Michael and Us

"Is Nolan equating the legit protest of Occupy Wall Street with Bane's terrorism? You be the judge." - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

After departing Vice Media, but before becoming an alt-right superstar, ageing provocateur Gavin McInnes tried his hand at filmmaking. Will and Luke examine 2013's HOW TO BE A MAN (co-written by and starring McInnes) for seeds of the alt-right, and try to account for this dreary goofball's appeal.

In 1940, Charlie Chaplin put his fame and money on the line to satirize Hitler. Will and Luke consider this beloved classic within the context of... (*wait for it*)... the Trump era.

Our heroes return to the cinematic canon of Stephen K. Bannon with an analysis of his 2010 financial-crisis documentary GENERATION ZERO. It's the right-wing version of HYPERNORMALISATION you never knew you needed!

In their first episode of the Trump administration, Will and Luke explore their complicated feelings towards beloved liberal comic/pundit Jon Stewart. They explore "The Rally to Restore Sanity" and Stewart's 2014 directorial debut ROSEWATER.

In the waning days of the Bush era, at the height of the New Atheist movement, liberal firebrand Bill Maher travelled the world to mock the faithful, and left a trail of smugness in his wake. Will and Luke spent a lot of time talking about "Rogue One" to delay talking about this wretched film.

Will and Luke travel back to 1915 to examine the grandaddy of political cinema. It's very racist.

Sarah Palin: the next President of the United States? The idea was vaguely plausible in 2011, when Steve Bannon -- yes, that Steve Bannon -- directed this documentary hagiography about the Alaskan governor's rise to prominence. Will and Luke try to find the seeds of Trumpism in this rightly forgotten film. Also, apologies for the overblown audio in most of this episode -- like a certain former governor of Alaska, I am an incompetent doofus.

Will and Luke have heard the weary cries of a nation. Like Bruce Wayne escaping Bane's hell-pit, they are back to provide a beleaguered world with much-needed healing. In their first episode of the post-Michael Moore era, they look at the most famous propaganda film of all time. Does the name "Donald Trump" come up? All will be revealed...

Every hero has a journey. Every journey has an end. As if anticipating the FINAL EPISODE of this podcast, Michael Moore dropped a brand new film about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and America on the eve of an election. Will and Luke watched MICHAEL MOORE IN TRUMPLAND, and feverishly debate whether it was better or worse than SLACKER UPRISING.