017- Summer Movie Preview 2016

Loann and Art talk about the movies their looking forward to seeing in the theaters this summer!

That's right, these are the big, spectacular popcorn movies that are great to see with an audience looking to have a great time!

And then we talk about some of culture we've been consuming lately. Loann checked out the new adaptation of J.G. Ballard's High-Rise. And Art ventured into the horror-thriller realm with two recent films about people trapped in remote areas - Green Room and The Forest.


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016 - Cliffhangers - To be or not to be...continued?

Art and Loann discuss the practice of cliffhanger endings in television series, movies and the origins of the practice in some of the world's greatest literature.

Warning: Though we are a spoiler-free podcast in general, we do spoil some classic works of literature and few classic movies in this episode. We also talk about The Walking Dead season finale from this year as well as some other recent movies and television series, but we don't talk specifically enough to give anything away.

If you like to remain completely spoiler-free in your entertainment consumption, consider yourself fairly warned!

Featured discussions:
The Walking Dead
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and Part 2
Sherlock (BBC series)


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015 - A.O. Scott's Critical Cri de Coeur

Loann and Art discuss A.O. Scott's new book that wrestles with the critic's place in today's cultural landscape.

Featured discussion topics:

• Better Living Through Criticism by A. O. Scott
• An extract of Scott's book in The Guardian
• Daredevil
• Deadpool
• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehesi Coates
• The Bazarre of Bad Dreams by Stephen King
• Son of Saul

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014 - Of Ant Men and Missions Impossible

Loann and Art discuss two recent summer movies and then enter a discussion of the current trend towards movie remakes, reboots and sequels.

Featured discussion:

• Ant Man

• Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

• True Detective

• Sens8

Other things discussed:

• George R.R. Martin's feelings on Marvel Villians
• The Trinity Syndrome
• Daredevil
• Cedar Rapids 
• Going Clear (The Scientology Documentary)
• The Hunt
• Hannibal

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013 - Summer Movies 2015 Halftime Report

It's the halfway point of the summer movie season and Loann and Art have seen some of the big movies that have been released so far.

Summer movies discussed this episode:

• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Jurassic World
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• Minions
• Love and Mercy

Other things discussed:

• A Million Ways to Die in the West
• Ted & Ted 2
• Seth Mcfarlane sings Cyndi Lauper's hits as Stewie and Peter Griffin.
• It Follows
• Supercut video of cell phones not working in movies

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012 - Charlie Hebdo and Satire

This week Loann and Art talk about the aftermath of the attack on the satirical French publication Charlie Hebdo, and the discussion ranges into the types of satire and how it is received by those in power and those out of power. 

 

Also, we talk about what we've consuming culturally. 

Loann has finished David Mitchell's new novel The Bone Clocks and Art was really taken with the movie Frank, starring Michael Fassbender in a mask for the entire movie.

 

 

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011 - Robin Williams and Where Are the Movies For Adults?

Robin Williams will be missed. A big career and an even bigger personality. Loann and Art talk about their memories of his performances and his impact on the culture. And, are movie theaters even a place for adults seeking serious drama?

Reading List:

What Happened to Original Movies Aimed at Adults? by Richard Brody

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