So Grosse Such Pointe Much Blank

Your podcast parents are fighting in the latest episode of So Grosse, Such Pointe, Much Blank, as Joe and Blake have differing opinions about George Armitage’s Neo-noir Miami Blues. They disagree about Alec Baldwin’s performance, the film’s treatment of Jennifer Jason Leigh’s character, and the overall meaning of the movie. Will remain friends? Or will the podcast end with a bloody standoff? Find out on this week’s So Grosse Such Pointe Much Blank and remember, this podcast is us...breathing.

This week, Blake and Joe are surprised and delighted by Nash's final album for ABC-Paramount, Studio Time, and dig into why the album works so well even when it is tonally all over the place. We also talk about music writing on vinyl sleeves, Moby, and the Kmart guy who doesn't make a living wage. Oh, and James Bond makes an appearance as well. Always remember, this podcast is us...breathing.

This week, Blake and Joe welcome Mike Jordan Laskey, host of AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast. Mike shares his thoughts after his first viewing experience of Grosse Pointe Blank, celebrating the movie’s surreal comedy, its outstanding soundtrack, and its most memorable lines. Also, he totally shames us in the podcast host department, thanks to his outstanding audio.

Mike Jordan Laskey is the communications director for the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States (jesuits.org), where he hosts the AMDG podcast. His writing has appeared in Vice, the National Catholic Reporter, US Catholic Magazine and elsewhere. He lives with his family in Maryland.

This week, Blake and Joe discuss minute five of Grosse Pointe Blank. They praise Dan Ackroyd’s chemistry with John Cusack, the beauty of physical comedy, and the evils of capitalism. All and all, it’s a regular episode of So Grosse Such Pointe Much Blank!

This week, Blake and Joe look at the fourth film from Grosse Pointe Blank director George Armitage, 1979’s Hot Rod. In their discussion, Blake and Joe talk about their histories with car maintenance, the power (and sadness) of nostalgia, movies that we enjoy, but then forget about, and how Gregg Henry illuminates the screen. We hope you enjoy it! And, remember, this podcast is us…breathing.

On the latest episode, Joe and Blake get lost in boredom trying to discuss Johnny Nash's 1960 album Let's Get Lost. Do they succeed? I’m not sure! Should you listen to the record? No! Should you listen to the episode? Please do!

This week, Blake and Joe introduce a new wild card segment called topic roulette! We each contributed ten things we know something about, we mixed them up on an ongoing list, and we roll the digital die to see what topic we have to riff on for a specific amount of time and then eventually tie it into Grosse Pointe Blank in some way. Our topic on this episode is "Philosophy." We discuss everything from postmodernism to Marxism to post-humanism. And you get to decide whether we successfully tie it into our favorite hitman existentialist comedy. And, as always, remember, this podcast is us…breathing.

This week, Blake and Joe proceed into minute four of our analysis of Grosse Pointe Blank and talk about the brilliance of Tom Jankiewicz's story, Dirty Harry and his gun, and the paramilitary organization, Blackwater! We assure you, you won't want to miss this episode! We hope you enjoy it and go to Apple Podcasts to rate and review us! And, remember, this podcast is us…breathing.

This week, Blake and Joe look at the third film from Grosse Pointe Blank director George Armitage, 1976’s Vigilante Force. In their discussion, Blake and Joe sing the praises of Bernadette Peters, uncover the political undertones of hicksploitation, and consistently confuse 70s genre darling Jan Michael Vincent with 80s cinematographer Jan De Bont. We hope you enjoy it! And, remember, this podcast is us…breathing.

This week, Blake and Joe dig into Johnny Nash’s third album as we continue our chronological investigation into the artists who make up the Grosse Pointe Blank’s soundtrack. We talk about Johnny Nash’s 1959 album, I Got Rhythm. Things get a bit strange on this episode as we begin to see some light at the end of the crooner tunnel for Johnny Nash and we go off on tangents such as Broadway music, postwar American culture, and convicted pedophile Victor Salva. Yeah, we are just as surprised as you are. Nonetheless, we hope you enjoy it. And, remember, this podcast is us…breathing.