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Episode Synopsis
I and the public know what all schoolchildren learn, those to whom evil is done, do evil in return. - W.H. Auden
This week on the podcast, John, Curtis, and Quinn discuss the 2008 Ridley Scott-directed intelligence thriller: Body of Lies. We discuss the time and place of this film, as a late Bush Administration, post-PATRIOT ACT, critique of American foreign policy and CIA overreach. We also discuss a few of our favourite scenes and performances (including a scene where DiCaprio kicks over Crowe sitting on a chair). Before that, we chatted some news items and new releases, before getting into what we watched this week.
Next week, we will wrap up the classic Halloween series and discuss HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:10 Alec Baldwin charged in Rust shooting
00:02:40 Sofia Vergara/Griselda chatter
00:03:29 New Jurassic World movie in works; WWE moves to Netflix
00:06:48 New trailer for Dev Patel film 'Monkey Man'
00:07:36 RIPs (Carl Weathers; Norman Jewison; David Emge)
00:11:39 Sundance chatter (Outrun; I Saw the TV Glow)
00:13:18 Hundreds of Beavers: Great Lakes Roadshow and digital release announced
00:15:53 New releases (Masters of the Air; MIller's Girl; Dario Argento Panico)
What We Watched This Week
00;18:50 Saltburn (Quinn)
00:24:33 The Zone of Interest (John)
00:29:22 The Wolf House (John)
00:32:40 Moonraker (John)
00:35:47 The Boy and the Heron [and 1923] (Curtis)
00:38:06 Traumfrauen (Curtis)
00:38:36: Poor Things (Curtis)
00:40:28 BODY OF LIES Discussion
01:00:19 Our Ratings for BODY OF LIES
01:07:33 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: To Amman - Marc Streitenfeld (Body of Lies)
Outro: 'Overture' from Lawrence of Arabia
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This week on the podcast, John, Curtis, and Quinn discuss the 2008 Ridley Scott-directed intelligence thriller: Body of Lies. We discuss the time and place of this film, as a late Bush Administration, post-PATRIOT ACT, critique of American foreign policy and CIA overreach. We also discuss a few of our favourite scenes and performances (including a scene where DiCaprio kicks over Crowe sitting on a chair). Before that, we chatted some news items and new releases, before getting into what we watched this week.
Next week, we will wrap up the classic Halloween series and discuss HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:10 Alec Baldwin charged in Rust shooting
00:02:40 Sofia Vergara/Griselda chatter
00:03:29 New Jurassic World movie in works; WWE moves to Netflix
00:06:48 New trailer for Dev Patel film 'Monkey Man'
00:07:36 RIPs (Carl Weathers; Norman Jewison; David Emge)
00:11:39 Sundance chatter (Outrun; I Saw the TV Glow)
00:13:18 Hundreds of Beavers: Great Lakes Roadshow and digital release announced
00:15:53 New releases (Masters of the Air; MIller's Girl; Dario Argento Panico)
What We Watched This Week
00;18:50 Saltburn (Quinn)
00:24:33 The Zone of Interest (John)
00:29:22 The Wolf House (John)
00:32:40 Moonraker (John)
00:35:47 The Boy and the Heron [and 1923] (Curtis)
00:38:06 Traumfrauen (Curtis)
00:38:36: Poor Things (Curtis)
00:40:28 BODY OF LIES Discussion
01:00:19 Our Ratings for BODY OF LIES
01:07:33 Coming Up Next!
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: To Amman - Marc Streitenfeld (Body of Lies)
Outro: 'Overture' from Lawrence of Arabia
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
https://www.youtube.com/@seatstruck
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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