Trilogy in Theory

On this podcast there is one Dante and one Randal... and absolutely no Rosario Dawson around. Kevin Smith kicks off our trilogy of returns with his return to CLERKS 2 and we find that much like the film itself, coming back to these characters changes with age.

But we still feel bad for Rosario Dawson.

Really bad.

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Whenever a podcast opens with a Monty Python sketch... show notes must come in to apologize to our dear listeners. And also to assure them that it will end. It will all end. We celebrate another three months of trilogies in theory by going back to our opening to 2021 with End of the World Speeches... only this time Stanley Kubrick finally gets off the bench with his first selection to this podcast in DR. STRANGELOVE: OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB. Then it's Robert Altman's turn with THE PLAYER stepping in as an alternate take on our previous The Love of Movies Brought to Life trilogy. And finally in the company of Kubrick and Altman is naturally Ronny Yu with his equally established classic FREDDY VS. JASON.

All of this is to say PLEASE stick around after the Monty Python bit. Thank you and the host writing these show notes apologizes. Truly. His name is Mike. He's a good guy. Web, also known as The Other Guy... is not.

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And so they do! For this is the wrap-up to our versus trilogy which includes so much hyper-masculinity that it this episodes has no choice but to be our most sexual. Woody Harrelson as a pornographer freedom fighter in THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT! Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck dismissing the pillow talk and getting down to man and alien grappling in BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE! And Christian Bale receiving a llama bite from Matt Damon in FORD V FERRARI!

Hot.

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FORD v FERRARI was known as The Great Dad Movie of 2019. Well, one of your hosts is a father and he took offense. The other host finds kids offensive but bad movie takes on Twitter even worse. So we get our revenge! Taking on the world that apparently hated this 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, Academy Award Best Picture nominee... if by the world you mean tweets. Speaking of which follow us on all these platforms that we profess to not care about (and don't!):

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Don't @ us #ReleaseTheSnyderCut. But thanks for the download! In this episode we explore more ugliness in movies vs... reason and logic. Oh and also BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE... a film where having a conversation is mostly ignored for more glowering (and in the case of Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor that's probably a wise course of action) naturally two podcasters choose to misunderstand this hyper-aggressive version of children's toys and and one host just wishes for a little more banter with Alfred the butler. However the other host (the one for the home team of DORKS) chose to record while wearing a Batman t-shirt, so he gets it. Mostly. He'd like to. But he doesn't seem to like this movie much. But he bought it. Warner Bros wins. The end. Until inevitably more on HBO Max...

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And also we have dirty minds. But the blame does not lie with us. Oh no, dear listeners! For the crafting of devious young thoughts we must give credit where credit is due. To one of the greatest Kentuckians who had the pleasure of being played by a man who likes getting arrested in the Bluegrass State. And if that's not enough... the better host on this podcast is recording this very podcast...in...Kentucky. Not merely because he already lives there. It's because that is true commitment to our episode on THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT!

The other host just edits the show but made the crucial error to not write these show notes. Enjoy.

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Woody Allen is a controversial figure in film... but also has had a professional life of much critical acclaim.

Quentin Tarantino may have a bit of an ego in that massive head of his. And with good reason! He also has lived the life of a critical darling since arriving on the scene with RESERVOIR DOGS.

So when you have a trilogy on a love of movies brought to life that includes Allen's THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO and Tarantino's INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS there is only one conclusion you can make.

That Barry Sonnenfeld's GET SHORTY is the only film worth discussing. This is the end of Trilogy in Theory. Good night.

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...on the other hand it's probably not a bad idea to be late to INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS considering what Mélanie Laurent has in store for filmgoers. As we wrap up this trilogy on movie lovers we primarily talk about the expectations for this Quentin Tarantino film upon release and also now as he has continued with his alternate history shtick. Brad Pitt as the ultimate bad-ass in the QT cinematic universe? Starts here. Christoph Waltz with the constant sass? Also here. One host's love for Tom Brady? Unfortunately for the other host... yes, that's in this episode too.

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During the post-PULP FICTION renaissance of John Travolta came him playing yet another charmer in the professional field of crime. Only thing time his character in GET SHORTY shared our love of movies.

Which means all of his crimes can be forgiven. In fact... most everything in this Barry Sonnenfield adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel can be forgive (even Danny Devito as the world's biggest movie star) because the cast is so damn likable. James Gandolfini as the stunt man with a heart of gold. Delroy Lindo as the nemesis who likes purple suits and pink toilets. And the leading lady of the 90s and currently criminally underutilized Rene Russo.

This was fun. You will have fun. Happy Valentine's Day weekend at the movies from TRILOGY IN THEORY!

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The premise of Woody Allen's THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO was too hard for your hosts to resist as it leads us to a discussion of choosing the real world or a life in the movies. (And yes, we promise no MATRIX discussion this episode...)

However it wouldn't be TRILOGY IN THEORY without some self-loathing:

Enjoy our our failed attempt at a movie podcast for the Valentine's Day holiday before our listeners presumably go on to succeed on this most loathsome holiday!

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