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Here’s the elevator pitch: It’s “Left, Right, and Center” meets “Siskel and Ebert.” Three friends from different ideological perspectives discuss the movies and controversies (or nontroversies!) swirling around them.
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- Yesterday41 min
‘Wild Horse Nine’ and Difficult Friends. Plus: James Gunn Out at DC!
On this week’s episode, we tackled the breaking news about James Gunn and Peter Safran leaving the DC Universe. Was their tenure a success or doomed to failure from the start? Then we reviewed Wild Horse Nine, a good movie about the complications of friendship. Make sure to swing by this here site on Thursday for our bonus episode on the New York Times buying Letterboxd. And if you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend!
- 1 weeks ago44 min
How ‘Clayface’ Mimics a Movie
OK, administrative note: due to a last-minute issue, Alyssa was not able to be on this episode. We had planned on doing a dual review—Peter and I on Clayface; Alyssa on Wicker—and whether or not they worked. Hopefully, she can share her thoughts on Wicker in the chat! If you want Peter and my thoughts on Clayface, listen on! Before we get to that, though, we discuss this Indiewire pieceon an indie film that got denied a public grant in Texas, seemingly for ideological reasons.Make sure to keep an eye (and an ear!) out for Peter’s very big dog!
- 2 weeks ago47 min
Pining for the ‘Fjord’
On this week’s episode, we looked at Netflix’s big shakeups. Why is the world’s biggest streaming service in chaos? Then we reviewed Fjord, the Palme d’Or winner that makes the case that modernity is bad, actually. (Or does it?) Make sure to swing by this spot on Thursday for our bonus episode. And if you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend!
- 3 weeks ago43 min
‘You Can See Everything,’ or Maybe Nothing
On this week’s episode, the gang asks what it means that Musk’s advertising account got banned by TikTok. Then they review You Can See Everything, a documentary that upends the whole notion of documentaries. Make sure to leave suggestions for our listener-assigned episode in the chat! And feel free to get a conversation going in the comments here. This one is a talker, folks.
- 4 weeks ago52 min
Reckoning with ‘The Social Reckoning’
On this week’s episode, we have some light and cheery conversation about livestreaming executions. Then we review The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin’s follow up to The Social Network. Make sure to swing by this here website on Thursday for our bonus episode: The Trial of Aaron Sorkin. And if you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!
- Oct 7, 202650 min
The First Rule of Box Office Holes: Stop ‘Digger’
On this week’s episode, the gang offers up their services in Pope Leo’s Butlerian Jihad, a sentence that makes total sense in context. Then they review Digger, a movie that sparked one of the fiercest conversations we’ve ever had. It’s a bonkers, divisive provocation, and we responded in kind. Make sure to swing by Thursday for our Tom Cruise bonus episode. And if you want to nominate something for the assigned viewing bonus episode mentioned at the top of this show, leave it in a comment or bring it to the chat. We’ll pick nominees in a week and then you can vote on them.
- Sep 30, 202643 min
This Is ‘Primetime.’ Why Don’t You Have a Seat?
On this week’s episode, we broke down the Paramount-Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which seems to have cleared its final hurdle following the settling of the state AGs’ antitrust lawsuit. Then we reviewed Primetime, Lance Oppenheim’s riveting look at the rise and fall of Chris Hansen and his pervert-hunting news program. Make sure to swing by on Thursday for our bonus episode, where we’re going to be talking about lesbian bars and cultural bubbles. And if you enjoyed this show, let us know in the comments! The comments section is fun. Hit like and all that jazz too. Gotta juice those stats!
- Sep 23, 202646 min
‘Resident Evil’ Is the Best Video Game Movie Ever
On this week’s episode, we discussed whether or not the decision to make Aslan a David Bowie-influenced lion voiced by Meryl Streep in a musical based on The Magician’s Nephew was a controversy or a nontroversy. Then we reviewed Resident Evil, which overperformed at the box office and earned raves from critics. It’s a movie made for gamers, which has its pluses … and its minuses. If you disagree and think there’s a better video game movie, leave your choice in the comments!
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