Nobody Knows Anything

In the final episode of the season, we dive into 2014’s Gone Girl starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. We’ll talk modern marriage, unreliable narrators, and whether Leah’s “Affleck is a bad actor” take holds up under intense media scrutiny. Finally, we’ll ask the question: what happens when the femme fatale finally wins?

In this episode, we look at 1988’s Dangerous Liaisons, a film that pits the dueling wits of Glenn Close and John Malkovitch against each other in a fight over love and power...and also, Keanu Reeves is there. Being strangely perfect in 18th century dress. But, back to the point: can the femme fatale ever win? 

This season, we look at femme fatales, beginning with 1945's Leave Her to Heaven, which might be one of the oddest, most unsettling films we've ever talked about. Starring Gene Tierney and Cornell Wilde, you'll never look at marriage, long horse rides, or canoes the same way again. 

You can find it on YouTube if you want to watch along.

It’s Halloween, and for a bonus episode, Leah, Mike, and Brian summon a perverted trickster demon to rid their house of yuppies with 1988’s Beetlejuice. They discuss the genius of Catherine O’Hara, whether Michael Keaton is annoying or brilliant, and how much Brian's heart melted at the beauty of a pregnant Helena Bonham Carter.  

This week, Leah, Mike, & Brian channel teenage angst with Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. They talk of DiCaprio’s preternatural beauty, Paul Rudd’s Shakespearean chops, and whether Leah’s house is possessed by a malevolent Casio watch.

This week, Leah, Mike, and Brian go on the run with Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket. They talk about the merits of bookstore heists and screwdriver punch-ups, while Brian breaks down James Caan’s martial arts moves. 

Leah, Mike, and Brian are asking you to jump off a train and spend the night talking about Before Sunrise. They talk Ethan Hawke's facial hair, gush over Julie Delpy, and wonder whether Brian’s that guy who constantly talks to you on an airplane when you just want to sleep. 

In our second coming-of-age film, Leah, Brian, and Mike get behind the counter to talk about 1994’s cult classic Clerks. They debate the trajectory of Kevin Smith’s career, recount their own terrible jobs, and meditate upon Rosario Dawson’s romantic prospects. 

In this season of Nobody Knows Anything, Brian, Leah, and Mike look at coming-of-age films from the 1990s, starting with Reality Bites. 

Listen as the crew channel their inner Troy by asking whether Winona Ryder is overrated, Ethan Hawke is as dreamy as Leah contends, and if anyone really understands us, man.

In the final episode of the season, Leah, Brian, and Mike tackle 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Marvel's foray into the conspiracy genre. We ask the important question: how could a move that's this long not take two minutes to have Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson hook up?