Movie Go Round

In this Around the World, Nicole chose Let the Right One In. She, David, and Brett are joined by guest Terri Lynne Hudson ("Symbiotic" and "Conspiracy Theorist" on the OTV network) in taking apart and analyzing this Swedish vampire drama. What roles do gender and sexuality play in this movie centered around pre-teen children? How is it that the kids, especially Oskar, seem to be invisible to the adults sometimes? Will no one ever help poor, innocent Oskar? Is Oskar all that innocent? Is this whole town filled with psychopaths? And why does Eli avoid doing all the dirty work?

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In this Future Classics, David nominated the most recent film we've tackled so far as a Future Classic, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Did Brett and Nicole agree? How does it stand in the pantheon of superhero movies? How well does it juggle six (count 'em, six) spider-beings, and who was everyone's favorite? Do the visuals carry off a comic-book feel while still being successful from a cinematic point of view? Is it successful as a quality representation for kids of color? And does anyone have a tissue after than Stan Lee cameo?

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In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, we checked out the world's introduction to actor Jaime Bell: Billy Elliot. This movie, about a rebellious tween boy drawn to classical dance in a blue-collar mining town, joins last week's film in an exploration of what it means to be a "masculine" man. Nicole, Brett, and David dug into the political backstory, the unsung lives of the women in this town, the punk and glam-rock needle drops, and the struggle to escape or accept life in a working class community.

Next week's theme is Future Classics and the film is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse. Be sure to check out the film so you can follow along!

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In this Movie-Go-Round New to Two, Brett brought our first Spike Lee joint and introduced David and Nicole to the quasi-musical School Daze. We discuss the up-front themes of masculinity, sexuality, colorism, and the thorny issue of where some funding of historically black colleges can come from. As an all-white crew, we did our best to tread with sensitivity while keeping our cinematic choices inclusive, and sincerely hope we did right by Mr. Lee and our listeners.

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In this Movie-Go-Round You Did This to Us, the audience chose our film for this week, 2008's Step Brothers. Two adult losers, enabled by their aging parents, are forced to become roommates when their parents get married. Will they ever get along? Will they ever get jobs? Will they ever release their song, Boats and Hoes? Sigh... the man-child trope is alive and well and apparently will last for decades. Nicole found this round particularly tortuous — is she a hopeless movie elitist? Did Brett and David get any enjoyment from Step Brothers? Take a listen and find out!

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In this Around the World, Brett cheats the system again to bring this British/American movie as his pick. Nicole and David watched it anyway, and enjoyed Peter Capaldi and his blisteringly creative cursing, as well as the gruff but witty James Gandolfini and the bumbling British leader performance by Tom Hollander (not the Spider-Man guy). Did they also enjoy its "exuberant, boundless cynicism" and the disconnect between the people in power and those they maneuver for their own ends? Are politicians really this clueless? And how does Veep fit into all this? Download our episode and find out! Then you, too, can be In the Loop!

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In this Future Classics, Edgar Wright's love letter to video games and comics, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was Nicole's nominee. Although in a new relationship with high schooler Knives Chau, 22-year-old Scott Pilgrim falls in love with the mysterious delivery girl Ramona Flowers. To win the right to date her, however, Scott must defeat her seven evil exes, manga style, which is quite a challenge when two of your rivals are superheroes. Can Scott also defeat himself and own up to his flaws? What does Ramona even see in him? Will he ever break up with Knives, that poor angel? Come listen to Nicole, Brett, and David figure it out.

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Email the show at [email protected]. Next week's pick is an Around the World round and Brett has chosen In the Loop. Follow along with the show and let us know your thoughts on the film!

In this Movie-Go-Round Netflix Roulette, the Netflix wheel threw us another original, the entertaining but annoyingly named I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore. Melanie Lynskey plays a worn-out 30-something nurse who teams up with her odd neighbor, Tony (an unexpected but delightfully against-type Elijah Wood) to recover her stolen possessions. When she traces the thieves, the two are sucked in over their heads. Did our crew enjoy this startlingly violent indie? Did Lynskey successfully carry this film? Can Elijah Wood please be cast as a weirdo in all the things? Join David, Brett, and Nicole to find out!

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Email the show at [email protected]. Next week's pick is a Future Classics round and Nicole has chosen Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Follow along with the show and let us know your thoughts on the film!

In this New to Two, David brought along The Informant! The premise sounds boring: There's corruption in the lysine industry, and the government takes years to investigate it. But this comedy plays with performances and expectations, and just when you think you know where it's going, you get a revelation that changes everything. This entry was new to Brett and Nicole; so what did everyone think? How was Matt Damon in the lead? What's with this soundtrack? Is this story too weird to be true? Join us with our discussion of The Informant! and find out!

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Email the show at [email protected]. Next week's pick is Netflix Roulette round and the Netflix Gods have bestowed upon us 2017's I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore. Follow along with the show and let us know your thoughts on the film!

In this You Did This to Us, we brought in fellow podcaster and mellow raconteur Corey Scott to suffer along with us. We all watched Sucker Punch, Zack Snyder's "girl power" movie that exploits the women in the cast while telling the audience that exploiting women is bad. Most of the film is a fantasy within a fantasy -- does this make the movie more interesting? Does the Extended Edition make any more sense? Why is Babydoll wearing false eyelashes to bed? What is Jon Hamm doing here?

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Email the show at [email protected]. Let us know if you love or hate Sucker Punch! Next week's pick is New to Two round. It's David's turn to pick this theme and he's picked the 2009 film The Informant.

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