Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest critic and author Jason Bailey discuss a 90s John Travolta/James Gandolfini double feature of Barry Sonnenfeld's effortlessly charming merging of Hollywood industry satire, Elmore Leonard gangster crime-thriller and laid-back hangout movie GET SHORTY (1995) and Steven Zaillian's procedural courtroom drama A CIVIL ACTION (1998)

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Intro // 00:00-14:14

GET SHORTY // 14:14-1:19:10

A CIVIL ACTION // 1:19:10-2:29:52

Outro // 2:29:52-2:32:58

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