The Intermission is back with another episode. Returning special guest Barry joins Dodi in the second chair to talk about the resurgence of the MCU with Deadpool and Wolverine. They break down the third Deadpool movie, its meta humour, and all its cameos while bidding a permanent goodbye to the Fox era of Marvel movies, and a tentative goodbye to Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Finally, they talk about what's next for the MCU (which seems to be repeating it's greatest hits) especially the return of RDJ as Doctor Doom with the Russo brothers directing the next couple of Avengers movies. It's only fitting that this episode features its own cameo with Dodi's cat, Badri, joining for a hot minute. 

What a lovely day, what a lovely lovely day! Grab yourself a pint of aqua-cola and settle down... Witness us, as we beam this episode straight from the gates of Valhalla. It's Mad Max time at the Intermission podcast! Dodi and Nitin dive into the entire (actual) Saga of George Miller's steampunk dystopia, where revenge, retribution and coolth co-exist in the wastelands. We talk about all five movies in the Mad Max franchise, starting from the Mel Gibson years, all the way to Chris 'Hams'worth and Anya-Taylor Joy's jousts in Furiosa. Does Part 5 hold up? Watch on to find out!

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After a long hiatus, The Intermission is back to celebrate 25 years of The Matrix. Morpheus said "No one can tell you what The Matrix is", but Nitin and Dodi give it a shot with the help of friend-of-the-pod Barry the Baadu-shah making his first live appearance. Barry tells us who Neo is to him; Dodi explains why Keanu is the Andre Agassi of Hollywood; and Nitin posits his theory on why we are all living in The Matrix. As an added bonus, eagle-eared (?) listeners will hear Dodi's cats vociferously engaging with Barry's mind-blowing theories. Join us as we celebrate one of the defining movies of the last few decades. 

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Enter the world of Dune with Dodi and special guest Ronak Gupta. First, Dodi and Ronak fanboy about their shared admiration for Denis Villeneuve; they talk about Denis' visual storytelling and his penchant for using sound as a storytelling device. They then enter the world of Arrakis and Dune, revisiting the first film, before jumping into the latest entry in the franchise. Dodi and Ronak trace Paul Atreides' arc from naive young princeling to the promised saviour Lisan Al-Gaib, and break down Herbert's critique of the white saviour narrative. They specially praise Javier Bardem's Stilgar and Zendaya's Chani, before making some predictions for the potential third and final instalment.

Also, Dodi has a bit too much fun playing with his new soundboard.

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Ahead of the Academy Award weekend, Nitin and Dodi do a quick run through of the top categories and nominees and pick their favourites. Oppie or Barbie? Poor Things or Past Lives? Or is this the year of the underdog, ie Anatomy of the Fall? Tune in to find out what we think about the top nominations, as well as what we think about the Oscars itself.

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Nitin and Dodi look back at podcasting as a medium and where it is now. They talk about how their first experiences as podcast consumers and and trace their journey to becoming afficionados (addicts?). Nitin laments the loss of his favourite podcast - Heavyweight, and they try to unpack what brought us to this sad juncture. Nitin and Dodi rant about the big bad wolf of podcasting, and provide some alternative solutions.

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A Happy New Year to all our loyal Intermissionaries ;-)

Dodi and Nitin welcome a new panelist, Videep Vijay Kumar to the pod, and look back at the highs of 2023. The groundrule was that each panelist would come in with a top 3, and as expected rules go for a toss. Videep makes a prolific debut, with eclectic catch-all picks (one of his picks is a month - go figure), and stuffing each of them with multiple sub-picks. Dodi's selections include the top hashtag of the year, and a legendary bait and switch, while Nitin holds the India flag high, with three pieces of desi content. Say hello to your friends, enjoy some laughs, multiple renditions of Jack Nicholson bellowing in the court in 'A Few Good Men' and a bounteous sanctuary of 'hornbill' mentions as we rush into the New Year with long lists of content we need to catch up on.

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Fargo returns after 3 years, and it feels like it's been just as long since The Intermission dropped an episode. Nitin and Dodi enter the Fargiverse, starting with the Coen brothers movie that first took us to Fargo, North Dakota. They also go into a detailed discussion about the multiple seasons of the TV show, where creator Noah Hawley recycles, resuses, and repurposes plot elements across seasons. But based on their foggy recollections and numerous mix-ups you would be forgiven for thinking they have never actually watched the show. The boys also have fun with Fargo's idiosyncratic character names.

Nitin convinces Dodi to watch Jigarthanda DoubleX, while Dodi stumps for Slow Horses (deep dives into both coming soon). And your hosts also pay tribute to the late great Andre Braugher. Godspeed, Velvet Thunder!

The smashin success of Shah Rukh Khan's latest gets Naren and Nitin to come back with an episode barely a week after their last one. And finally, an episode of this podcast that passes the Bechdel Test! Divya Rolla and Arya Bharath make their Intermission debuts, and hit the ground running with truckloads of Shah Rukh fan-girling. The gang contextualises Shah Rukh's resurgence, compares Jawaan with his earlier outing Pathaan, (tries to) track the career graph of Atlee and count all the influences in Jawaan, reviews the work of Deepika, Nayantara, VJS and Anirudh in the movie, and discusses the phenomenon of the Bollywood mass movie. But ... Who are we kidding - this episode is all about SRK... Naam to suna hoga ;-)

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Naren and Nitin are back, and to make up for lost time, here is a bonanza episode in which they review four movies from the summer! Like Ethan Hunt taking on everything wrong with the world... Like Greta Gerwig packing way too much commentary into a fun film... Like Christopher Nolan, iMAXing the freckles on Cillian Murphy's face king size... Like Rajnikanth and friends gamely donning increasingly ridiculous wigs - We take the #Barbenheimer hashtag, and #HeimlichManoeuvre it to the point of collapse, to come up with the portmanteau to kill all portmanteaus - #BarbenJailMIer!

Tune in if you have seen one or more of these films! Trust us - laughs and insights galore.

TIMESTAMPS:

Jailer review: 2:50

MI 7 review : 20:13

Oppenheimer review: 37:29

Barbie review: 56:34

Shownotes:

1. Naren on the melding of Tom Cruise and Ethan Hunt: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-tom-cruise-and-ethan-hunt-are-they-the-same-person-11104281.html

2. Some more Greta Gerwig fanboying from Naren: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/barbie-empathy-and-humanity-through-the-lens-of-greta-gerwig-11007481.html

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