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This week, Emily and Ed talk about the most recent series of Inside No. 9, the anthology series from Reese Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, before jumping off to a broader discussion of anthology TV shows, particularly the slew of them that have emerged in the past decade.
00:00:00 - 00:19:43 - Intro & News
00:19:44 - 00:52:48 - Emily & Ed discuss TV Antologies
00:52:49 - 00:57:32 - SRS Recommends & Outro
For this week's Show and Tell episode, Emily brings the sadly short-lived Showtime series On Becoming a God in Central Florida, while Ed brings the Leos Carax X Sparks musical Annette. They also talk about the recent deaths of Sonny Chiba and Sean Lock.
00:00:00 - 00:17:27 - Intro & News
00:17:28 - 00:51:53 - Emily & Ed discuss On Becoming a God in Central Florida and Annette
00:51:54 - 00:57:31 - SRS Recommends & Outro
Links
- Kris Straub's Local 58, as recommended by Emily (cw for suicide)
- Voidburger's A Puzzle of Flesh in an Era of Strife, as recommended by Ed
To celebrate Ed's birthday (which was actually a few weeks ago but things have been busy!) he and Emily discuss some of the movies they've rewatched the most, movies that changed the most for them between rewatches, and movies that they don't know if they can go back to.
00:00:00 - 00:17:09 - Intro & News
00:17:10 - 00:55:49 - Emily & Ed discuss rewatching movies
00:55:50 - 01:00:25 - SRS Recommends & Outro
This week's episode is all news, as Emily and Ed take a moment to appreciate the work of Bob Odenkirk in light of the actor/writer/director/lovely guy's recent health scare, then dig into Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit against Disney over the release of Black Widow and its potential impact on Hollywood more broadly. They also manage to squeeze in some thoughts on the House of Gucci trailer, and Adam Driver's post-Star Wars movie blitz.
00:00:00 - 00:03:47 - Intro
00:03:48 - 00:40:36 - Emily & Ed discuss the news of the week
00:40:37 - 00:44:51 - SRS Recommends & Outro
Links
- José's YouTube channel, as recommended by Emily
- Maggie Mae Fish's video on The Royal Tenenbaums and The Fantastic Mr. Fox, as recommended by Ed
- The latest episode of Tim Heidecker's Office Hours, in which he talks about Bob Odenkirk, as mentioned by Ed
For this week's Show and Tell, Emily brings the second series of Mae Martin's Netflix show Feel Good, and Ed brings Rodney Ascher's simulation theory doc A Glitch in the Matrix. They also talk about the calamitous Space Jam: A New Legacy, the winners from Cannes, and bad depictions of standup.
00:00:00 - 00:15:51 - Intro & News
00:15:52 - 00:43:31 - Emily & Ed discuss Feel Good and A Glitch in the Matrix
00:43:32 - 00:47:42 - SRS Recommends & Outro
This week, after some (in the end) misplaced optimism about the football, Emily and Ed discuss Rare Beasts, the debut feature from Billie Piper, and the second season of Netflix's I Think You Should Leave.
00:00:00 - 00:21:00 - Intro & News
00:21:01 - 00:48:37 - Emily & Ed discuss Rare Beasts and I Think You Should Leave
00:48:38 - 00:54:40 - SRS Recommends & Outro
- Here is the article by Kath Barbadoro on I Think You Should Leave for Vulture: "Stupid Times Call for Stupid Jokes"
For this week's Show and Tell, Emily brings Jim Jarmusch's zombie ensemble The Dead Don't Die, while Ed brings Edgar Wright's documentary about the long career of cult pop band Sparks. They also pay tribute to the film blogger Christopher Laverty, who passed away suddenly last week.
00:00:00 - 00:10:51 - Intro & News
00:10:52 - 00:39:21 - Emily & Ed discuss The Dead Don't Die and The Sparks Brothers
00:39:22 - 00:44:02 - SRS Recommends & Outro
For this week's Show and Tell, Emily brings Shrill, the Hulu comedy series starring Aidy Bryant which just finished its three season run, and Ed brings Muriel's Wedding, the Australian comedy that served as a breakthrough for Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths. They also pay tribute to Ned Beatty.
00:00:00 - 00:18:09 - Intro & News
00:18:10 - 00:53:51 - Emily & Ed discuss Shrill and Muriel's Wedding
00:53:52 - 00:58:36 - SRS Recommends & Outro
For this week's Show and Tell, Emily brings Bo Burnham's new Netflix special Inside, and Ed brings Walter Hill's cult neo-noir rock and roll musical Streets of Fire, which also just happened to be added to Netflix. They discuss being out of step with the critical consensus, the ways in which musical comedy can be distancing, and why more movies need Catbuses.
00:00:00 - 00:19:30 - Intro & News
00:19:31 - 00:58:05 - Emily & Ed discuss Inside and Streets of Fire
00:58:06 - 01:02:35 - SRS Recommends & Outro
For this week's show and tell, Emily brings three thrillers (Copycat, Arlington Road and Runaway Jury) that she has watched recently and found oddly comforting, despite some extremely dark subject matter, and Ed brings Rumble in the Bronx, the film that really broke Jackie Chan as a major star in the US. They discuss the decline of the mid-budget movie, the thrill of seeing real people do wild stunts, and the value of un-selfconscious movies. They also talk about the success of A Quiet Place Part II, Amazon buying MGM, and Matt LeBlanc becoming an Irish icon.
00:00:00 - 00:24:33 - Intro & News
00:24:34 - 01:00:01 - Emily & Ed discuss their show and tell movies
01:00:02 - 01:04:34 - SRS Recommends & Outro
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