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#483 - A Whiff of Grapeshot
The French Revolution and the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte have inspired a lot of takes... so, of course, you can depend on Ridley Scott to find the l…
2 years, 10 months ago
PREVIEW - #482 - A Smorgasbord of Violence
Is Popeye the Sailor a deep Jungian archetype? Did Sweethaven's tax-and-spend government lead the way for Reaganism? Is mankind divided between Bluto…
2 years, 10 months ago
#481 - Ratings War
In the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War, HBO made a movie about the lead-up to the first Gulf War, from the perspective of its most important factor: CNN…
2 years, 10 months ago
PREVIEW - #480 - Writers' Room
The boys begin by hashing out plans for the possibly-will-never-exist-but-also-possibly-will-exist-one-day "Michael & Us: The Book." Then, they move …
2 years, 10 months ago
#479 - A Prurient Interest
Ed Harris is a senator with presidential ambitions. Diane Keaton is the love of his life, but uncomfortable in politics. And with the White House in …
2 years, 10 months ago
#478 - Killers of the Flower Moon
The old saying goes that "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing," but it helps if the men are very, very stupi…
2 years, 10 months ago
PREVIEW - #477 - Guys Being Dudes
By popular demand, we discuss one of the most beloved movies of the '90s (and a movie Luke had never seen!): Michael Mann's HEAT. Does the line betwe…
2 years, 10 months ago
PREVIEW - #476 - Of Mice and Men
Everything is terrible, so we watched MOUSE HUNT (1997). PLUS: Can AIPAC knock out "the Squad" from Congress? Why is IDF propaganda so bad?? And how …
2 years, 11 months ago
#475 - I Just Don't Think About It
We've talked a lot on this podcast about "the end of history" and "lost futures," but how about a world with literally no future? We discuss CHILDREN…
2 years, 11 months ago
PREVIEW - #474 - Fluid Karma
Reviled upon its first release, Richard Kelly's dystopian sci-fi satire SOUTHLAND TALES (2006) has earned a cult following that sees in it a propheti…
2 years, 11 months ago