This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'Son of the Gods' (1930) and talk about...

• "you can't even tell he's Chinese" is not a great way to start your objection to racism
• apparently the solution to racism is "just be white"
• would Sam's 'friends' even speak a word for him if he didn't have gobs of money
• "with friends like these", as the saying goes...
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: '13 Ghosts' (1960)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'The Little Shop of Horrors' (1960) and talk about...

• Justin's sweet-spot of wierdness
• In a cast of oddballs, Jack Nicholson, stands out above them all - with only one scene
• Teasing the potential that the musical would bring out
• Roger Corman tells a story - a first!
• Protecting the integrity of your main character with accidental murder
• comparing at-length the musical version to the original
• did not see that ending coming
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'The White Reindeer' (1952)

We apologize for the mis-airing of the episode. Was supposed to release this a few weeks ago, but it got lost in the order sometime during editing. In any case, here it is!

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'Tarzan the Fearless' (1933) and talk about...

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• The look that says "Pepper-Spray Me"
• Should a hero be able to understand the difference between 'person' and 'thing'
• Why Mary? What happened to Jane?
• Everybody irrationally wants Mary.
• The sexism that almost obscures the racism
• The impossible task of making a movie by chopping up a serial
• Dude, you're no "Johnny Weissmuller"
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'Son of the Gods' (1930)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'A Night at the Opera' (1935) and talk about...

• The Marx Bros. as 'living cartoons'
• a multi-talented act
• masterful set-piece comedy
• integrating just enough story to connect the bits
• timing, timing, timing
• the natural human-ness of the Marx Brothers
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'Tarzan the Fearless' (1933)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'Intermezzo' (1939) and talk about...

• how this film's portrayal of infidelity could have been handled better
• the problems of cutting a romantic drama down to just over an hour of film time
• important scenes left out as 'implied' scenes
• the competition for worst-spouse award is neck-and-neck
• looking at the 'groomer' aspect
• hellllooo substitute family!
• a remake with Willie Nelson? Wut?
• how it should have ended
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'A Night at the Opera' (1935)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'The White Reindeer' (1952) and talk about...

• Not the culturally inspired horror one might expect
• Superimposing stock Hollywood horror structures onto Lap culture
• What was the lesson supposed to be here exactly?
• What if there was "X" except "X" is incredibly evil?
• Unclear what curse does psychologically
• But the costumes were good...
• We experience technical difficulties...
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'Intermezzo' (1939)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying' (1967) and talk about...

• The narrator as the 'voice of the book'
• Second-person POV For the WIN!
• "You're gonna like me" - energy
• Reservations? Don't worry. Robert Morse will get you past those.
• Why haven't we seen more of this guy?!?
• The romance getting a bit shorted
• Chef's kiss - breaking the fourth wall
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'The Little Shop of Horrors' (1960)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'Ball of Fire' (1941) and talk about...

• Snow White and the Seven Profs
• Simple storytelling cause-and-effect courtesy Billy Wilder
• Making the oddness of an arrangement - work
• Quirkiness saves the day!
• Barbara Stanwyck shows her chops
• Gary Cooper vs. Cary Grant
• The nexus of all film connections makes another appearance
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying' (1967)

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