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Put on your nostalgia glasses, because this one might get controversial. We're talking about Steven Spielberg's Hook.
It's a movie that the critics didn't love, but we kids did, damnit!
Who was right? How has this movie aged? How does Peter Pan age? How does memory work? Are you petty enough to walk up a staircase backwards to maximize hook damage? Did J.M. Barrie say "Lookie lookie, I got bookie!" as he stole this story from a child? How does any of this work!?
*Hook © 1991 TriStar Pictures, Inc.
Look. We had a lot of questions. So we gave Writer McStrikely the week off and did a deep dive on exactly what the hell is going on in Disney Pixar's Cars.
They're usually pretty good about establishing the rules of each world. We understand how toys, fish, monsters, and robots exist within their universes. Mostly. But Cars is absolutely baffling. One might even say... exhausting.
We definitely still have questions. What are your theories?
*Cars © 2006 Disney Pixar
If you create a satire that's so true to the thing you're satirizing that people can't be sure whether or not it's satire, does that make it a good satire or a bad satire?
This question and many more won't be answered in this week's Starship Troopers episode!
Insert obligatory reminder that this is not a political podcast here.
*Starship Troopers © 1997 Touchstone Pictures
Near... far... wherever you are, rest assured that we're (metaphorically) never letting go.
And to prove that, Dave set out to BREAK THE SHOW this week by beering us Titanic. The mega hit from the late 1900s that had everyone drawing people like French girls. Whole lotta berets and baguettes.
Anyway, we know you've been asking: what are the implications to the Cars universe? Tune in to maybe find out.
*Titanic © 1997 Paramount Pictures Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
This week, Bryan was FULLY TORQUED to beer everyone another star-studded racing movie, less than a month after The Fast and the Furious.
So much so, that he forgot to check if it was streaming anywhere. Luckily, some light googling can lead you to a full stream of The Cannonball Run.
Be careful though. Some things can't be un-googled, and we won't be held liable for your sudden desire to grow a sweet mustache and illegally race across the entire country.
*The Cannonball Run © 1981 Golden Harvest Company/ Eurasia Investments
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