Take 196: One Battle After Another & Magnolia. Cruise Vs. DiCaprio: A Hollywood Legacy. The Finale
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🎙️ Cruise vs DiCaprio: Magnolia & One Battle After Another
This week, the gang (Jonathan, Garrett, Zach, and JP) is taking on two roles that flipped the script for our favorite stars. On one side, Tom Cruise ditches the aviators and takes the stage as Frank T.J. Mackey in Magnolia — a loud, chaotic, and surprisingly heartbreaking “guru” who yells about masculinity but crumbles when the lights go down. On the other, Leonardo DiCaprio teams up (finally!) with Paul Thomas Anderson in One Battle After Another, playing a washed-up revolutionary pulled back into the fight when his daughter is taken.
We’re talking:
🎤 Cruise going full unhinged with improvised rants, then breaking our hearts at his dad’s bedside.
🎬 Leo in survival mode, carrying a political thriller on his back with just the right mix of grit and heartbreak.
🤔 Who stretched further out of their comfort zone, and who delivered the performance that’ll be remembered in 20 years?
Expect plenty of hot takes, a little PTA lovefest, and probably some disagreements about just how good Magnolia’s frogs scene really is. It’s messy, it’s passionate, and it’s mostly about movies.
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