We discuss Zola and No Sudden Move, two films about getting sucked into very criminal goings-on.

03:08 Zola, now out in theaters(!), has a hard job of hitting the right balance between dark and larger-than-life wild, and it veers a little more toward dark.

23:24 Crime caper No Sudden Move, streaming on HBO Max, is akin to a fast car: you don't know all the parts and how they work together, but it's definitely moving!

38:56 Plus, culture notes at length about the Succession trailer.

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Music: REEKAH

Artwork and design: Sara Macias and Andrew Liu

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