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#541 - The Act of Killing
Social media has been full of smiling genocidiers lately, so it's a good time to revisit THE ACT OF KILLING (2012). Joshua Oppenheimer's experimental…
2 years ago
#540 - Power and Illusion
In Akira Kurosawa's KAGEMUSHA (1980), a lowly thief is recruited to impersonate a feudal warlord, and he almost gets away with it. This mighty epic g…
2 years ago
UNLOCKED - #539 - Studio Sucky, Part 8: Comedy Will Save Us (w/ Will Menaker)
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF OUR ONGOING "STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP" SERIES ON PATREON - Join us there for an extra episode every week - https://www.pat…
2 years ago
#537 - A Steaming Pile of Grey
Government and big tech are in cahoots to reshape America, and the only man who can stop it is Elon Musk. That's more-or-less the thesis of THE TWITT…
2 years ago
PREVIEW - #536 - Studio Sucky, Part 6: Alligator J'Accuse
As we drift further and further into STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP, we find a show that is quickly losing touch with its original premise of saving c…
2 years ago
#535 - The Search for Sonny Skies
You can go looking for the zeitgeist, but only the zeitgeist can find you. That's what the makers of countless pieces of failed Oscar bait have learn…
2 years ago
PREVIEW - #534 - Studio Sucky, Part 5: The Macau Deal
We know you've waited a whole week since our last episode on STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP, anxiously looking forward to any update on the Macau Deal…
2 years ago
#533 - Cinematic Civics Lesson
When our politicians fail us, can journalism save us? We revisit George Clooney's GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK (2005), about Edward R. Murrow's battle wi…
2 years ago
PREVIEW - #532 - Studio Sucky, Part 4: The Falstaff Society
We continue our long journey through the dark heart of Aaron Sorkin's STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP. Jordan gets pregnant, Harriet is inducted into t…
2 years, 1 month ago
#531 - An Oedipal Day in the Neighborhood
During the Trump presidency, #TheResistance had a powerful figurehead, and his name was (the late) Mr. Rogers. We discuss the Tom Hanks-led #nicecore…
2 years, 1 month ago