A lot of people don’t realize what’s really going on…they view life as a series of unconnected incidents, but you can’t blame the lattice of coincidence for us wanting to talk about Alex Cox’s 1984 film Repo Man. This cult-favorite sci-fi comedy sees both punk-rock and blue-collar tangled up in government conspiracy in the most hastily duct-taped together way imaginable that somehow just works. Society might’ve lead of led you to the sorry fate of listening to this podcast, but the least you can do is grab a snack, and enjoy the mayhem with us - just make sure to

TIMELINE

Intro/General Discussion - 0.00 - 8.20

Repo Man - 8.20 - 1:11.40

Ratings/Austin's Recommendation - 1:11.40 - End

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Repo Man

Directed by Alex Cox

Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Tracy Walter

We're gonna give you an offer you can't refuse - two millennial white guys watching The Godfather for the first time in 2025 and then attempting to give a fresh take on one of the most talked about films ever made...I mean, how can you resist?

We also talk about the Criterion sale, social-media, Youtube advertisements, Austin's sobriety, and The Godfather sequels.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Starring - Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Sterling Hayden, and John Cazale

Are you a pod, or are you some kind of cast? I guess that's for us to know, and you to find out...that's the line right? This was originally going to be an episode covering 'The Straight Story', but instead we're paying a late homage to the passing of director David Lynch by talking about his film 'Blue Velvet'. It might not be his most complex, surreal, or emotional film, but it somehow is THE Lynch film, if that makes sense,. We get into the sex, violence, importance of music, Alex's undying love for Twin Peaks, comparisons to Mulholland Drive, and much more.

Starring - Kyle McLachlan, Isabella Rosselini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Dean Stockwell, Jack Nance

During a time where a global pandemic was ravaging the world, people were finally able to flock back to the theater for their first big theatrical experience in almost a year. What were they given after an overwhelming time? The film equivalent of your brain short circuiting! Christopher was back with 'Tenet'. Weirdly sandwiched between his historical dramas 'Dunkirk' and 'Oppenheimer', is this a natural progression on his usual twisty formula, or is a regression into old tropes?

Starring - John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Michael Caine

We're covering a semi-recent film for the first time in ages with the slice-of-life drama 'Minari', a film that was one of the rare highlights from a year that brought us a global pandemic. We drink the white man's golden elixir (Miller Lite) as we dive deep into the films portrayal of an immigrant family going for the American Dream, adapting to a midwest lifestyle, and the various problems that threaten their harmonious dynamic. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, whose follow up to this small and emotionally delicate film was the recent Twister soft-reboot (?), and stars Steven Yuen, a man given the chance to escape his Walking Dead fame and never look back - Minari has us reaching for the nearest Kleenex, and contemplating our religion.

With the 2024 presidential election looming, we thought it'd be timely to jump down the conspiratorial rabbit-hole with Brian De Palma's 1981 political thriller 'Blow Out'. This film follows slasher b-movie sound specialist Jack Terri, who witnesses a car accident that kills a prolific politician. Using his audio expertise, he begins to uncover that this accident might've been an assassination. However, his independent investigation gets him wrapped up in something much more dangerous than he could have imagined.

The film delves into elements of thrillers, horror-satire, and pulpy soap-opera melodrama,

Director: Brian De Palma

Starring: John Trevolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow

For this episode we're drinking Woodford Reserve whisky.

We don't disagree very often, but The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has changed that. Is it a celebration of life and an ode to late bloomers? Or is it a melodramatic attempt at a indie slice-of-life indie drama? Starring and also directed by Ben Stiller, it also involves Kristin Wiig, Sean Penn, and Patton Oswalt,

After the longest hiatus we've ever taken, Alex and Austin have returned to explore musical territory outside of our usual sad white-boi schtick - it's the groundbreaking 1980 album 'Remain in Light' by the Talking Heads, which explores post-punk and dance-rock elements merged with African influences and an experimental one-chord structure throughout.