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The boys are back this week with good friend of the show Aaron to talk about David Fincher's Facebook focused character study "The Social Network". We get into big tech, Trent, Zuckerberg, intellectual property, impressive adaptations, all of the insanely good performances, how well even the 'victims' of the movie are still doing today, how this diagnosis an entire generation of tech misanthrope and give Aaron Sorkin a lot more credit than he typically gets from critics these days. Also discussed: The Unit, Lioness and by extension even MORE Taylor Sheridan talk, Band of Brothers, Nightcrawler, Primetime, a grab bag of X-Men movies and at last The Bone Collector. Join us again next week as we conclude our summer programming block by talking about Paul Schrader's 2021 film "The Card Counter".     Thanks to Eric and Disco as always! Letterboxed: DeadFormatPod Bluesky: DeadFormatPod 

The boys are back in the Bayou this week to talk about the utterly demented yet oddly heartfelt Werner Herzog crime thriller addiction parable "Bad Lieutenant - Port of Call: New Orleans". We get into the many careers of Herzog, learning about art house cinema as teens in the early 00s, properly harnassing Nicolas Cage, post Katrina NOLA, getting sober, smoking crack and how much this movie actually has to say despite saying it in the most psychotic way possible. Also discussed: Resident Evil, 9/11/2001, Less Than Zero, Dune, The Shining, American Psycho, Chronovisor, Justice League PLUS Ben has also now seen "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" and if you were mad at Tim over his review then you really won't want to miss this! We will be back next week talking about with our final Massachusetts of the series, David Fincher's masterpiece "The Social Network".  Thanks to Disco and Eric as always. Letterboxed: DeadFormatPod Bluesky: DeadFormatPod  

Ben and Tim are joined this week by Charles Austin (Trouble in River City, Episode 1) to talk about our boy Soderbergh and his 2009 bonkers biopic "The Informant!". We talk about the real Mark Whitacre & what a cool insane liar he was, Kurt Eichenwald's tentacles, how Tim microtargeted this episode for Charles, James Bond music, living with bipolar disorder, casting stand up comedians and how to get away with stealing nearly $10 million by being able to accurately gauge how much BS people are willing to take from you. Also discussed: Vampire Hunter D, Genocidal Organ, Boiler Room and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. We will be back next week finally talking Werner Herzog's deranged, post Katrina fever dream "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans". Thanks to Disco and Eric as always. Letterboxed: DeadFormatPod Bluesky: DeadFormatPod  

Friend of the show Jonah ships back up to Boston with the boys to discuss Ben Affleck's 2010 Heat tribute "The Town". We talk about the many ups and downs of Ben's career, mean Jon Hamm, FBI crime statistics, why no one robs banks anymore, all of the great performances outside of Ben Affleck and of course we remember some guys from the 2010 Red Sox. Also discussed: The Rules of Attraction, Star Wars: Zero Company, Charlie Victor Romeo, Spy x Family and new movie check-ins as we talk both Onslaught and I Want Your Sex. All that plus, we tease the theme for our fall programming block! We will be back next week with one of the gods of podcasting, Charles Austin to talk about Steven Soderbergh's wild 2009 white collar fraud black comedy The Informant! Thanks as always to Disco and Eric. Bluesky: DeadFormatPod Letterboxed: DeadFormatPod

Ben and Tim are joined by Hesse Deni (Trouble in River City, Seeking Derangements, Movie Mindset) to talk about Neil Jordan's 1994 classic "Interview with the Vampire". We talk about Jordan's catalog, Kristin Dunst's goat tier performance, Tom Cruise as irl Lestat, Anne Rice's zesty vampires changing the world and so much more. Also discussed: Tony, Pennies from Heaven, Alex Garland's Elden Ring, Decline Comedy, The Shards and OJ: Made in America. Come back next week when friend of the show Jonah joins us to talk about Ben Affleck's 2010 townie bank heist thriller "The Town". Thanks as always to Disco and Eric. Bluesky: DeadFormatPod Letterboxed: DeadFormatPod