Matt and Marcus trade points, counter-points, and barbs about Bulworth, the 1998 film from the mind of Warren Beatty. Things got really fun, charged, and maybe even a bit heated in spots here. Strap in!

2015's Trumbo touches on alot of topics: the Red Scare, the Hollywood blacklist, Communism, screenwriting ... but the real question is, can Marcus have this discussion without being overly revealing about his love for Bryan Cranston?

(Probably not)

We tackle Barton Fink, the 1991 Coen brothers entry that is ripe with symbolism, absurdism, and noir goodness. The Coen's excel at so many facets of film, but does Barton Fink have a genre? And how does it stack up against our favorites in the Coen canon?

"Magicians are the most honest people in the world. They tell you they're going to fool you, and then they do it." - James "The Amazing" Randi

We bite into our first documentary pick, 2014's "An Honest Liar", which is about the life of stalwart-magician-turned-expert-debunker James Randi. How do we feel about the doc as a medium to deliver a narrative? And is it acceptable to take someone's money as long as you're entertaining or comforting them?

We hit the double digit episode mark by talking about the COVID-19 era-adjacent 1950 film Panic in the Streets, which is about an outbreak of the pneumonic plague. Can the people in this movie keep a lid on the disease before it spreads? And how do they go about doing it?

We race against the doomsday clock by taking a look at Fail Safe, the 1964 meditation on nuclear weapons from seminal filmmaker Sidney Lumet. What kind of person should be in charge of distributing nukes? Does that person even exist? And who does Walter Matthau's character in this movie remind us of?

Marcus tests the limits of his tastes and Matt tests the limits of his sobriety as Mike Flanagan's 2016 horror film Ouija: Origin of Evil is discussed and broken down.

Matt loves the original Star Trek. I love the Next Generation. We meld minds to break down two notable episodes, one from each series. What does "Darmok" have to say about any social situation with a language barrier? Does "The Enterprise Incident" present a good argument for lying to avoid violence? And how would Kirk and Picard have handled each situation if they switched places?

We delve into an absolute classic, 1973's The Sting. How much does it matter to us if it seems like the people making the movie are having fun doing so? And why are movies about con men and deceit so damned fascinating?

Intro by Marc Calhoun & Andy Myers

Outro by Dave Pizarro

We take a crack at Ridley Scott's harrowing look at modern warfare, 2001's "Black Hawk Down".