The 10 Wildest Reboots in Movie History and ‘The Bride!’ Plus: A ‘Secret Agent’ Second Look and the Best Doc Contenders.
The hosts dive into Maggie Gyllenhaal’s bold, messy feminist reimagining of The Bride, debate the value of feminist retellings in literature and film, praise Kleber Mendonça Filho’s politically rich The Secret Agent, and express deep reservations about the 2025 Oscar documentary nomin
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