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  • PREVIEW - #727 - Uwe Unchained

    PREVIEW - #727 - Uwe Unchained
    2026/07/04
    One of the most popular movies on the streaming channels this week is a low-budget, far-right action movie starring a disgraced actor and directed by one of worst filmmakers of all time. We ask the question: does anyone actually like Uwe Boll's CITIZEN VIGILANTE (2026)? PLUS: Is a left-wing Tea Party finally here? PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus/posts/727-uwe-162855211
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    4 分
  • #728 - Sex, Lies, and LLCs

    #728 - Sex, Lies, and LLCs
    2026/07/07
    The very same year as Parasite, one of Hollywood's most accomplished filmmakers tried to take on the corrupt financial system, with less-than-spectacular results. We discuss Steven Soderbergh's answer to the Panama Papers scandal, THE LAUNDROMAT (2019). Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://patreon.com/michaelandus Check out the Michael & Us website and database - https://michael-and-us.com/ Listen to Luke on "Pod Casty for Me" - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-laundromat-2019-with-luke-savage/id1663139827?i=1000775312181
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    56 分
  • #729 - Washington Heights

    #729 - Washington Heights
    2026/07/11
    Like 'em or not, Angel Studios have emerged as the only explicitly right-of-centre movie company that knows what movies look like. But does their new historical drama YOUNG WASHINGTON (2026) meet that minimum standard of quality? We marked America's 250th birthday by heading to our local multiplex and hanging out with a Founding Father. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://patreon.com/michaelandus Check out the official Michael & Us website/episode guide - https://michael-and-us.com/
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    51 分
  • PREVIEW - #730 - The Malaise of Modernity

    PREVIEW - #730 - The Malaise of Modernity
    2026/07/16
    Jacques Tati rebuilt Paris from the ground up - and bankrupted himself in the process - to make his masterpiece PLAYTIME (1967), a gentle satire of ultra-modern postwar France that has a certain affection for what it's satirizing. We discuss the film that couldn't quite kill Monsieur Hulot. PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus/posts/730-malaise-of-164033227
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    3 分
  • #731 - Are You Havin' a Laugh?

    #731 - Are You Havin' a Laugh?
    2026/07/18
    From back in an era when Ricky Gervais was widely considered funny, he cashed all his chips on a New Atheism-themed studio comedy built around an incoherent premise. We dig up THE INVENTION OF LYING (2009) just to bury it again. PLUS: Reporting from the smoky-aired hellscape that is Southwestern Ontario. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://patreon.com/michaelandus Check out the Michael & Us website and episode guide - https://michael-and-us.com/
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    51 分
  • PREVIEW - #732 - A Bicycle for the Mind

    PREVIEW - #732 - A Bicycle for the Mind
    2026/07/28
    So beyond being the famous turtleneck guy, what exactly did Steve Jobs do during his long tenure at Apple? According to Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle's STEVE JOBS (2015), he did... everything and nothing. We discuss a Great Man biopic from a writer who truly believes in Great Men. PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus/posts/732-bicycle-for-164653829
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    5 分
  • #733 - I've Never Been to Philadelphia

    #733 - I've Never Been to Philadelphia
    2026/07/28
    To sustain the illusion of America, you need to compartmentalize or deny a lot of violence. We discuss David Cronenberg's existentialist masterpiece A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005). PLUS: We mark the passing of the so-called "Godfather of the New Right," Jim Goad. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://patreon.com/michaelandus Check out the Michael & Us website and episode guide - https://michael-and-us.com/
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    49 分
  • #735 - Smells Like NC-17 Spirit

    #735 - Smells Like NC-17 Spirit
    2026/08/03
    Did you know that a private, monopolistic, unaccountable, and socially conservative organization has free reign to define the limits of artistic expression in the United States? We discuss Kirby Dick's expose of the MPAA and its ratings system, THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED (2006), and how (and how not to) combat censorship. PLUS: Ebeneezer, the original bad-boy of Tinseltown, is back. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://patreon.com/michaelandus Check out the Michael & Us website and episode guide - https://michael-and-us.com/
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    51 分