Podcasts about alexander payne's downsizing

This week Chris finally gets to see Alexander Payne's Downsizing from last year after missing it in theaters while Matt gets around to watching the Best Picture winner from 1972, The French Connection. This week's film is the latest video game turned movie turned video game turned movie. We talk all about Alicia Vikander in Tomb Raider. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Email us at show@weareentertained.com Support us on Patreon

Alexander Payne's "Downsizing" is (at least) two movies in one.  The first of these films is definitely worth watching, but it can also lead to a profound sense of disappointment -- why is the rest of the movie something entirely different?  And yet, despite that disappointment, there is still a very important lesson to learn...

An episode in which I describe Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia as 'stunning' four too many times, and Alexander Payne's Downsizing as baffling four too many times

Sam spoke to Hong Chau, star of Alexander Payne's Downsizing about her role in the new film. Director: Alexander Payne Starring: Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau Duration: 135 min  Having wittily addressed the social consequences of an aging population in Nebraska, writer-director Alexander Payne now turns his wry gaze on global overpopulation. A financially stretched couple (Wiig and Damon) decide to take the plunge when a team of Norwegian scientists discover a way to shrink humans down to six inches tall and ensconce them in utopian villages. Not only does this new Lilliputian community consume far less of the world’s resources, but their money is worth so much more. However, downsizing has unexpected downsides. Besides its breathtaking technical achievement, the film gives an entirely fresh perspective on fundamental human norms. Co-stars Damon and Wiig are wonderfully supported by Hong Chau and Christoph Waltz, who plays the couple’s small but sleazy playboy neighbour with uproarious zeal.

I get small with Alexander Payne's Downsizing and also determine if Ridley Scott can effectively pull the Christopher Plummer switcheroo with All the Money in the World. And later I review Netflix's foray into blockbuster movies with Bright, starring Will Smith. Follow the show on Twitter: @thecinemaspeak Intro: 0:00 - 5:56 Review - Downsizing: 5:56 - 22:25 Review - All the Money in the World: 22:25 - 35:14 Review - Bright: 35:14 - 44:49 This week in new releases/Outro: 44:49 - 48:29