#539: Existential Zones, Pt. 1 — Solaris (1972)
In space, no one can hear you philosophize.
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The Family That’s Prey Together, Pt. 2 — The End of Oak Street
The universal human desire to not get eaten.
The Family That's Prey Together, Pt. 1 — War of the Worlds (2005)
Spielberg's 9/11 movie.
Anyone Can Cook, Pt. 2 — Tony
Avoiding the Walk Hard trap.
#535: Anyone Can Cook, Pt. 1 — Ratatouille
Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great.
Home Sweet Homer, Pt. 2 — The Odyssey
Odyssey by Nolan
Home Sweet Homer, Pt. 1 — O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Coen Brothers go on an Odyssey.
Lady Justice, Pt. 2 — Supergirl
Finding the true grit in the new Supergirl.
Lady Justice, Pt. 1 — True Grit (2010)
Supergirl and the Coen Brothers' 2010 adaptation of the Charles Portis novel.
Our Aliens, Ourselves Pt. 2 — Disclosure Day
Forty-four years after his science-fiction classic about the deep connection between a 10-year-old human boy and an alien visitor stranded o...
Our Aliens, Ourselves Pt. 1 — E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
How Spielberg navigated the sentimentality of a story that’s all about feelings.
Negative Spaces, Pt. 2 — Backrooms
Kane Parson's unexpected horror hit.
Negative Spaces, Pt. 1 — Phantasm
Don Coscarelli’s 1979 super-indie horror adventure.
Baby on Board, Pt. 2 — The Mandalorian and Grogu
How the first Star Wars feature since 2019 misses the mark.
Baby on Board, Pt. 1 — Shogun Assassin (1980)
The killer-no-filler "Lone Wolf and Cub" that influenced "The Mandalorian".
Burden of Hoof, Pt. 2 – The Sheep Detectives
An irresistible yarn.
Burden of Hoof, Pt. 1 — Babe: Pig in the City
George Miller's deeply odd sequel is the opposite of a crowd-pleaser.
Minnesota Not-So-Nice, Pt. 2 — Normal
Ben Wheatly's new Bob Odenkirk-starring shoot-'em-up is in many ways the anti-Fargo, but does that make it interesting?
#521: Minnesota Not-So-Nice, Pt. 1 — Fargo
As a comedic crime thriller set in snowy Minnesota and featuring a sheriff protagonist, it would be pretty tough for the new Bob Odenkirk-st...
#520: Past Imperfect, Pt. 2 — The Drama
Kristoffer Borgli’s provocative new The Drama turns on the revelation of a secret past that is more of an abstraction than the one in the ot...