Really insightful video--I liked the context and history you provide!

On a scale of 1-10, how crazy was Skaarsgard's prosthetic Orlok schlong?

Love a good Kino Lorber sale! Used it for some gifts, but picked up the 4K of Brick for myself (plus a good haul from an earlier sale this year)!

The guy at 1:04:53 seems pretty cool. He should make a movie at some point!

Hugely entertaining and informative, as always, gents. In a pleasing coincidence (to me) I was lettering the latest issue of Dick Tracy as I listened. I just popped on here to add a comment: you rattled off all those sports movies, and neither of you said ROLLERBALL…?! (The 1975 one, not the 2002 abomination, obviously.) Keep up the good work! 🙂

I never dreamed I would be reviewing movies in my car but here we are! Hope people find this helpful.

I watched this for the first time last night (early December, 2024). Mind blown! The acting is phenomenal, especially Damon. I loved how there were some early clues to the big-picture story (via a question from his wife). Also, the use of internal thoughts, as you guys talked about on the podcast, was very effective and quite funny, especially the polar bear bit. One thing that really struck me is that each scene is a lightning bolt. Jump in as late as possible, leave the scene as early as possible. Let the viewer connect the dots. Must have been an incredible number of set-ups, too. Just a knock-out movie as the layers peel back.

Watched this recently (again) thanks to your podcast. Gotta say this movie captures the feeling of reading Elmore Leonard better than any other Leonard adaptation. Cheadle, Steve Zahn (love that guy), Clooney, Jennifer Lopez all fantastic.

Watched this! Had never seen it. Terence Stamp is incredible. I loved the choppy style, going back and forth. Peter Fonda is terrific, too. What a great movie. Everything about is so unforced.

Never heard of this movie -- and now gotta watch, though not inclined so I already know there is no "buzzer-beating" last second shot.

Gotta put "Hell and High Water" on my heist movie list. Top 5. Dialogue, cinematography, acting, everything. Great episode, as always. Did you know the word 'heist' is less than a century old and a variant of the word 'hoist'? And look at it now. What a useful word.

One of my favorite Heist Movies that I feel needs way more love is The Bank Job which manages to be super smart, sharply plotted, really funny, and eschews what you expect from a Jason Statham movie. I've watched it quite a few times and it holds up. A big sprawling plot that's both based on true events but with plenty of speculation/conspiracy thrown in for fun.

UPDATE: Watched MAGIC MIKE today....much, much better than I always assumed. Excellent acting and good story, even if the obvious tropes. Cody Horn as Brooke? Lots of great acting in the supporting roles. Agree completely on the discussion regarding how Hollywood invests its dollars ... I'd much rather watch a $7 million movie like this than a $100 million effects-laden quote-unquote blockbuster.

Have yet to finish this episode but....three things: 1. EXOTICA is a great movie. Saw it twice. Watch it. 2. Hard not to note the long review in new New Yorker of yet another stripper movie, ANORA. 3. And I am one of the few who has never seen MAGIC MIKE, though that will change.

UPDATE: Watched this over the weekend (yes, found a cheap CD to order in). Amazing movie. So understated, grounded, earthy, human. Some amazing shots, especially around the doll factory. Is the 'bubble' the bubble these characters live within? Tragic. So glad I saw this.

Another terrific episode. I somehow missed this one when it came out. Also kind of starting to wonder was there anyone MORE productive than Soderbergh? Hard to believe anyone else was keeping up at this pace. Maybe?

Thanks for taking one for the team (and saving me $15). Based on this, doubt I'd waste a minute if it was free on streaming. Yikes.

We talked for almost forty minutes and still didn't get to time stopping and falling satellites!

Congratulations on leaving me completely undecided whether to watch this or not. Leaning toward giving it a go. As always, though, great episode. Soderbergh may choose to keeping making movies just to keep you two off the streets.

Not even Blair Underwood and Catherine Keener's performances can save FULL FRONTAL, a movie about what happens to a bunch of people who work in Hollywood hours before a mutual friend's birthday. It feels like more thought was put onto choosing the different aesthetics that are used based on the characters' point of view (basically, the lower the quality of the image, the more realistic the representation of the world) than creating the characters themselves, because none of them are interesting. Also, whether it's the length of each scene or the moments that mark each transition, there's no flow when it comes to the jumps from one subplot to the other. One of those subplots starts with the opening credits on the corner of the screen. There's enough context to understand that all those names are fake, and therefore, that it's a movie-within-the-movie. And, bafflingly, this is treated as a twist around the halfway point. What's even weirder is that the conclusion of this subplot is presented as a parody of a cheesy romantic movie made by a big studio, even though every other scene with this duo (or with just one of them) was relatively serious. 4/10

Maybe it's just me. But anyone else wanted this to be an Aliens/Star Trek mash-up movie? Like Aliens invade and attack the USS Enterprise near Romulus or something?

We watched this last weekend and heartily concur -- a great, overlooked movie. Yes, an homage to Casablanca but it's so well done. The acting is superb, particularly Cate Blanchett. Clooney is excellent. The story is taut, twisty, and there's tons of energy to the narrative and storytelling overall. Atmosphere to burn, too. Grim, yeah. Bring it on.

Sheesh, thanks for the kind shoutout. We looked at the trailer for The Good German and hope to watch it this weekend. Had never heard of this movie. What a cast. Really enjoyed this discussion. And, yeah, like some albums that grow on you over time the same is definitely. true of movies.

GREAT episode. Learning so much. Now need to see this movie. Sounds right up my alley. Digging this whole series.

Yeah, Stephen, okay you liked this one as "character driven" but don't driven characters have to drive somewhere? Great analysis.

If this had been his first movie, would you have watched another? Also, curious, where does one access director's comments in this day and age? How? You guys still have CD players?

Fascinating stuff all the way around. You two are having a great time with this -- that shows. Creatives are always choosing where to apply their time but it's really interesting to think about what could have been, especially with "Dunces." Arrgh. The main thing that comes through to me is that Soderbergh doesn't seem to really sweat much -- he knows there are tons of choices and seems to go with the flow, like with Quiz Show.

You made me watch this movie again last night (and thank you!). Great acting. Great everything. Really good flow. Just has a seamless quality to it. Albert Finney terrific. Really enjoying the podcast.

"Promo SM" 😠