And we're back! Ain't no stopping now (No stopping!) No one does it better! Oh, wait, actually that's just the song that opens the episode, from the Cannon films classic BREAKIN' which we discuss on the latest episode of Wages of Cinema.

- But FIRST - we discuss for the first 34 minutes about the James Gunn situation on Twitter, where Disney decided to can Gunn after some offensive tweets came to light from years ago. Was it right or wrong? We dive deep.

- THEN - talk of new movies seen, and some older ones (some classics, and some... not). We got out for some independent films hitting a lot of screens (two of them - no, wait, THREE, by first time feature filmmakers!), Bruce Willis's butt circa 1994, break-dancing by Shabadoo, the latest from Debra Granik, and Mark Wahlberg's first auspicious starring role.

(oh, and sorry if the sound is different about midway thru, we couldn't take not having that AC on anymore)

-ALL NOW on this episode!

-MOVIES:

- BLINDSPOTTING (2018, also trailer featured)

- EIGHTH GRADE (2018, also trailer featured)

- SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018)

- BREAKIN' (1984; music featured)

- BREAKIN 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO (1984)

- FEAR (1996, clip at end)

- ROBIN WILLIAMS: COME INSIDE MY MIND (2018)

- LEAVE NO TRACE (2018)

- COLOR OF NIGHT (1994)

- YOU GOT SERVED! (2004)

- THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS (2018)

- music by Duke Ellington ("Jubilee Stomp", used by public domain)

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How BIG can this review get? This isn't a very SMALL movie is it? How many times will Jack straighten his non-existent tie as he makes bad small-thing jokes? How does a Steven Universe song figure into all of this.

Jack, Korey, the OG co-host Andrew and Guest Star Matt (of https://mattthecatania.wordpress.com) are all on this episode for the THIRD Marvel Cinematic Universe entry in 2018, and this time it appears to be a lighter, less OMG THIS IS EVERYTHING entry than Infinity War... it also leaves room, in case you were wondering why this is over an hour long, for digressions into peculiar and dark Ant Man comic book lore (let's just say it involves Ant Man and a woman's private parts) and of all things the MICRONAUTS. Yeah, Matt goes full on into a talk about that - though that is well into SPOILERS, which happen at 34 minutes in.

PS: Make sure to check out our talk about Ant-Man 2015 here: https://soundcloud.com/wagesofcinema/episode-21-part-1

And about THEM! the OG giant Ant movie (and which Andrew considers the best of them all) here: https://soundcloud.com/wagesofcinema/scorsese-ants

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Clip is from Steven Universe "A Giant Woman"

(Forgive the audio background noise, we need air conditioning in this furnace of a climate)

NSFW of course...

For this special, jam-packed, three-film extravaganza(if you can call them all in the traditional sense 'films'), we needed some help... and who better than the co-host on the previous SEX in CINEMA episodes (those previous ones being numbers 7.5 and 27.3) - ANDREW! This is quite the threesome! .... no, no, that's not right, get your minds out of the gutter! We are professionals after all!

Jack, Korey and Andrew look at FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (dir: Sam Taylor-Johnson), FIFTY SHADES DARKER and FIFTY SHADES FREED (dir: James Foley). Do they work as erotic movies? Do they works as movies? How might they compare to other cinematic triumphs as ... Sex and the City 2 or Transformers movies? More in this hour+ long episode. Spoilers abound, fyi.

Trailers from Fifty Shades of Grey and Freed

Clip from Annie Hall

We're back! Thank you so much for continuing to listen and support us. We have a lot to catch up on here, and we also get into a discussion on representation in film criticism. We got the latest from the director of 20 Feet From Stardom on one of the legends of children's television; unnecessary but passable remakes/reboots; national treasure Eric Roberts; A24's latest WTF offering on over 2 thousand screens.

(Oh, and in case you were wondering, Eddie Murphy's Mr. Robinson doesn't make a cameo, but it was coming...)

MOVIES:

1) Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

2) Hereditary (2018)

3) Stalked by My Doctor: Patient's Revenge (2018)

4) Ocean's 8 (2018)

5) SuperFly (2018)

We saw Star Wars... at a DRIVE-IN! Hear how that was like... and then also the movie itself, which... well, you'll find out, just like you'll hear how much the eagerly anticipated uh back-story for Han is... like his NAME!

oh well.

Where else can you go from the first Deadpool? Turns out, you can go to many places - and especially other rather 'colorful' characters (that includes you, grim-face Josh Brolin as Cable) - and once again the Wages of Cinema is there to see all the X-Men skewering and slicing/dicing mayhem and don't give AF comedy that Reynolds and company have in store (and don't forget the most important character: Peter!)

And of course for such an occasion one can't do such a review without Guest Star Comic-Book man Matthew Catania (of https://mattthecatania.wordpress.com).

Spoilers begin 24 minutes in (just wait for the Bob Ross teaser)

(Photo courtesy of Collider)

Trailer from 20th Century Fox

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So, we saw this separately this time, for various reasons, which makes our reactions to this third collaboration, another suburban dramedy, between director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody pretty fresh. And... boy oh boy do we have some thoughts (and by we I mostly mean Korey - note from editor). Spoilers begin at 22 minutes in, and yes there are BIG spoilers in this review (just listen for the baby crying sound to know if you should stop or not).

Well.... you know how it goes. When four 'Wagers' combine, our powers make up the Wages of Cinema MEGAGROUP! And from here we can... sit around and talk about movies, such as Infinity War, which has enough characters to make up the population of a small country.

(in case you want to hear our thoughts on previous Marvel movies, check out the MCU playlist on Soundcloud!)

Spoilers at... yeah, 7:39 minutes in. Just go see the movie before listening to this, 'kay?

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(clip is from the "Avengers Assemble" cartoon)

Now, who could we ask about their all-time top favorite movies? How about the new co-host of the podcast, Korey?! This has been a long time coming and here Jack and Korey talk about her favorite movies, which is an eclectic batch of family animation, prestige drama, and pot boilers made for the ladies (usually). Also, Woody Allen, Richard Linklater, and and Michel Gondry all in one podcast! (And sure, not many "old" Hollywood classics, but why carp over taste?) This is a good episode, so check it out!

And remember: the wages of cinema is... hugs? Sure, why not?

The order of movies discussed:

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1983)

MARGARET (2011)

THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007)

HUSBANDS AND WIVES (1992)

The "BEFORE" trilogy (1995-2013)

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004)

THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE (1992)

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)

GOODFELLAS (1990) (Briefly)

THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998) (briefly)

ZODIAC (2007)

DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)

Songs:

"Jubilee Stomp" by Duke Ellington

"Rock & Gravel" by Syd Vallentine

Jack and Korey talk at great length about the new horror-thriller that marks John Krasinski's first big studio effort as director (and of all things produced by *that guy*? To find out who you gotta listen to the episode).

Then, another 2 minute movie mile (give or take a couple) that ranges from two highly specific and very different auteurs, to direct-to-video schlock, and Nicolas Cage being his Cagiest in a long time. Oh, and STALIN too? This is a good one to listen to here on the Wages of Cinema

Movies:

A QUIET PLACE (2018)

SINGLE WHITE FEMALE 2: THE PSYCHO (2005)

SINGLE MOM'S CLUB (2014)

MOM AND DAD (2018)

THE DENTIST 2: BRACE YOURSELF (1998)

THE DEATH OF STALIN (2018)

ISLE OF DOGS (2018)

The song at the end is THE EXPERIMENTAL POP ART BAND "I Won't Hurt You" from Isle of Dogs