More Than One Lesson

Hitchcock lightens things up this time with an entry that drifts away from the smaller, domestic dramas and from his adaptations of plays to present a far more comical story about the allure of wealth and opulence. The result is a rather pleasant farcical adventure that Hitchcock himself liked quite a bit, and which you are likely to enjoy as well.

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In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss James Wan’s Insidious.

In this episode, John, Aaron, and Rob discuss the Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Infinity War.

Listen to “Ep. 19 Infinity Waaaaar!!! Pt. 1” on Spreaker.

In this episode, John and Marilette discuss Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther.

Listen to “Ep. 18 “Klaw is a bad man”” on Spreaker.

In this episode, John and Jeff discuss Taika Watiti’s Thor: Ragnarok.

Listen to “Ep. 17 “My explanation was super cool and science-y”” on Spreaker.

In this episode, Nathan and Reed discuss James DeMonaco’s The Purge.

“The brains of people are more interesting than the looks, I think.” – Hedy Lamarr, 1990

One of the fascinating aspects of loving movies from Hollywood’s “Golden Age” is noticing how certain stars of the past are widely remembered today while others go largely forgotten, even if they were huge in their time. Even people who have never seen a Katherine Hepburn movie could probably tell you she was a popular actress of the 20^th century. It’s likely they’ll have at least heard of Bringing Up Baby or Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Throughout the 1940s, Hedy Lamarr was considered by a great many people to be “the most beautiful woman in the world.” However, films such as Algiers, Boom Town, Ziegfeld Girl, and Dishonored Lady are really only known today by the most dedicated classic film aficionados. Lamarr herself is no longer widely known as a classic film star. But based on Alexandra Dean’s new documentary, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, the Austrian woman born Hedwig Kiesler would probably be delighted to know that she is now remembered for something far bigger. Something for which she was denied recognition during her lifetime.

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In this episode, John and Chad discuss Jon Watts’ Spider-man: Homecoming.

Listen to “Ep. 16 “That’s stupid and too obvious, even for this show”” on Spreaker.

In this episode, Reed and Nathan discuss Patrick Brice’s Creep.

Star Wars as a franchise seems to have a complicated relationship with telling the beginnings of stories. The highly divisive and frequently maligned prequels to the original trilogy remain the low bar by which all other entries in the franchise are measured. It’s even riskier, then, for the franchise to begin to tell even more “stories-before-the-stories” with their recent entry Rogue One, and the latest installment: Solo.

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