Friend Tessa Duke discusses The Big Short and Adam McKay’s approach to an economic crisis film.
Fantastic Beasts is a Fantastic Feast, Warts and All
Fantastic Beasts, while genuinely enjoyable, has some serious flaws.
Captain Fantastic Shows Us an Ideal Life, and the Costs
Captain Fantastic invites us to experience passion and loss as one family tries to understand their place in the world. The film asks when is going to extremes going too far? And what does it mean to understand truth? Is it possible that real truth may not be as objective or universal as we would like it to be? When are we pursuing our own truths, and when are we selling out?
We talk about talking in Arrival
Amy Adams tries her darnedest to have a conversation with aliens but also with a fickle group called humans.
Should Jim and Pam have gotten a divorce in Season 9 of The Office?
Chris and Sam go toe to toe on the only issue that’s ever mattered: are Jim and Pam soulmates 4ever and ever?
What ‘Billy Lynn’ Lacks in Perspective it Makes Ups for in Frames (per second)
People have strong opinions about the US Military. This includes every character in Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.
Do the Right Thing in Do the Right Thing
Watch Chris grapple with a movie that he didn’t understand which he thought of in a time that he doesn’t understand!
Humans are full of twists in The Handmaiden
Humans sure are weird funny little creatures! Read our review of The Handmaiden, a movie that celebrates weirdness.
Actions Speak Louder than Plots in Bob’s Burgers
All TV shows carry messages about our world and culture. Bob’s Burgers does this very well.
We Were Both Underwhelmed by “Moonlight,” but Disagree Why
Moonlight is a critical darling and a likely Oscar contender. Sam and Chris discuss the film, the coming-of-age genre, and narrative structure.
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