Connor & Jon are joined by Kyle Stuck to discuss Sergio Leone's gangster epic. The crew has mixed feelings about the film, but gush on the score and cinematography. They argue over whether the characters are too unlikable, if Detroit Joe is too greasy, and was it all just a dream?

WARNING: Major spoilers for Once Upon a Time in America

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Films Mentioned in this Episode:

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• Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• The Godfather (1972) | Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
• Goodfellas (1990) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• The Irishman (2019) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• Duck, You Sucker (1971) | Dir. Sergio Leone
• 1900 (1976) | Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
• Inception (2010) | Dir. Christopher Nolan
• Taxi Driver (1976) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• Gangs of New York (2002) | Dir. Martin Scorsese
• Live by Night (2016) | Dir. Ben Affleck
• Gotti (2018) | Dir. Kevin Connolly
• Road to Perdition (2002) | Dir. Sam Mendes
• Public Enemies (2009) | Dir. Michael Mann
• The French Connection (1971) | Dir. William Friedkin
• Suspiria (1977) | Dir. Dario Argento
• Hearts of Darkness (1991) | Dir. Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola
• Apocalypse, Now (1979) | Dir. Francis Ford Coppola