Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy discuss 13 movies this week. Well, Erik listens a lot as Steve saw a lot this week including a religious documentary (In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis), Bruce Willis in a virtual Possessor remake (Assassin), Thomas Haden Church looking for aliens (Acidman) and horror films based around sound (The Unheard) and as little sound as possible (Enys Men). Steve also tackles the bizarre Casablanca Records biopic (Spinning Gold) and the latest bizarro from Quentin Dupieux (Smoking Causes Coughing) while Erik did double duty on Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston (Murder Mystery 2). Two films from Sundance are revisited including a mother’s tale of gentrification (A Thousand of One) and a marvelously fresh romcom not to be missed on Hulu (Rye Lane). That leaves Kyra Sedgwick’s Lars and the Real Girl-esque drama (Space Oddity), the Cold War origins of the video game that sucked away thousands of hours (Tetris) and the 80s gamers getting their easter eggs on the big screen (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves).

0:00 - Intro

2:07 - Rye Lane

12:34 - In Viaggio: The Travels Of Pope Francis

20:17 - Acidman

25:42 - Assassin

32:24 – The Unheard

38:13 - Enys Men

42:25 - Space Oddity 

54:29 - Smoking Causes Coughing

1:00:03 - Murder Mystery 2

1:08:57 - Spinning Gold

1:25:16 - Tetris 

1:38:45 – A Thousand and One

1:46:31 - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 

1:58:09 - Outro

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