Aaron Lanton, Keith Dennie, and Tim Molloy look at pop culture through a racial lens, focusing on the low-key things some people might miss to discuss their deeper meanings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sinners Doesn't Have All the Answers
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1:19:08We talk about the excellent of Sinners, the bad version of Sinners, and letting the right and wrong ones in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Common Side Effects! Righteous Gemstones! A 1979 Jack the Ripper Movie!
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56:08Due to various calamities we couldn't find time to watch the same show or movie this week, so instead Aaron, Keith and Tim are just listing off a bunch of cool stuff they like and recommend. We also discuss great Disney sequels, the Righteous Gemstones, hip-hop Percocet era, and why Frozen 2 is, no kidding, the wokest movie ever. Hosted on Acast. S…
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When Your Younger Self Attacks Your Older Self
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1:14:12THE SUBSTANCE is almost a perfect partner to the last film we discussed, A DIFFERENT MAN. It's about aging and beauty standards, but also the kindnesses and harms we do to our future selves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Different Man stars Sebastian Stan as Edward, an aspiring actor with neurofibromatosis who, through a new procedure, gets the face he's always wanted. But then he meets a different man, Oswald (Adam Pearson) who thrives in a play based on Edward's previous life — and makes Edward question everything about himself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p…
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Creature Commandos Controls the Future of the DC Universe
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44:40We like Creature Commandos, and are endlessly amused that it is the first project under DC Studios leader James Gunn to be canon in the new DC Universe. We also have some thoughts on the weird relationship between Batman and Robin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We also plan to rewatch The Wiz sometime soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Has James Patterson already used TRIPLE CROSS as the title of one of his dozens of Alex Cross novels? We don't know. If not, Mr. Patterson, it's all yours. On this episode of LOW KEY we talk about DC cop/psychologist Alex Cross, played in the new Amazon Prime series CROSS by the always good Aldis Hodge. We think it has crossover appeal. Hosted on A…
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Woman of the Hour: How to Not Be Like a Serial Killer
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44:49Woman of the Hour starts out with a deliciously trash concept: a woman (Anna Kendrick) goes on a dating show where one of the three bachelors is a serial killer. But it takes a serious turn when almost every man in sight fails as a human being — except for George Elliott. We talk this episode about how to be a real man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c…
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No cute hook here. This is just an awesome movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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City of God: The Fight Rages On Makes America Look Naive
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54:39We discuss the new City of God: The Fight Rages On, a series sequel to the iconic 2002 film about violent kids growing up in the desperate slums of Rio De Janeiro. The kids are all grown up, and some are actually doing OK — at least in the pilot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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This week we talk about HIT MAN, which Richard Linklater and Glen Powell wrote together, and which Linklater directs and Powell stars in. We also reference Quentin Tarantino saying Linklater's DAZED AND CONFUSED, released more than 30 years ago, is a great hang — and whether HIT MAN is, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…
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We have a multitude of opinions about Godzilla Minus One, which has been pretty much universally praised. Also, Aaron explains the Act 3 problem that plagues every Godzilla movie. And we scold the critics for being scolds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In keeping we the two sides seen by the protagonist of The Sympathizer, we offer the second of our two episodes this week. The Sympathizer is a brilliant absurdist nightmare. Marlon Brando fans may be especially intrigued. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Enjoy two back-to-back episodes — one about Baby Reindeer and one about The Sympathizer — because Tim forgot to post Baby Reindeer. In this episode, we talk about missed connections, stalkings, empathy. and low-key helpful small-town cops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What happens when you give jail inmates more control over their lives? Let's poor some hooch, light up some coffee cigarettes, and talk about Netflix's Unlocked: A Jail Experiment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This episode, your pod pals Keith, Aaron and Tim talk about Netflix's the Three Body Problem, how the Game of Thrones guys love killing everyone you love, and how weird it is when supermodels are cast as cops and EMTs. We like the Three Body Problem, based on the novel by Liu Cixin that Tim is not sophisticated enough to understand. Hosted on Acast…
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In this episode we talk about our love of the brilliant X-Men 97, dream re-cast the 2000 X-Men movie, and pitch the greatest comic-book story that will never, ever be made. We also imagine a solution to the Logan-Scott-Jean love triangle, talk about past great animated shows, and envision a plan for world peace inspired by Magneto. Come to me, my X…
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Netflix's Damsel Models Itself After Grendel
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38:48Netflix's Damsel flips the typical woman captured by beast narrative on its head, and lets the women take the lead but is it successful? Aaron and Keith talk about Millie Bobby Brown's performance as a fantasy heroine, why Damsel might have the best dragon CGI ever, and the oddness of so many reviewers focusing on gender while completely missing th…
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Is the Dune 2 worth the hype, or does the adaptation fail to build on the original film's strengths? Aaron, Keith and Tim talk through the challenges of watching science fiction epics, why the Dune series is flipping the typical hero formula, and how Dune 2 is likely to influence future Hollywood projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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This episode we talk about Griselda, the story of a woman who can sell drugs and kill people as well as any man. Tim loves it, Keith has some reservations, Aaron finds some things goofy. Also, since we recorded this conversation, the lawsuit filed by Griselda's son has been settled. Hooray! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio…
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True Detective: Night Country Works Even If You've Never Heard of the Yellow King
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24:58Writer-director Issa Lopez enlists The Greatest Actress Ever, Jodie Foster, and rising star Kali Reis to reinvent HBO's gloriously gloomy crime series. Also: Check out Sonya Alexander's terrific interview with Issa Lopez for Moviemaker Magazine right here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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