MOTHER RIGHT NOW AND WONKA AND WHAT THIS FILM DOES IS IT RESTORES THE REPUTATION OF RICHARD THE THIRD, WHO DIED IN 1485 AND WAS PORTRAYED BY SHEIKH SPEAR AS A REALLY VILLAINOUS CHARACTER. AND THIS MOVIE REHABILITATES HIM AND MAKES HIM THE GREAT KING THAT APPARENTLY HE WAS SO THIS IS A VERY ENJOYABLE FILM, A GREAT VEHICLE FOR SALLY HAWKINS, AND I WOULD JUST SAY IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A CHARMING LITTLE FILM TO WATCH ONE NIGHT, THE LOS KING IS A GREAT CHOICE TO MAKE NICE FOR POPCORN. MATTHEWS OKAY. YEAH, THE POPCORN IS FOR POPCORNS. OKAY, GOOD. WE’RE GETTING A GOOD DEAL. YEP. GETTING IN A FOUR HERE ON OUR FRIDAY. PERFECT FOR TONIGHT. YEAH, I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO WATCH TONIGHT IN THE RAIN. THERE YOU GO. TAKE NOTES. YES, THAT’S WHAT DALE IS. HERE FOR. AND YOUR LAST ONE THIS MORNING IS CALLED ALBERT BROOKS DEFENDING MY LIFE. THIS IS STREAMING ON MAX. YES. THIS IS A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE COMEDIAN ALBERT BROOKS, WHO VENTURED OUT FROM STANDUP AND BECAME BOTH A MOVIE ACTOR AND A MOVIE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTED HIMSELF IN SEVERAL COMEDY CLASSICS LIKE LOST IN AMERICA AND DEFENDING YOUR LIFE. AND THIS ONE IS DEFENDING MY LIFE AND THIS DOCUMENTARY IS MADE BY ROB REINER. THE THE ACTOR, WHO WAS ALSO ONE OF HIS BEST FRIENDS, ONE OF ALBERT BROOKS BEST FRIENDS. IT TAKES HIM THROUGH HIS STAND UP CAREER, THROUGH HIS DIRECTING CAREER. ALBERT BROOKS IS VERY MODEST IN THIS. HE COMES OFF AS EXTREMELY LIKABLE AND A VERY, VERY FUNNY GUY. AND EARLY IN MY CAREER AS A MOVIE DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE, I GOT TO WORK WITH HIM ON THE RELEASE OF DEFENDING YOUR LIFE AND HE IS MAYBE THE FUNNIEST PERSON I HAVE EVER MET IN PERSON, AND I MET RODNEY DANGERFIELD TO. BUT ALBERT BROOKS IS AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST, AND THIS FILM SHOWS YOU WHY IT’S REALLY ENJOYABLE TO WATCH. YOU’LL FIND YOURSELF LAUGHING OUT LOUD AT SOME OF HIS COMEDY BITS, LIKE WHEN HE GOT SO SWEATY IN BROADCAST NEWS. SO HE HAS A GREAT CAREER TO LOOK BACK ON AND THIS FILM DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF COVERING IT. SO ALBERT BROOKS DEFENDING MY LIFE GETS FOUR POPCORNS FROM ME BECAUSE I HAD A GREAT TIME WATCHING HIS LIFE AND CAREER EVOLVE. OH WONDERFUL REVIEW. DON’T YOU LOVE THOSE YOU KNOW THAT JUST MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD AND PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE? YOU KIND OF JUST FORGET EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON IN THE WORLD. ABSOLUTELY. THAT’S WHAT COMEDY IS DESIGNED FOR. EXACTLY. DALE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND AND FOR EVERYONE AT HOME, HERE ARE THOSE TITLES. ONE MORE TIME WE HAVE ARTHUR THE KING PLAYING IN THEATERS, THE LOST KING STREAMING ON HULU, AND ALBERT BROOKS DEFENDING MY LIFE, STREAMING ON MAX. THAT’S RIGHT. THANKS, DALE. APPRECIATE IT. AND IF YOU’RE EVER LOOKING FOR DALE’S PAST REVIEWS, YOU CAN FIND THEM ON THE WXII YOUTUBE PAGE UNDER OUR MOVIES IN REVIE