Charlie and Robin don't waste time with pleasantries this week, but they do have a great time watching One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film. It's funny, exciting, and surprisingly topical for something in development for over a decade. They talk about style versus substance in filmmaking, and what makes a movie just plain fun to watch. 

Come hang out as Robin slows things down with Slacker, Richard Linklater's 1990 film about, well... nothing much, really. He and Charlie talk about being open to life's chance encounters, the commodification of our time and "hustle culture," and the deep value of letting ourselves be bored. 

Today, Robin and Charlie discuss Ari Aster's Eddington, the surreal collective experience of Covid lockdown, and the isolation and polarization that resulted. 

As they talk about A Real Pain and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind, "real dorks" Robin and Charlie (their words!) reflect on memory, pain, and how we see ourselves in the films we watch. 

For their inaugural episode, Charlie & Robin discuss the Netflix drama Adolescence, and the influences facing young boys.