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The Creator de Gareth Edwards avec John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Madeleine Yuna Voyles et Allison Janney

This week on the show, we dive into two movies in which our opinions are nearly mirror images of one another.  Join us for discussions of Flora and Son, and The Creator!

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This episode was produced during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films discussed here wouldn't exist.

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We start the show this week by reviewing Claire Scanlon's impressively unfunny comedy THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING (2:30), which is about dysfunctional siblings (Kristen Bell and Ben Platt) who reluctantly travel to the UK with their mom (Allison Janney) for their half-sister's wedding. Next, we delve into Mark Mylod's delicious social satire/horror film THE MENU (18:48), where a hyper-exclusive dining experience turns into a battle of wits between its mastermind chef (Ralph Fiennes) and an unexpected diner (Anya Taylor-Joy). Then we wrap up with Rian Johnson's wildly entertaining whodunnit GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY (42:10), the much-anticipated sequel to Johnson's murder mystery hit KNIVES OUT. And in this week's Patreon exclusive audio, we talk about a Patron's choice, Griffin Dunne's 1998 film PRACTICAL MAGIC, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman! 

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Another loaded week has Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy looking at nine new movies. They include another guy-joins-shadowy-government-agency film (Section 8) and a tale of another famous (in Canada) bank robber tale with Josh Duhamel (Bandit). The star of The Babadook takes on another rocky tale of motherhood (The Justice of Bunny King), Adelaide Clemens must come to terms with having her first child and the two men vying for her affection (The Swearing Jar) and Lena Dunham adapts the story of a 14 year-old in the 13^th century trying to fend off her own suitors (Catherine Called Birdy). Two icons are also chronicled by Reginald Hudlin in a documentary about the recently departed Mr. Poitier (Sidney) and Ana De Armas takes on the role of Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s controversial adaptation (Blonde). Finally, Allison Janney gets a chance to be an action hero on Netflix (Lou) and Florence Pugh begins to wake up in a patriarchal society in Olivia Wilde’s sophomore directorial effort (Don’t Worry Darling).

0:00 - Intro

1:55 - Section 8

8:47 – The Justice of Bunny King

16:43 – The Swearing Jar

23:00 - Catherine Called Birdy

29:51 - Bandit

37:21 - Sidney

50:29 - Lou

1:03:25 - Blonde

1:18:39 - Don't Worry Darling

1:38:29 - Outro

Some secrets can't be kept! Actor Anna Faris accidentally told the world she got married last month. Four years after her very public split from actor Chris Pratt, wedding bells rang again for Anna and her new man, Michael Barrett. And how she announced it was a complete surprise... even to her!

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In our cover story, Lee Cowan meets with parents who have lost children to hazing rituals. Tracy Smith talks with Allison Janney, star of the hit sitcom "Mom," which is ending its eight-year run this week. Erin Moriarty sits down with voting rights advocate and novelist Stacey Abrams. Jim Axelrod interviews actor-director Andrew McCarthy about his "Brat Pack" memoir and David Pogue goes inside the creation of emoji.

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Allison Janney (Academy Award, Emmys, SAG awards winner from Mom, The West Wing, Juno, I, Tonya, The Help) joins us from her cozy home to chat about how she never thought West Wing would become such a sensation and how the messages are now more prevalent than ever. She teaches us so many lessons through her work (without knowing it because she is the humblest human we’ve ever met). 

Allison shares the purpose behind her role on her hit sitcom, Mom. We talk about falling (literally) and getting back up better and stronger, what sparks the feeling of HOME and using our voices for good. 

Be sure to watch “A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote” on October 15th on HBO Max. 

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Our #JenJourney brings us back to the 1998 film The Object of My Affection where we witness a best friendship between George and Nina, played by young Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston. This unpredictable rom-com plot follows their increasingly complicated friendship and the pain of unrequited love. Jen’s character is frustrating, but her portrayal of emotions is stellar! We had physical reactions to this movie, feeling as conflicted as the characters. Definitely a must-see for the uniqueness; it will have you on the edge of your seat.

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Hey folks, Coach here. Ready to tell you all about our Bad Education review this week. Now on HBO. Ya gotta trust your teachers, but what if your superintendent was secretly Hugh Jackman? What if Allison Janney was his right hand? Don’t worry. I got my eye on both ’em. Anyway, we also got you folks covered on The Willoughbys, the new Netflix animated film. Time for a history lesson with True History of the Kelly Gang, which just hit VOD. Extraction is on Netflix too, and I gotta say, I love me an action flick with Chris Hemsworth. Finally, we get a little sappy and romantic, what’s new, with Normal People, which just dropped its first season on Hulu. If it’s anything like the season I got comin’ up in the fall, it’s a doozy. Anyway. Coach, OUT!

Show Notes:

• 00:00:00 – Coach here
• 00:01:55 – Intro
• 00:06:10 – Bad Education
• 00:32:35 – The Willoughbys
• 00:50:35 – True History of the Kelly Gang
• 01:14:55 – Extraction
• 01:26:45 – Normal People

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Mr. Sunshine: ABC, 2011. Starring Matthew Perry, Allison Janney, Andrea Anders, James Lesure, Nate Torrence, Portia Doubleday. MMtP featuring Dave Wagner and Colin Whiting.

Next week's show Monday Sept 4th (Labor Day) we celebrate Werner Herzog's birthday with Bucky Sinister! The comedian/poet/novelist drops by to discuss his favorite documentary, 1999's MY BEST FIEND about Herzog's tumultuous working relationship with German actor/madman Klaus Kinski.

We also discuss the protests, West Wing Weekly live show at the Castro, The Defiant Ones, Citizenfour, I Called Him Morgan, Hypernormalization, and upcoming shows.

Paco's show The Charm Offensive Sept 13th at the Punchline.

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