https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-emk4m-104c719 Guest and fellow Baseball Prospectus contributor Mike Gianella classes up the joint with this five-time Oscar-nominated entry, a somber, minimalist affair featuring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei. There’s an unintentional amount of baseball chat, including about these two Red Sox games, the radio calls of which both are featured in the film: […]
Ep. 9: Cocaine or Kabbalah? — “Revolver” (2005)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-h879z-104227f We break into the Guy Ritchie catalogue with this obscure entry from guest Zeke Hartner. Regrets? He has a few. A note: Apologies for the few sections that sound like we’re stuck in a dryer. There was some weird feedback on certain parts and this was the least distracting filter Will could find to […]
Ep. 8: Cage the Olyphant — “Gone in 60 Seconds” (2000)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zn697-1037dfd Sit down and buckle up as we pierce the bubble of the Nicolas Cage Cinematic Universe with “Gone in 60 Seconds,” brought to us by this week’s guest, Justin Klugh. It’s a classic slice of early-aughts that, despite being a car-centric film, does not appear to have been made by “car porn enthusiasts.” We […]
Ep. 7: Shaqxploitation — “Steel” (1997)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6yqns-102e181 Our guest Rob Woodfork brings us the Shaquille O’Neal 1997 superhero (?) action flick “Steel,” ostensibly an extension of the DC Comics universe, but truly not in practice. There will be a high body count. There will be missed free throw jokes. There will be one of the worst-rated movies in all of IMDB. […]