The King’s Speech is a brilliantly told story of friendship. In this episode we fawn all over it and discuss: What is true and not entirely true about stutters? What role does confidence and courage play in the movie and our lives? Is the chara

S2E1 – About O Brother Where Art Thou

Jan 30th, 2020 1h 3m

O Brother Where Art Thou is a long and winding series of events that seem unconnected. But are they? In this episode we find out:Is this the Odyssey or not?Just how crafty are the Cohen Brothers?Does Scott have any respect for the dead?

S1E12 – About Fargo

Jul 1st, 2019 53m 25s

In the final episode of Season 1, we discuss:How the Coen Brothers pulled a fast one on all of us.What makes Jerry one of the most unusual villains (is that even the right word?) of all time.Why Marge is the best part of this movie.All

S1E11 – About Requiem for a Dream

Jun 24th, 2019 48m 8s

Things get a little dark in this episode, but it’s a riveting conversation per usual. We discuss:Whether this movie is really about drugs. (lol yes)How the unconventional use of sound serves the film.Why we love this movie even though it’

S1E10 – About The Shining

Jun 16th, 2019 54m 58s

The Shining is one of the most celebrated and studies horror films of all time, but was it always so popular? We answer that for you in this episode. We also discuss:What really causes Jack to go insane and try to kill his wife and son.Whet

S1E9 – About Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Jun 11th, 2019 51m 59s

We really struggle to find things to criticize in this movie, but we have a pretty interesting discussion about:Whether this movie is about getting a second chance at love, or getting trapped in a dysfunctional relationship.How casting Jim

S1E8 – About Titanic

May 27th, 2019 56m 43s

We essentially destroy the Titanic...again. But we feel reeeeally bad about it. Which is more than you can say about the iceberg. We discuss:Why we think the love story between Jack and Kate is actually the least interesting part of this movi

S1E7 – About Doubt

May 20th, 2019 44m 24s

We are both cradle Catholics, so we discuss John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt with maybe a little too much passion and familiarity. We cover:Why the story of Doubt is better suited to the stage than the screen.How the use of camera angles reinfo

S1E6 – About Gladiator

May 12th, 2019 48m 55s

We’ve both seen this movie approximately 8 million times, so we get pretty far into the weeds. We discuss:Why all of this could have been avoided if Commodus had been properly loved as a child.Whether the mob truly loves Maximus.How Joaqu

S1E5 – About Groundhog Day

May 6th, 2019 45m 55s

Groundhog Day is a lot darker than we remember. We discuss:What this movie tells us about what it means to be a good person.How Phil Connors compares to Scrooge.Why Bill Murray makes such an excellent douchebag.Whether Ned Ryerson could

S1E4 – About Interstellar

Apr 29th, 2019 52m 8s

Interstellar is a scientifically rich and visually brilliant, but is the dialogue stilted and emotionally two-dimensional? Baleigh says yes. We also discuss:Baleigh’s least favorite line and why it’s terrible.How the movie is a paradox and

S1E3 – About Fight Club

Apr 29th, 2019 51m 13s

We break the first two rules of Fight Club and discuss:Whether this movie is fundamentally about masculinity, the limitations (or lack thereof) of the human mind, or both.Why we think Marla’s character development falls flat.Whether the l

S1E2 – About The Fighter

Apr 29th, 2019 43m 30s

Like 60% of this episode is just us breaking down how fantastic Christian Bale's performance is, but we also discuss:Why this movie isn’t really about boxing.Why Mark Wahlberg’s performance is better than people say it is.The many sacrifi

S1E1 – About The Prestige

Apr 29th, 2019 48m 48s

The Prestige is a brilliant but complicated movie. We break it down a little bit for you. Here are some of the things we cover:Whether or not this movie has a “good guy.”How this entire movie is a magic trick and whether or not that makes i

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