mysticriver

We talk about getting older. Menelek, as always, is angry.

As 2021 slowly winds down, we hope you've had a good start to the holiday season. In this episode of WYW, John invited his enthusiastic and intelligent coworker and friend Cole Waldron onto the pod.

The boys had some fun discussing, art, history, film, and most importantly, Tupperware. Enjoy!

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Bill Murray was robbed! In 2004 host Ruud sat up all night to watch his comedy hero receive an Oscar for Lost in Translation. Just to see Sean Penn snatch it away from him. And for what? Crying out "Is that my daughter in there??!?" in ever increasing hamminess. Well, today he gets his revenge, by taking apart Mystic River. (Actually, back then Ruud watched and liked that movie. It's more the rewatch that made him devaluate it.)

On defense, he gladly welcomes stand up comedian Alina Sharipova! She's very much a fan of Clint Eastwood's adaptation of the Dennis Lehane novel. And one of the reasons for that is actually Penn's performance as Jimmy, the father of a missing girl from the slums of Boston. Soon, though, she is found dead. And the police investigation reconnects Jimmy with two childhood friends.

Also she tells the story of how she performed the most unlikely song at a musical audition as a kid, we explore the sequel potential of this movie and we fail at staying away from imitating the Boston accent. Which we both suck at.

Links:

• 'Dunkin Donuts' with Casey Affleck on SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSvNhxKJJyU
• This is John by the Duplass brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I1Ylynes8A 
• Is that my daughter in there?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYlKhpi--QQ 

Extra links:

• Bill Murray wins the Golden Globe for Lost in Translation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTwly6Y5rGM 
• Bill Murray wins the Independent Spirit Award for Lost in Translation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atv22v5MjYw 
• Bill Murray wins the BAFTA for Lost in Translation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZh4KOT6RMY 

Erin and Paul review two films set in magical-sounding regions of New England: Clint Eastwood's gloomy 2003 crime thriller MYSTIC RIVER, and Donald Petrie's starmaking 1988 romantic comedy MYSTIC PIZZA. Plus: our quick takes on MORTAL KOMBAT, THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES, BAD TRIP and Q: INTO THE STORM.