The Moral of the Story

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With Christopher Nolan's “Tenet” pending its debut, the guys revisit a now decade old classic, “Inception”, and dive into layer after layer of metaphysical precocity, moral dilemma and whether or not that old top really did stop spinning.

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Alex, Luke, and Ben return from non-existence with a snap of the fingers to review the biggest film of the decade: Avengers: Endgame. Along the way they discuss the new myths of Marvel, the puzzles of Thanos, the apocalyptic resurrection of the dead, time travel and why Captain America might be “worthy”.

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As families come together in quarantines around the world, the guys review “The Farewell”, an award-winning story about an Asian family who must bridge East and West as they confront the death of their grandmother. Along the way the guys discuss the morality of lying, the coronavirus “fog of war”, and finding balance between individual destiny and the bonds of family.

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Dinosaurs, artificial intelligence, and the bad things that happen when man plays God - in this week's episode, our three Millennials take a nostalgic look back at a film classic, “Jurassic Park”. Along the way, they babble about the Tower of Babel and debate the likelihood of the brave new world known as the Singularity.

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The guys explore the limits of humor and discuss the comedy, tragedy, and romance of Best Picture nominee, Jojo Rabbit.

The guys dive into to the trenches of Best Picture nominee, “1917”, and tackle just war theory, virtuous pagans, bizarre tales of World War I, and Dante's Inferno.

The guys tread on hallowed ground, speaking of the feminine genius behind Little Women: the Oscar-nominated film, the literary classic, and the cultural legend of Jo March, feminist icon. Along the way they avoid a pit of toxic masculinity, snooze beneath a woke tree, and arrive at the home fire of family life (and bar the door to the cold winds of childless existentialism).

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Alex, Luke, and Ben are back with a time travel trip through the best (and the worst) of the Decade Without A Name.

As “The Rise of Skywalker” looms, the guys close out the year with an epic discussion of The Star Wars, from space operas and Zoroastrianism to World War II and the mythic power of George Lucas' vision.

As his new WWII epic “A Hidden Life” debuts, the guys look back at Terrence Malick's masterpiece, “The Tree of Life” - a cinematic monument to Christian faith, the love of God, and hope for the world beyond.

The guys take the hit film “Baby Driver” for a ride and dig beneath the romance, rivalry, and rhythmic genius to the bedrock morality of a film about a getaway driver who decides to face the music.

The Third Man” is considered one of the greatest noir mystery films ever made. But why? On the eve of “Knives Out”, the guys traverse the foggy streets of post-war Venice and discuss light and dark, the loss of faith, and what happens when the things you thought you knew couldn't be further from the truth.

Magic tricks, obsession, storytelling that keeps the audience guessing till the very end - The Prestige is the Russian Doll of films. But what is its moral vision? The guys discuss doppelgängers and the dangers of the lies we tell and the illusions we believe.

With the storm clouds of Frozen II on the horizon, the guys face off with the cultural hydra of Walt Disney and analyze the good, the bad, and the in-between: the power of fairy tales, the dangers of escapism, vanity, commercialization, G. K. Chesterton, and the unlikely story of a young artist who changed the world with wonder.

In this episode justice takes center stage as the guys discuss perhaps the greatest film ever made: The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola. The themes are Old World vs the New World, the dark and light sides of family, and the pivotal role of a Father who may or may not be like God.

The guys enter the sci-fi world of Denis Villenueve's stunning sequel as it wrestles with the temptations of violence, what makes us human, the emptiness of illicit sex, and the power of purity in an apocalyptic world.

In Episode 3 the guys discuss the mystery and (controversial) magic of “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter”: How is sorcery like science? And how many wizards can fit on the head of a pin?

With the release of James Gray's psychological space epic, Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt, the guys blast off on a voyage to the stars, discussing Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity, and whether space is good for your soul.

In the pilot episode, Alex, Luke, and Ben tackle the biggest comic book conundrum of all: why doesn't Batman kill the Joker? Plus vigilante justice, pacifism, the death penalty, and whether Jeff Bezos is channeling Bruce Wayne or Lex Luthor.