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Obsession. Who hasn't seen it at this point?

Curry Barker's $750K horror film has made over $400 million, minted a star in Inde Navarrette, and started a fight about what to even call this genre.

This week we dig into the BTS trivia, the scenes we can't stop thinking about, and the Indian censor board's missing 36 seconds. Then we get into nice guy horror itself: the worst Pokémon evolution you've ever heard, Bollywood's hypermasculine inverse, and the Indian remake of Obsession that lives in our heads. (It involves IIT coaching.)

Caution:

⚠️ Full spoilers for Obsession, light spoilers for Barbarian and Companion.

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Chapters:

00:00 – The biggest hit of the year

01:29 – Blumhouse's biggest surprise

02:44 – Breakout stars & the YouTube-to-horror pipeline

05:14 – First impressions (three viewings deep)

07:24 – Synopsis, spoiler warning & the allegory read

12:02 – The censor board's missing 36 seconds

16:17 – Duct tape, the helpline call & the spider crawl

20:03 – Ian's billion dollars

22:09 – The Infamous Brick scene

23:43 – The final sequence hits different on rewatch

25:04 – Trivia: Get Out & Hereditary homages

26:54 – The rise of Nice Guy horror

27:32 – The worst Pokémon evolution

31:22 – It's not entitlement, it's control

34:20 – Narcissism & missing your own red flags

37:06 – Barbarian, Companion & the genre canon

39:43 – Bollywood's hypermasculine inverse

43:20 – Take a stand, cowards

45:43 – Media literacy & the Indian audience

46:30 – The scene that had to stay

47:54 – Obsession, made in India (the IIT version)

50:01 – Final ranking: Obsession vs Barbarian vs Companion

53:42 – Wrap-up

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey opened at 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, made a fortune, and had people leaving the theatre in tears. We went in ready to love it. We came out with a lot to talk about. On this week's epsidoe, we get into the casting, the craft, the adaptation choices, and the one thing at the centre of the film that neither of us could get past. Watch to find out where we landed, 

and then you can tell us how wrong we are.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:35 - First Impressions

02:34 - IMAX vs Lymax

03:49 - What Worked

06:50 - The Bronze Age Collapse Twist

08:10 - Circe, Pacing and Performances

10:29 - Where The Odyssey Falls Apart

12:21 - The Trojan Horse Problem

14:19 - Travis Scott as Homer

15:12 - Scylla and Charybdis

17:06 - Too Many Set Pieces

18:51 - The Laestrygonians

20:15 - Calypso, Rewritten

22:20 - Odysseus and Hubris

25:20 - Nolan and Grey Characters

29:49 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day

31:10 - Robert Pattinson Appreciation

35:23 - Pattinson's Best Performances

38:10 - Zendaya as Athena

40:55 - Behind the Scenes: IMAX Cameras

41:29 - Ranking Every Christopher Nolan Film

43:46 - How We'd Fix the Ending

45:23 - Outro

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Obsession — who hasn't seen it at this point?

Curry Barker's $750K horror film has made over $400 million, minted a star in Inde Navarrette, and started a fight about what to even call this genre.

This week we dig into the BTS trivia, the scenes we can't stop thinking about, and the Indian censor board's missing 36 seconds. Then we get into nice guy horror itself: the worst Pokémon evolution you've ever heard, Bollywood's hypermasculine inverse, and the Indian remake of Obsession that lives in our heads. (It involves IIT coaching.)

Caution: ⚠️ Full spoilers for Obsession, light spoilers for Barbarian and Companion.

Let us know what you thought of it in the comments!

ALSO DON'T FORGET TO LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE!

Chapters:

00:00 – The biggest hit of the year

01:29 – Blumhouse's biggest surprise

02:44 – Breakout stars & the YouTube-to-horror pipeline

05:14 – First impressions (three viewings deep)

07:24 – Synopsis, spoiler warning & the allegory read

12:02 – The censor board's missing 36 seconds

16:17 – Duct tape, the helpline call & the spider crawl

20:03 – Ian's billion dollars

22:09 – The Infamous Brick scene

23:43 – The final sequence hits different on rewatch

25:04 – Trivia: Get Out & Hereditary homages

26:54 – The rise of Nice Guy horror

27:32 – The worst Pokémon evolution

31:22 – It's not entitlement, it's control

34:20 – Narcissism & missing your own red flags

37:06 – Barbarian, Companion & the genre canon

39:43 – Bollywood's hypermasculine inverse

43:20 – Take a stand, cowards

45:43 – Media literacy & the Indian audience

46:30 – The scene that had to stay

47:54 – Obsession, made in India (the IIT version)

50:01 – Final ranking: Obsession vs Barbarian vs Companion

53:42 – Wrap-up

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Our deep dive into the early 2000s Bollywood era continues in this one! On this week's episode, we look at some of the biggest production houses (Yash Raj vs Dharma vs Vishesh Films), how Ram Gopal Varma was on top of the game, the battle for the best music director and much more. Don't forget to check part one out before checking out part two!

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Cold open & what's in Part 2

02:11 Yash Raj Films: Dhoom, Hum Tum, Salaam Namaste & the Uday Chopra problem

05:11 Love stories for the multiplex era

06:43 Dharma Productions: Karan Johar's big-star playbook & Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

08:37 Kaal: Tiger hype, theater memories & the roast it deserves

11:41 Excel Entertainment: Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya & the lost-youth generation

15:27 Vishesh Films: Raaz, Murder, Jism & the Emraan Hashmi launchpad

19:11 Why the Bhatts were the biggest ROI winners of the era

20:26 Ram Gopal Varma

26:12 Ashutosh Gowariker

27:41 What's Your Raashee RANT

28:21 Farah Khan & Main Hoon Na

29:29 Rakesh Roshan, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai & Hrithik: the prototype

31:27 MUSIC

32:01 Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy: Kal Ho Naa Ho & the sound of the era

34:30 KANK is a slightly worse KHNH album

35:30 Mission Kashmir, Lakshya & Bunty Aur Babli soundtracks

37:19 A.R. Rahman's run: Lagaan, Yuva, Satya, Swades

38:56 Ranking Rahman's albums

43:42 Ismail Darbar: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam & Devdas

47:54 Himesh Reshammiya: Tere Naam & what Aashiq Banaya Aapne took from us

50:08 Vishal-Shekhar, Dus & Bluffmaster

51:58 Jhankaar Beats is SO DAMN GOOD

52:57 Dhoom Doom

55:06 K3G, Mohabbatein, Hum Tum & Veer-Zaara's lost Madan Mohan music

59:21 FINAL VERDICT: biggest winners of the early 2000s

01:03:22 State of the industry today & outro

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The early 2000s were a strange time for the Hindi film industry. Single screens were dying, the multiplex was being born, and Bollywood was throwing everything at the wall to see what stuck — from diaspora weepies to erotic thrillers to the first whispers of "good cinema." On this episode, we dig into the films, the famous runs, and the actors who made it big (and the ones who spectacularly didn't).

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Why this episode is in two parts

01:31 Bollywood's permanent state of crisis

02:50 The early 2000s as a "beta test"

04:36 The death of the single screen

06:22 Did audiences take more chances back then?

07:35 The big three: Gadar, Lagaan & K3G

10:11 First multiplex film vs first diaspora film

12:44 Shah Rukh goes global

15:40 Aamir Khan picks his lane

18:32 Ranking the three Khans

20:32 Salman's wilderness years

29:21 Saif Ali Khan finds his footing

32:01 Akshay Kumar's comedy pivot

37:07 Hrithik, Koi Mil Gaya & the curse of Jadoo

39:35 The actresses' era: Rani Mukerji

44:09 Preity, Kareena & Aishwarya

48:17 Erotic thrillers, Parineeta & what's next

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Pierce Brosnan rescued James Bond from a six-year exile, made him bigger than he'd ever been, and then broke him so badly the franchise had to start over. On this episode we discuss his rather strange run as Bond from the mid-90s to the early 2000s, get into all four films — GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day — and dig into both the series' complicated past and its resurgence after his run as cinema's most famous spy.

Pierce Brosnan rescued James Bond from a six-year exile, made him bigger than he'd ever been, and then broke him so badly the franchise had to start over. On this episode we discuss his rather strange run as Bond from the mid-90s to the early 2000s, get into all four films — GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day — and dig into both the series' complicated past and its resurgence after his run as cinema's most famous spy.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 An Intro to The Pierce Brosnan Years

00:43 Our Relationship with the Brosnan Era

04:14 The Bond That Took My Bond Virginity

04:52 A 30-Second History of James Bond

06:21 The Connery, Lazenby & Moore Years

06:54 Roger Moore at 57 and A Franchise in Crisis

07:13 How Pierce Brosnan Lost Bond the First Time

07:32 Timothy Dalton, License to Kill, and a Reshaping Action Genre

09:02 Bond Disappears For Six Years

10:10 Enter GoldenEye

10:43 Hot Take: James Bond Is a Terrible Spy

12:49 GoldenEye — Why It Still Holds Up

13:19 Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp — Best Henchwoman Ever

15:39 Jean Grey to Murder-by-Thighs

16:38 GoldenEye vs. Thunderball — Ranking the Best Bond

17:02 Judi Dench As M

19:31 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

20:35 The Laziest Villain Goal in Bond History

21:46 What the Film Got Backwards

22:24 Roger Spottiswoode, Titanic, and a Doomed Production

22:58 The k.d. lang vs. Sheryl Crow Theme Song Controversy

24:01 Michelle Yeoh Is the Only Reason to Watch This

24:28 The Crime of Being Forgettable

25:49 The World Is Not Enough (1999)

26:00 "Always Have an Escape Plan"

26:48 Sophie Marceau as Elektra King — Best Bond Girl Ever?

27:24 Robert Carlyle's Renard and the Bullet in His Brain

28:10 The Iran War Allegory You Didn't Ask For

31:24 Denise Richards as a Nuclear Physicist — WHY?

31:52 The Worst Line in Bond History

33:05 Die Another Day (2002)

33:39 Surfing the Ice Palace and Other Crimes Against Cinema

35:46 Halle Berry as Jinx and the Madonna Problem

37:09 The Diamond Laser, Explained

38:20 The Plan to Burn the DMZ — Who Was Kim Jong-Il's Physics Teacher?

39:23 Madonna's British Accent and the Iceland/Greenland Mix-Up

40:23 Punching Newton in the Dick — The Aston Martin Flip

42:23 The Death Knell of Brosnan's Bond

42:58 Why Brosnan's Run Ended at Exactly the Right Time

43:29 Austin Powers, Bourne, and the Death of Camp

44:40 Casino Royale Rights, Brosnan Gets Fired

44:50 The Post-9/11 Case for Daniel Craig

45:56 The Daniel Craig Backlash That Shut Up Real Fast

46:44 Were the Dalton Films Ahead of Their Time?

48:21 Ranking the Brosnan Films, Worst to Best

49:50 The Theme Song Debate

53:30 Best Bond Villain, Best Bond Girl, Worst Bond Girl

55:34 Closing Thoughts

56:24 Outro

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In this episode of Two Please, we break down what makes a good war movie by looking at four key things: nuance, realism, emotional storytelling, and whether the film ultimately feels anti-war. From Saving Private Ryan and 1917 to Dunkirk, Letters from Iwo Jima, Jojo Rabbit, and Oppenheimer, we talk about the films that get it right, the ones that fall into propaganda, and why the best war movies stay with you long after the spectacle ends.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 What makes a good war movie?
00:23 Why now?
01:56 War stories beyond cinema
02:57 Propaganda and critical viewing
04:30 The 4 tests of a great war movie
07:22 Nuance over easy heroes and villains
08:18 Flags of Our Fathers vs. Letters from Iwo Jima
09:12 Mission Kashmir and moral complexity
11:31 Why Nazis are the exception
13:39 Vietnam films and the rejection of propaganda
16:46 The Green Berets and shifting sentiment
17:38 Realism and spectacle in war cinema
18:40 Why Saving Private Ryan is still so fresh
20:33 Dunkirk as spectacle-first filmmaking
22:54 1917 and technical immersion
25:54 Human stories inside war
27:00 Saving Private Ryan as an emotional mission
27:54 Grave of the Fireflies and civilian tragedy
39:00 Jojo Rabbit and satire in war stories
40:03 Schindler’s List and survival
41:05 Does the film leave you anti-war?
42:42 Great anti-war films
44:37 Bad representations and post-9/11 stereotyping
55:09 When war movies become caricatures
56:13 Final takeaway
57:14 Oppenheimer, Hiroshima, and the cost of war

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms just wrapped its first season and somehow did the impossible — it made us care about Westeros again. On this episode, Abhin, Rohit, and returning guest Falah break down the entire season: from the perfect casting to the moments that wrecked us, from a deep lore dive into the Blackfyre Rebellion to what Summerhall means for this story, and whether you should even bother with House of the Dragon at this point. Come join us as we join Dunk & Egg on a fun adventure in the Ashford Meadow.

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: We discuss all 6 episodes in detail. Book spoilers from the Dunk & Egg novellas and broader ASOIAF lore from around 34:43 onward.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:48 - What Is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms?

1:21 - First Impressions: Falah

2:10 - First Impressions: Rohit

2:47 - First Impressions: Abhin

4:58 - Behind the Scenes: Happy Accidents

5:47 - How Ivanhoe Shaped the World of Dunk & Egg

6:30 - Casting Breakdown: Dunk, Egg, Lionel, Baelor & Aerion

9:03 - Should You Read the Books?

10:07 - Memorable Moments: Episode 1 — "All the Luck is Ours"

14:14 - Memorable Moments: Episode 2 — Steely Determination

15:13 - Memorable Moments: Episode 3 — The Big Reveal

16:50 - Every Third Person in Westeros is Named Aegon

17:42 - Episode 5: Saving Private Dunk

18:50 - LORE DIVE: The Blackfyre Rebellion & the Battle of the Redgrass Fields

22:17 - The Dothraki Song Translation

22:41 - Episode 5 Continued: Get Up Ser Duncan!

26:04 - Bleach, Ghulam & the Anime of It All

27:29 - Episode 6: Nailing a Penny to the Tree

28:55 - Dorne Tease & Next Season Hopes

29:43 - The Time Falah Spoiled the Red Wedding

31:10 - Reading Oberyn vs. The Mountain During Turbulence

31:53 - Why GOT Season 4 Was Peak Television

32:43 - Episode 6 Continued: Book vs. Show Changes

34:43 - ⚠️ BOOK SPOILERS: Summerhall, Aegon the Unlikely & Rhaegar's Birth

38:57 - The Season 8 Problem

39:27 - The Mandalorian Comparison

40:36 - Should You Watch House of the Dragon?

42:24 - Final Verdict

43:13 - Why This Show Matters Right Now

44:38 - Joffrey vs. Egg: Who Was Better?

45:13 - Musalman Graphic Novel (Out This Eid!)

46:29 - Coming Up Next!

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Why are we as a society so obsessed with Love Triangles? And why do we keep going back to them over and over again? Well, on this week's episode, we decided to tackle that very question while also discussing some of the best representations of the genre, some of the worst & some of the best 'so-bad its good' films, that Bollywood has to offer. Come for the info, stay for the chaos. It promises to be a very fun ride.

00:00:00 Intro — why love triangles still work

00:04:40 Why love triangles are engaging (audience “choice” fantasy)

00:05:12 Segmenting the episode: Good vs Bad vs “Trashy”

00:06:34 GOOD — Casablanca

00:14:13 GOOD — Silsila

00:19:06 GOOD — Forgetting Sarah Marshall

00:24:19 GOOD — Challengers

00:29:46 GOOD — Past Lives

00:36:17 Quick shout-out — Eternity

00:37:23 BAD — Segment intro

00:37:48 BAD — Twilight series

00:43:18 BAD — Pearl Harbor

00:46:09 TRASHY — Segment intro

00:47:03 TRASHY — Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

00:51:51 TRASHY — Dil To Pagal Hai

00:54:10 TRASHY — Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon

00:57:10 TRASHY — Dostana

00:59:48 Wrap-up + outro

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It’s Christmas Eve, so much like the rest of the world, we're rewatching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the movie that launched a generation’s favorite comfort-watch franchise. In this episode of the Two Please Podcast, Abhin and Rohit revisit the magic of the first film: what still makes it feel warm and timeless, the moments that shaped the wizarding world on screen, and why it’s become a yearly holiday tradition for so many fans. We talk iconic scenes like Diagon Alley, the wonder of discovering Hogwarts, the role of John Williams’ score, and the parts of the movie that hit differently when you rewatch it as an adult. Whether you call it Sorcerer’s Stone or Philosopher’s Stone, this is a cozy, funny, spoiler-filled deep dive into why the magic still works.

00:00 Welcome to Hogwarts

00:49 Why We’re Doing Harry Potter (Christmas Series)

02:12 Our Harry Potter Origin Stories

08:04 The Ultimate Comfort Movie

09:13 How This Movie Got Made

12:33 Dumbledore Casting Talk

14:41 Book vs Movie Cuts

15:40 Why the Chess Scene Rules

18:01 John Williams + The Zoo Scene

22:10 Diagon Alley

26:44 Train to Hogwarts

29:23 Quidditch Makes No Sense

33:22 Responsible Voldemort

33:52 Unicorn Blood Scene

38:25 Snape Misdirect + Quirrell

41:21 Why It Feels Like Christmas

42:58 House Points Rigged?

45:05 Ranking the HP Movies

45:28 Merry Christmas + Outro