Chance and Noah were reunited in Lincoln, Nebraska, over the holidays, and three hours of it was spent watching Quentin Tarantino’s new time-bomb of a bottle Western. With love for the performances and camera work, they dive into “The Hateful Eight,” its narrative incongruities and they ask why his trademark ultra-violence doesn’t work so well […]
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Reeled In: “The Holiday”
‘Tis nearly the season to swap romance-devoid lives with someone halfway around the world. In this mini-episode, Noah and Chance discuss the 2006 Nancy Meyers film “The Holiday.” Their actual holiday episode might be a little rougher, so here’s one for those starry-eyed lovers with a real taste for rom-com tropes. As it turns out, […]
Reeled In: “Spectre”
Chance calls Noah, who’s stranded in the Minneapolis airport, to talk about the new James Bond movie, “Spectre.” They unpack its flaws and the larger problem of self-seriousness gone array in the Daniel Craig-led Bond films.
Reeled In: “Beasts Of No Nation”
Look — sometimes we want to bring you topical reviews, but want to save ourselves from watching three movies on a given topic, like say, the indoctrination of child soldiers. So, we bring you the first “Reeled In” mini-episode of the podcast. They’ll be more of these bite-sized episodes to come, and for the first […]