#smokinaces Continuing to work through a backlog of fun episodes, we finally get around to posting Hanako's birthday episode from last year. Smokin' Aces is a 2006 film that tells the story of a Las Vegas entertainer-turned-mafia crime boss wannabe-turned FBI information, Buddy Israel, and the many people who are trying to kill him to collect a hefty bounty. The movie is as funny as it is bloody and has one of the best ensemble casts playing some of the best characters ever (Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine, Taraji P. Henson, Common, Alicia Keys - seriously, it's a great cast). Go check it out!

This episode was originally recorded on November 17, 2021.