Every week, Kristopher Pollard from Milwaukee Film and Radio Milwaukee’s Dori Zori talk about movies — because that’s what you do when you’re Cinebuds.
Are you about to experience the most adorable episode of Cinebuds ever? It’s hard to say definitively, but considering the podcast has somehow never reviewed a film from the Paddington Cinematic Universe, the cute factor will be pretty high for this one.
The latest entry in the series featuring the duffle-coat-wearing ursine, Paddington in Peru, puts the premise right there in the title. Paddington receives some concerning news about his Aunt Lucy from the Home for Retired Bears in and crosses an ocean — with the Brown family in tow — to learn that she’s vanished. So, with help from Antonio Banderas, they set out to find her. And maybe discover an ancient treasure.
In a very on brand sort of way, both of our cuddly hosts came into this episode as fans of the previous Paddington movies. One of them even listens to the voice of Ben Wishaw (as Paddington, of course) at bedtime because it’s “delightful and gentle and kind.”
Not to give too much away, but only two of those adjectives apply to Paddington in Peru. Whether it’s because the previous films set a very high bar or the latest entry didn’t quite coalesce the way those others did, Dori and Kpolly weren’t quite as tickled this time around.
You can hear all of their thoughts — including how a bad viewing experience may have colored their opinion — in the full episode using the player at the top of the page or by finding Cinebuds wherever you listen to podcasts.
