Episode Details

Josh and Alex revisit the high-octane, action-packed, Ang Lee directed... 'Sense and Sensibility'..?

Okay. This is different. Let's see what they have in store for us this week. 

• Intro (0:00)
• The Movie Wire promo (3:09)
• Sense and Sensibility discussion (3:25)
• Directed by Ang Lee, but doesn't feel like an Ang Lee movie (6:58)
• Emma Thompson's script/plot of the movie (9:49)
• Jane Austen making high-class seem approachable (11:20)
• Josh's biggest issue with Jane Austen stories (17:09)
• Josh's first exposure to the film (18:30)
• God bless Kate Winslet (22:01)
• Hugh Laurie steals the show (26:57)
• Ang Lee nails the posh humor of the script (28:46)
• Jena Malone is not in this movie (31:10)
• Alex's take on the emotional resolution of the story (31:57)
• The Alan Rickman "problem" (36:53)
• Three Amigos tangent (37:35)
• 1995 is a problematic year for award winners not named Emma Thompson (40:53)
• Final thoughts on the film (43:42)
• The "British" invasion of Talking SMAC begins (50:29)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (52:17)

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