Best Thomas Backman Podcasts (2026)

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You Can Count On Me (2000) Review 41:20

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Tom and Gage discuss Kenneth Lonergan's You Can Count on Me from 2000. "You Can Count on Me" is a 2000 drama film that follows Sammy Prescott, a single mother living in the Catskill Mountains, who struggles to balance her responsibilities as a mother with her own desires. Her life is disrupted when her wayward brother, Terry, returns, leading to a …

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The Ref (1994) Review 42:43

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Denis Leary stars as a down-on-his-luck cat burglar who’s ditched by his partner during a robbery and ends up holding a bickering Connecticut couple (Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis) hostage. What seems like a simple escape quickly spirals out of control when their manipulative son and unbearable in-laws get involved. Soon, the thief finds himself over…

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Tár (2022) Review 49:19

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Tom and Gage discuss Todd Field's Tár from 2022. Set against the rarefied and highly competitive international sphere of Western classical music, the film follows the formidable Lydia Tár—a world‑renowned composer-conductor celebrated for her technical brilliance, artistic daring, and commanding presence. At the height of her career, she has shatte…

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FATMAN (2020) Review 24:45

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Tom and Gage discuss the Nelms' Brothers FATMAN from 2020. A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12-year-old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.By Thomas Backman

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Sorry To Bother You (2018) Review 43:47

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Tom, Gage and special guest Mary discuss Boots Riley's Sorry To Bother You from 2018. In a dystopian near future, Cassius “Cash” Green lives in the garage of his uncle Sergio with his artist girlfriend, Detroit. Desperate for money, Cash takes a job as a telemarketer at RegalView, where he initially fails until an older co-worker, Langston, teaches…

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The Ice Harvest (2005) Review 26:47

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Tom and Gage discuss Harold Ramis' The Ice Harvest from 2005. The Ice Harvest is a 2005 American neo-noir black comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Scott Phillips. It stars John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Connie Nielsen, with Randy Quaid and Oliver Platt …

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Modern Romance (1981) Review 33:00

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Tom and Gage discuss Albert Brooks' Modern Romance from 1981. Robert was madly in love with Mary. Mary was madly in love with him. Under the circumstances they did the only thing they could do... they broke up. If it's not love, what is it? He thought dating would be easy ...By Thomas Backman