After Lunch | Bond Novels: The Man with the Golden Gun

I wrap up my series of solo episodes about Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels with his last book: The Man With the Golden Gun. Heavily influenced by the three films that had come out by then, it's a hint at the direction the series might have taken had Fleming lived long enough to write more. Whether that's a good thing or not is up for discussion.

After Lunch | After Dinner Lounge – Parrot with Fat Man

Rob, Evan, Pax, and I talk about what we've been watching and thinking about, including Willow, Velma, The Last of Us, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Ford v Ferrari, Black Adam, Gotham Knights, The Banshees of Inisherin, Pluto TV, Shrinking, how faithful adaptations should be, sleep, where we live, and planning a Sleepy Hollow trip.

Hellbent for Letterbox | McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

Pax and I watch the Robert Altman revisionist classic, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie with smaller roles for Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, and Rene Auberjonois. 

Pax also checks out Sukiyaki Western Django (2008) and I watch a couple of older films: Union Pacific (1939) and Gentle Annie (1944).

After Lunch | After Dinner Lounge – A New Thing On the Old Thing

Rob, Evan, Pax, and I talk about Marvel's Old Man characters, Martin Short's I Must Say, how to listen to movie review podcasts, malls, live action kids TV shows, John Carter of Mars, why our playlists are so awesome, the Fantastic Four, the UK’s rudest walk, epistolary books, Greek mythology, redcaps, mystery novels vs short stories, Star Trek comics, and other things we've been listening to and reading.

After Lunch | Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Michael and Rob get through John Woo's stylistic sequel, but is it really as bad as they remembered? There's guitars, slow motion, sunglasses, and doves, but also Anthony Hopkins, Thandiwe Newton, and Ving Rhames.

After Lunch | Goldfinger (1964)

Rob, guest Karen Flieger, and I don our golf togs and hit the green to talk about the film that changed the James Bond series forever. But are those changes all for the better? That's just one of the many topics under discussion, so pour yourself a glass of indifferently blended brandy and settle in.

After Lunch | Nerdstradamus 2023

At last! Rob, Evan, Robert Zerbe, Kay, and I look back at our favorite pop culture, predictions, and resolutions for 2022 and make a few predictions and resolutions for 2023 as well.

Hellbent for Letterbox | The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)

Pax and I welcome our friend Jeeg to discuss Jee-woon Kim's The Good, the Bad, the Weird, set in WWII-era Korea, but inspired by Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

After Lunch | Mission: Impossible (1996)

Rob and I get ready for this summer's Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One with the first in a series of episodes covering the Mission: Impossible movies so far. In this one, we talk about Baby Tom Cruise, the fate of Jim Phelps, charming Max, and whether any of this makes sense.

After Lunch | After Dinner Lounge – What's In the Box?

Rob, Evan, Pax, and I reminisce about our favorite things we watched this year, do some thinking about the past and the future, and open some presents.