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This week, Emily and Ed discuss Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, the ethical questions surrounding its production, and the limits of an outrageous, offensive satire in an outrageous, offensive age. They also discuss the death of Sean Connery and his complicated legacy.

00:00:00 - 00:17:17 - Intro & News

00:17:18 - 00:39:17 - Emily & Ed discuss Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

00:39:18 - 00:43:52 - SRS Recommends & Outro

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Sassy Justice, as recommended by Emily

To mark the closing of Quibi, the poorly-conceived mobile streaming service that lasted six months before collapsing under its own readily apparent flaws, Emily and Ed talk about why it was such a transparently bad idea, how the people involved misunderstood what streaming is, and how people consume media. They also discuss Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and its weird gatecrashing of the Presidential election, AOC streaming on Twitch, and Ben Wheatly adding another unexpected film to his plate.

00:00:00 - 00:23:10 - Intro & News

00:23:11 - 00:23:11 - Emily & Ed discuss the end of Quibi

00:41:38 - 00:41:39 - SRS Recommends & Outro

This week, inspired by the news that Ben Wheatley has shot a lockdown movie, Emily and Ed discuss movies that take place primarily in one location, which genres are particularly suited to that approach, and what it takes to make a movie set in one place work.

00:00:00 - 00:20:22 - Intro & News

00:20:23 - 00:52:44 - Emily & Ed discuss movies primarily set in one location

00:52:45 - 00:56:39 - SRS Recommends & Outro

This week, Emily and Ed discuss films and TV shows that impact them differently in lockdown because they depict events and experiences that they can't engage in right now, and stir up memories of when they could. They also discuss Cineworld/Regal closing theatres in the UK and the US, and how those decisions connect to the broader failings of their governments to get the Coronavirus under control.

00:00:00 - 00:26:12 - Intro & News

00:26:13 - 00:54:23 - Emily & Ed discuss art that impacts them differently in lockdown

00:54:24 - 00:58:15 - SRS Recommends & Outro

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- Rachel Syme's interview with Mandy Patinkin, as recommended by Emily

This week, Emily and Ed discuss dreams in films and television: stories about dreams, memorable dream sequences, and movies that evoke a dreamlike (or nightmarelike) feeling. They also talk about some of the notable Emmy winners, and the possible return of The Knick.

00:00:00 - 00:20:17 - Intro & News

00:20:18 - 00:53:25 - Emily and Ed discuss dreams in movies and TV

00:53:26 - 00:56:55 - SRS Recommends & Outro

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Alice Sneddon's Bad News, as recommended by Emily

This week, jumping off of the story about Amazon's The Boys getting review-bombed for switching to a weekly release schedule for its second season, Emily and Ed discuss the current state of streaming, how the success of The Mandalorian may be making streaming services reconsider the value of the Netflix release model, and the tension that exists between how people have been conditioned to watch streaming shows and what might be best for generating buzz and discussion and, ultimately, subscribers. They also talk about the Creative Emmys, The Sopranos, and Jake Gyllenhaal's "weird" phase.

00:00:00 - 00:35:10 - Intro & News

00:35:11 - 00:57:32 - Emily & Ed discuss the state of streaming

00:57:33 - 01:00:28 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Links

- The Misbehaviour episode of the Seventh Row podcast, as recommended by Emily

There was a ton of news this week. New Oscar eligibility rules? Yes. New Dune trailer? Yes. New Borat movie? Sure, why not. Emily and Ed go over all the news worth knowing this week.

00:00:00 - 00:05:22 - Intro

00:05:23 - 01:03:54 - Emily & Ed run through the week's news

01:03:55 - 01:08:34 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Links

Dan Olsen's In Search of a Flat Earth, as recommended by Emily

The video essays of Patrick H. Willems, as recommended by Ed

Shannon Strucci's adult swim just cancelled the best show on television, as mention by Ed in the discussion about The Venture Bros.

This week, inspired by the release of Tenet and Christopher Nolan's reputation as a director obsessed with time, Emily and Ed discuss movies that make particularly innovative use of time as a concept, as a structural device, or as a theme. They also discuss the release of Mulan, and laugh a lot at the very idea of Jeremy Renner.

00:00:00 - 00:36:07 - Intro & News

00:36:08 - 01:20:24 - Emily & Ed discuss Time

01:20:25 - 01:24:56 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Inspired by the New York Times article "How the Criterion Collection Crops Out African-American Directors", Emily and Ed discuss the ways in which the Criterion Collection shapes the canon of great films while omitting the work of African-American filmmakers. They also talk about the death of Chadwick Boseman, who passed away last week at the age of 43.

00:00:00 - 00:32:16 - Intro & News

00:32:17 - 00:57:42 - Emily & Ed discuss the Criterion Collection

00:57:43 - 01:02:46 - SRS Recommends & Outro

Following the cancellation of Netflix's Patriot Act, Emily and Ed discuss the current state of late night television and how one of Amercia's oldest TV formats has adapted to the new realities of Coronavirus. At least, they get to that eventually, after detours through Batman news, the Cuties marketing controversy, and Netflix's short-sighted approach to commissioning and cancelling shows more generally.

00:00:00 - 00:49:45 - Intro & News

00:49:46 - 01:11:16 - Emily & Ed discuss the state of late night television

01:11:17 - 01:16:26 - SRS Recommends & Outro