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Welcome everyone to a brand new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts go from last week's upbeat 80s-themed musical, to opioid addiction-themed crime-thriller, Castle in the Ground. After sharing their thoughts on the lead performances, the effectiveness of the various technical aspects, and whether the narrative is affecting, the co-hosts switch gears to discuss the Hamilton musical coming to Disney+ this 4th of July, as well as the news that Luca Guadagnino has been tapped to direct the re-remake of Scarface. See time codes below:

2:52 - Castle in the Ground

44:08 - Hamilton coming to Disney+

51:38 - Luca Guadagnino to direct a re-remake of Scarface

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Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's latest limited series: Nolan Countdown. Each week in the lead up to Christopher Nolan's latest film, Tenet, the two Scotts and countdown special guest, Jay Habib, will be working their way through Christopher Nolan's full filmography in chronological order, starting from his humble beginnings making "budget" films like Following and Memento, all the way to his most recent days making mega-blockbusters like his Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Interstellar, and Dunkirk. This time, Jay Habib has actually seen these films (quite a few of them, quite a few times actually), but there will be fresh takes, crazy theories, and deep conversations about one of the most interesting auteur filmmakers of this generation all along the way. Join us each week!

On part 2 of the countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay revisit (or in one Scott's case, visit for the first time) the film that put Christopher Nolan well and truly on the map as a director: Memento. Released two years after his debut outing, Memento shows Nolan in a slightly more refined light, telling the neo-noir psychological thriller story of Guy Pearce's Leonard, a man who has anterograde amnesia (a.k.a., short-term memory loss) and is unable to form any new memories after the traumatic head injury he received while trying to fend off several home intruders, who ultimately rape and murder his wife. After the loss of his wife and his short-term memory, Leonard devotes his life to finding the man responsible, the ambiguous "John G", and tracks his own progress by leaving reminders and notes to himself in the form of tattoos and scraps of paper. Memento is more than just your run-of-the-mill psychological thriller though, as Nolan chooses to tell the story in the form of two dueling narratives: a black-and-white one that progresses forward through time from the start of the film and one in color that moves backward from its end, ultimately meeting in the middle for a well and truly grand finale. The countdown trio give their detailed thoughts on Guy Pearce's lead performance, the morally ambiguous characters Nolan crafts, and how well Nolan's storytelling and themes actually hold up when all is said and done.

Welcome everyone to a brand new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts take a stab at the 2020 musical remake (sequel?) Valley Girl to 1980s hit: Valley Girl. After giving their thoughts on Jessica Rothe, Josh Whitehouse, Logan Paul, and more, as well as whether Valley Girl is the musical that everyone needs during quarantine, the hosts then turn their attention to the casting news for M. Night Shyamlan's next project, as well as several big announcements from Disney, including a female-centric Pirates of the Caribbean reboot with Karen Gillan in the lead, as well as a Disney+ National Treasure spin-off tv show, starring children instead of Nicolas Cage (what if it starred Nicolas Cage as children instead??). See time codes below:

3:48 - Valley Girl (2020)

37:56 - M. Night Shyamalan's next film

43:58 - Disney news

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Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's latest limited series: Nolan Countdown. Each week in the lead up to Christopher Nolan's latest film, Tenet, the two Scotts and countdown special guest, Jay Habib, will be working their way through Christopher Nolan's full filmography in chronological order, starting from his humble beginnings making "budget" films like Following and Memento, all the way to his most recent days making mega-blockbusters like his Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Interstellar, and Dunkirk. This time, Jay Habib has actually seen these films (quite a few of them, quite a few times actually), but there will be fresh takes, crazy theories, and deep conversations about one of the most interesting auteur filmmakers of this generation all along the way. Join us each week!

On the first part of the countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay generate a first impression of the oft overlooked first film from Christopher Nolan: Following. Shot in black-and-white and made on the most shoestrings of budgets for a meager $6,000, Christopher Nolan made his mark on the festival scene in 1998 with his first pass at a neo-noir crime drama (it's possible that he might have made another a few years later). Split across several different timelines, Following follows the nameless "Young Man" (Jeremy Theobald) as he sinks into a life of petty crime after meeting a serial burglar, named Cobb (Alex Haw). As he falls deeper into the lifestyle, Following shows an early Nolan tinkering with and refining his now-famous bag of tricks in a story full of twists and turns and then even more turns, all in a tight 69 minutes. The countdown trio give their thoughts on Nolan's first outing as director, the story, the characters, the performances, and the twists, and talk about how Following sets the stage in interesting (and on-the-nose) ways for what Nolan will do in the future.

Welcome everyone to a brand new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts review "the biggest Netflix film of all time", starring Chris Hemsworth and produced by the Russo brothers, Extraction. After giving their thoughts on Hemsworth's performance, comparing it too much to John Wick, and giving their verdicts on the film as a whole, the two switch gears to discuss the announced changes for next year's Academy Awards, as well as discuss the feud between AMC Theaters and NBCUniversal. See time codes below:

2:05 - Extraction

51:01 - Academy Awards changes

1:02:33 - AMC v. NBCUniversal feud

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Welcome everyone to a brand new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts tackle HBO's latest film release, the Hugh Jackman-starring (see also: a lot of stuff), Cory Finley-directed (see also: Thoroughbreds) biographical dramatization of the real-life Roslyn High School embezzlement scandal: Bad Education. After giving their thoughts on Finley's sophomore outing, as well as Jackman's and Alison Janney's performances, the two turn their attention to the latest COVID-19 news update, including the delays to the next 2 Mission Impossible movies, and talk about the casting news for Olivia Wilde's next film: the psychological thriller, Don't Worry, Darling. See time codes below:

3:28 - Bad Education

46:13 - COVID-19 news update

55:05 - Don't Worry, Darling

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Welcome everyone to a brand new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts review one of the latest originals on Amazon Prime: the Fargo-meets-Twin-Peaks-meets-#MeToo black-comedy mystery-thriller, Blow the Man Down. After giving their thoughts on the production, performances, and themes, the hosts turn their attention to the lastest COVID-19 updates, including first screenshots for one of the holiday season's biggest scheduled (for now at least...) releases Dune, and then give their thoughts on the upcoming Jessica Rothe-led musical remake of the 80s film, Valley Girl. See time codes below:

3:27 - Blow the Man Down (Amazon Prime)

42:00 - COVID-19 updates + Dune

59:26 - Valley Girl trailer

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Welcome everyone to a brand new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts decide to trade their normal dramatic fare for a Netflix Groundhog Day-esque rom-com starring Olivia Munn and Sam Claflin. After giving their verdict on the cast, the plot, the jokes, and the hook of the film, they turn their attentions to discussing the swath of release date news (including a whole bunch from Disney/Marvel) and give their thoughts on the debut of a brand new streaming service, Quibi. See time codes below:

3:25 - Love Wedding Repeat (Netflix)

40:55 - Release date updates

54:47 - Quibi

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Welcome everyone to this week's brand new episode of Some Like It Scott! This week's episode of the podcast shall forever be known as "The Basketball Episode", as the two Scotts dive deep on the latest Gavin O'Connor-Ben Affleck collaboration, the basketball drama called The Way Back, as well as hold a discussion of the recently released HBO documentary on the NCAA college basketball pay-for-play FBI investigation called The Scheme. See time codes below:

3:14 - The Way Back (VOD)

41:00 - The Scheme (HBO)

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Hello Schmoedown fans and welcome to an all new episode of Champ's Lunch! On this month's episode, the two Scotts cover all the action in the Movie Trivia Schmoedown for the month of March, including the teams #1 contender match between Korruption and The Family featured in March's Schmoedown Throwdown, as well as other heavyweight matchups like Oyama v. Rocha, Erwin v. Sneider, Who's the Boss v. The Odd Couple II, and more! They conclude the episode by discussing what may be to come given the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a quick standings update. See time codes below:

1:40 - March Schmoedown Throwdown

20:34 - Singles League

39:09 - Teams League

1:09:08 - Star Wars League

1:15:51 - What's next?

1:27:47 - Faction Standings Update

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