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In this newest episode, Chris and Neil talk a few newish films. First, after the intro, they spark up a Spike Lee joint with his newest for Apple tv+, Highest 2 Lowest starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera and A$AP Rocky. Then, after news, they talk the final film based on the Warrens and the horror franchise, The Conjuring: Last Rites starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy. Does Spike Lee's newest join get you high or bring to your lowest? Does The Conjuring ending make you want to hear your last rites? Stttrreeeaammm, baby. Oh yeah , if you want a 100% free sticker (we even pay postage) send us a message! www.moviesthatdontsuck.net https://w2mnet.com/category/podcasts/movies-that-dont-suck-and-some-that-do www.patreon.com/moviesthatdontsuck https://www.bonfire.com/movies-that-dont-suck-and-some-that-do-logo/ FB: facebook.com/moviesthatdontsuckpodcast Bluesky: @moviesthatdontsuck.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@moviesthatdontsuckpodcast
Finishing up our overreactions from the college football weekend; The List: NFL Week 2, The ACC; CJ Hurt on Notre Dame Staying Ranked, Clemson, Bottom 25 CFB Rankings, BIG10 Power Rankings; Tell Your Story, Lanto Griffin.
Overreaction Monday with David Cobb! Arch Manning Struggles, Vanderbilt, South Carolina & LaNorris Sellers, Virginia Tech & UCLA Firings, and MORE from the world of College Football.
W. Kamau Bell is a noted comedian, author, filmmaker, and activist. He's also the former co-host of the podcast DENZEL WASHINGTON IS THE GREATEST ACTOR OF ALL TIME PERIOD, along with our very own Kevin Avery. Now, we've gotten the former co-hosts (and former roommates!) back together. It's a big deal, but does Spike Lee and Denzel Washington's big reunion rise to the occasion? Find out as we discuss HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, and stay to hear some fantasy pitches for other classic movies that we'd like to see get Denzel-ified.What's Good?Alonso - Petit Grain (and supporting your local bakery…and eating your feelings)Drea - being on festival juriesKamau - pizza; daughter fetching an umbrella for dadKevin - killing a wasp in a beekeeping suitITIDICUnfinished Orson Welles Movie Being Completed By AI…Meanwhile, WB Sues MidjourneyAfter The Smashing Machine, Benny Safdie and The Rock Are Pairing Up AgainStaff PicksAlonso - The BaltimoronsDrea - Preparation for the Next Life (?)Kevin - Love, BrooklynKamau - The Unforgivable Sin of Ms. RachelSubscribe to Kamau's Newsletter, Who's With Me?Akira Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW on Criterion Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to announce the next film to be reviewed, Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest" starring Denzel Washington, and Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, and A$AP Rocky. The film follows a titan music mogul who is targeted with a ransom plot, causing him to be jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. The random topic this week is about the recent public killing of rightwing hatemonger Charlie Kirk in front of thousands of college students in Utah. At the time of this recording, the suspected shooter (Tyler Robinson, 22, white male) had not be apprehended by the FBI.
Finishing up the conversation on College Football with Blake Toppmeyer; The List: College Football, NFL Slate; Our Games to Watch: UGA @ UT, UF @ LSU, TAMU @ ND; Tell Your Story, Marshon Lattimore.
Breaking Down Thursday Night Football & Getting Ready for the Weekend Slate of Football with Damichael Cole! Blake Toppmeyer on This Weekend's College Football Slate, Injury Reports, and the 12 Team Playoff.
This Weekend's Tasting Menu for another Full Weekend of #BALL with David Cobb! Eric Hasseltine on Old Faces in New Places in the NBA, The Brooklyn Nets, Mike Brown, and the LA Clippers Rivalry.
Finishing up the conversation with Eric Hasseltine; The List: College Basketball Gambling Scheme, CBS, The BIG 10, The SCORE Act; Georgia visits Tennessee on Saturday Afternoon: How will this game play out?; Tell Your Story, John Lynch.
In this episode, we review the 2025 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jeffrey Wright, ASAP Rocky, and Ice Spice (in her film debut). We discuss whether this English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film High and Low was a successful attempt by Spike Lee, and we debate if Lee and Washington are the best director/actor combination of the last 35 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previewing Tigers Football and NFL Rosters For the Weekend Ahead! Talking NIL Era Sports with Coach Norton Hurd IV! Jonah Dylan on What We've Learned About Tigers Football So Far: Run v Pass O, Brendon Lewis, Defense and More!
Finishing up the conversation with Jonah Dylan; The List: Adam Silver; Games to Watch This Weekend; Tell Your Story, Malik Nabers.
Are you ready to be shafted? No? Well, how about...double-shafted?? Cause we're kicking off "Double-Shafted September," a two-episode series dedicated to both attempts to relaunch the iconic Blaxploitation franchise that started with 1971's Shaft. First up, we're looking at 2000's Shaft (yep, same name), directed by John Singleton, and starring Hollywood's biggest badass M'Fer, Samuel L. Jackson. In this updated version, Jackson plays John Shaft, the nephew of Richard Roundtree's original John Shaft, this time an NYC detective working to bring the wealthy perpetrator of a heinous race-crime (Christian Bale) to justice. But standing in his way is a vindictive local gangster (Jeffrey Wright)...and a troubled behind-the-scenes production which frustrated many involved with making the movie. Is this Shaft as sexy and cool as the original? Was Samuel L. Jackson the right man to inherit the role? And can a supporting performance be both problematic and still arguably the best thing about the movie? We discuss all this, and more! Our Twitter Our Facebook Our Instagram Our YouTube Trev's Letterboxd Chris' Letterboxd
Finishing up Our Week 2 CFB Award Show; The List: Monday Night Football, Circa Survivor Pool, Jalen Carter, The Big XII; Embracing the Stinky Betting Lines of the Upcoming Weekend; Tell Your Story, Haley Sawyer.
Reacting to MNF and the Totality of the First Weekend of Football with Tim Murray! Week 2 CFB Awards Show: OU, Sawyer Robertson, John Mateer, MS State, Oregon Stock Up, Kevin Jennings Stock Down, Goal Posts Coming Down, Rivalry Moments, Dumpster Fires.
This week Andrew and Ted sit down to discuss the Apple TV original from Spike Lee "Highest 2 Lowest", starring Denzel Washington and featuring Jeffrey Wright, Aubrey Josesph, A$AP Rocky, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Dean Winters. Record executive / label founder David King's (Washington) son and friend are kidnapped. The kidnappers mistakenly release King's son, who is the kidnapping target, and keep his best friend who just happens to be David King's driver / personal assistant Paul Christopher (Wright). Pressure mounts on King who must make the decision to put up $17.5 million ransom to free Paul's son. Tune into the show to find out what Andrew and Ted thought about this Spike Lee Joint.
Overreacting to the First Week of Total Football with Kevin Cerrito! Thank Goodness the Tigers Get USF Later in the Year, USF's Success is Scary for Memphis, Big Programs Flipping the Script, The State of the SEC; Livewire Bobby Ford Joins the Program to Talk the Rumble at the Ravine, Not Touching Kevin Cerrito, and Culty College Fanbases.
The List: The National Football League, RedZone; CJ Hurt on Michigan vs Oklahoma, Michigan's Future & Outlook, Top Stories from CFB 2 Weeks In; Tell Your Story, Mauricio Pochettino
We dig into the big themes: legacy vs. family, pride vs. responsibility, good money vs. bad money, class lines, and how social media warps reputation. From David King's label chess moves and AI-era music debates, to fatherhood, friendship, and that ransom twist that flips the whole story on its head—yeah, we talk about it. Jeffrey Wright cooks, Denzel still different at 70, and we even argue where this sits among the Lee/Washington classics (Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, Inside Man).Tap in, laugh with us, disagree with us, and rank the Spike–Denzel five with your own top-five in the comments. Thanks to every Patron rocking with us—y'all keep the culture moving.
From A24 and Apple comes Spike Lee's newest movie and 5th collaboration with Denzel Washington: Highest 2 Lowest which is a remake/reimagining of Kurosawa's masterpiece High and Low. Highest 2 Lowest follows Paul King, a music mogul about to make the biggest deal of his career, only to find out his son has been kidnapped, or so he thinks. Highest 2 Lowest stars Denzel Washington, ASAP Rocky, and Jeffrey Wright and is directed by the Great Spike Lee and is set in New York City and as of September 5 is available to stream on Apple TV.#SpikeLee #highest2lowest #asaprocky #newyorkcity #Brooklyn #moviereview #a24 #denzelwashington
In der neuen Podcast-Episode tauchen wir tief ein in aktuelle Highlights aus Film, Serie und Gaming. Wir analysieren den Thriller "The Negotiator" mit Riz Ahmed, besprechen Spike Lees Neuinterpretation "Highest 2 Lowest" mit Denzel Washington und werfen einen Blick auf die Prequel-Serie "The Terminal List: Black Wolf". Außerdem testen wir die Demo von "Anno 117: Pax Romana" und sprechen über die Kritik und Erwartungen zum neuen Aufbau-Strategiehit. Jetzt überall verfügbar, wo es Podcasts gibt. Neue Podcast-Episode: Thriller, Serien und Strategie – Unsere Highlights im September In der aktuellen Folge unseres Podcasts nehmen wir euch mit auf eine Reise durch die spannendsten Neuerscheinungen aus Film, Serie und Gaming. Mit einem starken Fokus auf Thriller, moralische Dilemmata und historische Welten analysieren wir: The Negotiator (Originaltitel: Relay), ein intensiver Thriller mit Riz Ahmed in der Hauptrolle. Regie führte David Mackenzie, bekannt für Hell or High Water. Der Film erzählt die Geschichte eines geheimnisvollen Vermittlers, der zwischen Whistleblowern und korrupten Konzernen agiert – ein düsteres Katz-und-Maus-Spiel mit Lily James und Sam Worthington. Highest 2 Lowest, Spike Lees Neuinterpretation von Kurosawas Klassiker High and Low. Denzel Washington brilliert als Musikmogul David King, der in ein moralisches Dilemma gerät, als sein Patensohn entführt wird. Mit dabei sind Jeffrey Wright, A$AP Rocky und Ilfenesh Hadera. Der Film verwebt soziale Themen, Medienkritik und Spannung zu einem packenden Drama. The Terminal List: Black Wolf, das Prequel zur erfolgreichen Serie mit Chris Pratt. Im Fokus steht Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch), dessen Weg vom Navy SEAL zum CIA-Agenten beleuchtet wird. Die Serie bietet düstere Spionage-Action, moralische Konflikte und internationale Schauplätze – ein Muss für Fans von Agententhrillern. Anno 117: Pax Romana – Wir haben die Demo gespielt und sprechen über die Stärken und Schwächen des neuen Aufbauspiels von Ubisoft. Die römische Welt ist visuell beeindruckend, doch die zeitliche Begrenzung und das UI sorgen für Diskussionen. Wir geben Tipps, wie ihr das Beste aus der Demo herausholt. Jetzt reinhören und mitdiskutieren – überall, wo es Podcasts gibt! Timecodes: 00:00:00 Einleitung 00:01:37 The Negotiator (Relay) 00:22:28 Wir tippen den nächsten Sneak-Film 00:24:54 Kinocharts und Neustarts 00:31:19 Highest 2 Lowest 00:41:02 The Terminal List: Dark Wolf 00:46:22 SchleFaz: Zombiber 00:47:22 Streaming Tipps 00:50:09 Anno 117: Pax Romana 00:53:53 Chris und Eric zu Gast woanders 00:55:30 Streaming Probleme und Hilfe gesucht # #
For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago, Daniel Howat, Brendan Hodges, and Tom O'Brien join me to review and discuss the latest Spike Lee joint, "Highest 2 Lowest," starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera & ASAP Rocky. It is an English-language remake and reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film High and Low, itself based on the 1959 novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain. It marks the first collaboration between Lee and Washington since "Inside Man" in 2006. The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews, but what did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the direction, themes, performances, music, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Highest 2 Lowest, out today on Apple TV +, is the latest joint from Spike Lee. The film is the latest adaptation of Ed McBain's King's Ransom and follows in the direct foorsteps of Akira Kurosawa's version, High and Low. Shot on the streets of New York City by frequent Lee collaborator Matthew Libatique, the film also fuses several different musical cues and genres to create the story of a kidnapping gone wrong and the moral dilemma it presents for the music mogul now tasked with paying the ransom. The film stars Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, John Douglas Thompson, Dean Winters, LaChanze, Princess Nokia, and Ice Spice. Dan and Vicky break with Hot Date format once again to choose a film currently playing in cinemas. They also discuss their recently seen including Netflix's Wednesday, 2025's Naked Gun, Freakier Friday, Weapons, Fantastic Four: First Steps and Went Up The Hill. Our socials: hotdatepod.com FB: Hot Date Podcast Twitter: @HotDate726 Insta: hotdatepod
Happy Football Friday! Prepping for the First Full Weekend of Football with Mark Giannotto! Blake Toppmeyer on Winners and Losers from Week 1 of College Football and More!
Finishing up the conversation with Blake Toppmeyer; Welcoming Tim Murray to the Show! Talking This Weekend's Slate of College Football and Last Night's NFL Action; Top 5 Games of the Weekend; Tell Your Story, Jerry Jones.
Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest is bold, stylish, funny, and frustrating all at once. In this episode, Trey and Kelsi explore Spike's return to the crime thriller with Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright grounding the story, and A$AP Rocky stepping in as a surprising antagonist. We dig into how the film tries to channel the social bite of Inside Man, and the moral weight of Kurosawa's High and Low, but often veers into goofy tangents, uneven tone, and surface-level commentary instead of the sharper critique Spike's known for. Sign up below on Patreon as a free member to get access to our review of Kurosawa's High and Low.The Extra Credits YouTube ChannelBecome a member of The Extra Credits+ on Patreon hereLetterboxd: The Extra CreditsTikTok: The Extra CreditsReddit: r/TheExtraCreditsInstagram: @theextracreditsTwitter: @theextracreditsSend requests, questions, and thoughts to our email: extracreditspod@gmail.com
The List: Tiger Football, The NFL; Jason Smith on the 92.9 Fantasy League, St. Jude Tipoff Classic, Potential Future for Arkansas & Memphis, Regular Season Series Potential, Memphis Feelings Towards Coach Cal; Tell Your Story, Jakobi Meyers.
Total Football Week 1 starts TONIGHT! This Weekend's Tasting Menu with David Cobb; Eric Hasseltine on the Kawhi Leonard Situation and this weekend of football.
The List: Pablo Torre, Kevin Cerrito; CJ Hurt on Michigan @ Oklahoma, CJ Carr, Games to Watch, and Teams vs Weather; Tell Your Story, Kevin Durant.
Buy, Sell, Short, Go to Reddit: The Tigers and Razorbacks will have a home & home while Calipari is HC in Arkansas, After Seeing the Tigers Play Football, you feel better about the season?; TV Timeout: NFL RedZone is adding commercials.
Overreactions to Week 1 of College Football Action with Tim Murray! Weekly Awards: LSU, Garrett Nussmeier, LaNorris Sellers, The ACC, O Line Play, MWC, Moments and Dumpster Fires of the Week.
Finishing up our Weekly Award Show; The List: St. Jude Tipoff Classic, Bill Belichick; Updated AP & Coaches Poll: Ohio St. Up to #1 in both polls, Arguing for Florida State; Tell Your Story (ies?) Dabo Swinney & Brian Kelly.
Highest 2 Lowest is a 2025 American crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay by Alan Fox. It is an English-language remake and reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film High and Low, itself based on the 1959 novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain. The film stars Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, ASAP Rocky, John Douglas Thompson, Dean Winters, LaChanze, Princess Nokia, and Ice Spice (in her film debut). It marks the first collaboration between Lee and Washington since Inside Man (2006).Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller bring you a review of Highest 2 Lowest. Directed by Spike Lee. With Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and Ilfenesh Hadera. When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese and Stephen David Miller Featured Review: • Highest 2 Lowest The Verdict: • Stephen: Wait for Rental • Christopher: Wait for Rental Music for this Episode: • Ransom by Frank Bentley Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com Listener Survey: • Please help us by taking our survey
For the first time in nineteen years, Oscar-winning director Spike Lee and Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington have re-united for their fifth collaboration after Mo Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, and Inside Man. Washington stars as David, a New York City music mogul with ONE goal at the outset of this story: to retain full control of the record label he had built over the past several decades to reconnect with the music. However some other mysterious figure has other ideas as he calls David out of the blue claiming to suddently have kidnapped the mogul's son Trey (Aubrey Joseph) and he is demanding a LOT of money in return. :o In his corner is personal driver/bodyguard Paul played by Oscar-nominee Jeffrey Wright. And what results is a high-energy thriller/musical/New York movie which also happens to be a loose remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 classic High and Low. Host: Geoff GershonEdited By Ella GershonProducer: Marlene GershonSend us a texthttps://livingforthecinema.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Living-for-the-Cinema-Podcast-101167838847578Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/livingforthecinema/Letterboxd:https://letterboxd.com/Living4Cinema/
JEFF$ BET$ -- Week 1 Bets and lines from Jeffrey Wright including several SEC Matchups for 8/30/25
Reacting to Last Night's CFB Action & Getting Ready for the Weekend with Tim Murray! Blake Toppmeyer on Texas @ Ohio State FROM COLUMBUS, Arch Manning's Path, Vibes in Columbus, LSU @ Clemson, Portal Hits, and the 3rd Best Game on the Slate.
Finishing up the college football conversation with Blake Toppmeyer; The List: Micah Parsons, Lee Corso; This Weekend's Betting Card; Tell Your Story, ESPN (Dylan Raiola)
Our summer break continues as we knock out our housekeeping and get things ready for a busy fall. And before we get back to all new episodes we've got another great look back at a favorite with the great actor Jeffrey Wright. He digs into his role on WestWorld, his time in Hollywood and the roles he loves to take on, and he shares the story of Nearest Green and what has become not only an inspiration but is also a very successful enterprise. From Episode 55 - April 16, 2020: From Angels in America to Basquiat to Syriana to Casino Royale to The Hunger Games to Boardwalk Empire to Classical Baby to Westworld. Jeffrey Wright (@JFreeWright) has played Martin Luther King Jr. and Colin Powell. He's played artists and scientists. And he's everyone's favorite Host, Bernard Lowe. He's won a Golden Globe, an Emmy, a Tony. And he's a driven supporter of causes ranging from veterans with mental health injuries to miners in Sierra Leone. It's a look back at one of the greats. At a time when none of us were at our best, he showed us what it means to be the best. And a look at why he's one of our favorites to ever appear on the show. -WATCH video of Paul and Jeffrey's conversation. -Learn more about Independent Veterans of America and all of the IVA candidates. -Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power. -Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers. And share yours. -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch. -Check out other Righteous podcasts like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm. Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0F1lzdRbTB0XYen8kyEqXe Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/id1457899667 Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/49a684c3-68e1-4a85-8d93-d95027a8ec64/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff Ways to watch: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@independentamericans Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/indy_americans BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/indyamericans.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ Ways to listen:Social channels: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
JEFF$ BET$ WEEK 1 CARD from Jeffrey Wright -- -College Football picks on the Geoff Calkins Show
WE MADE IT! College Football is OFFICIALLY BACK Tonight! College Football Tasting Menu with David Cobb; Eric Hasseltine on CFB Slate this Weekend, Local Musicians, & More!
The List: Greg Sankey, Doris Burke, Jay Wright; Jason Smith on the Pass/Fail for Tigers' Football, Future of the Program, Rick Barnes Extension, Championship Banner; Tell Your Story, Drew Brees.
Finishing up our TV Timeout; The List: Taylor Swift. Jordan Rodgers; CJ Hurt on Jessica Benson's Role in Swiftie Conspiracy, Super Bowl Halftime Potentials; Tell Your Story, Kris Jenner.
Buy/Sell/Short/Go to Reddit: The Tigers' Football Season will be a FAILURE if they don't make a conference championship game; TV Timeout: Tom Brady Restrictions Lightened, Jerry Jones Documentary.
After nearly two decades apart, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are reunited with Highest 2 Lowest — a bold reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's classic High and Low. Alongside an all-star cast that includes Jeffrey Wright, A$AP Rocky, and even newcomer to the screen Ice Spice, this film marks a powerful return to the big screen, and Spike Lee personally encourages everyone to see it in theaters! On today's episode of The Run-Through with Vogue, Digital Style Director Leah Faye Cooper spoke to Spike about what it was like working with Denzel after all these years apart (the Batman to his Robin as Spike says). He also shared his secret to scouting new talent (the internet plays a big role!) and his guide to the best spots in Brooklyn.The Run-Through with Vogue is your go-to podcast where fashion meets culture. Hosted by Chioma Nnadi, Head of British Vogue; Chloe Malle, Editor of Vogue.com; and Nicole Phelps, Director of Vogue Runway, each episode features the latest fashion news and exclusive designer and celebrity interviews. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The List: Dave Portnoy, YouTube TV; Parsing Through the Betting Cards for CFB Week 1; Tell Your Story, Willson Contreras.
This week’s Nose, guest hosted by comedian Shawn Murray, looks at: Highest 2 Lowest is the fifth collaboration between director Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington and their first in 19 years, since Inside Man in 2006. It is an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 police procedural, High and Low, which is, itself, an adaptation of the Ed McBain novel King’s Ransom. It also stars Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, Ice Spice, Dean Winters, John Douglas Thompson, Wendell Pierce, and more. Highest 2 Lowest is in a strangely limited release — it’s in just three theaters in Connecticut — and it hits Apple TV+ on September 5. And: Alien: Earth is the first TV series — after nine movies — in the Alien franchise. It is a prequel set two years before the events of the original movie, and it’s created be Noah Hawley, who also created the Fargo TV series, among other things. Alien: Earth is set, somewhat logically, on Earth. GUESTS: Taneisha Duggan: Director of arts, culture, and entertainment for the city of Hartford Sam Hadelman: Director of public relations at Dark Matter Media Lindsay Lee Wallace: A writer and journalist covering culture, health, technology, bats, and anything else people will answer her questions about Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University and the author of The Spike Lee Enigma: Challenge and Incorporation in Media Culture The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode! Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Eugene Amatruda contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Recorded July 18, 2025 at the Old Fire Station Theatre - Oxford, UK “I do think, every time you need to sing the title!” - Steve on Bond theme songs On this week's Summer Live episode, it's our piping-hot pod straight out of Oxford all about the second Daniel Craig Bond film, Quantum of Solace! Why did they think they needed to chase the Jason Bourne movies, thus altering the very DNA of this franchise? Why is this movie so far up Casino Royale's ass? Why couldn't Mathieu Amalric get a dang parlor scene? And couldn't they have thought of a more exciting villain lair than an empty hotel in the middle of the desert? PLUS: M's boyfriend has some snack requests! Quantum of Solace stars Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Giancarlo Giannini, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, David Harbour, Jesper Christensen, Anatole Taubman, Rory Kinnear, and Dame Judi Dench as M; directed by Marc Forster. This episode is brought to you in part by Rocket Money. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to RocketMoney dot com slash whm today. That's RocketMoney dot com slash whm. RocketMoney dot com slash whm. Don't sleep on snagging your tickets to our 15th Anniversary show this December where we're talking all things Arnold in Total Recall! It's gonna be a gas and we wanna see you there! Click through for tickets now! Throughout 2025, we'll be donating 100% of our earnings from our merch shop to the Center for Reproductive Rights. So head over and check out all these masterful designs and see what tickles your fancy! Shirts? Phone cases? Canvas prints? We got all that and more! Check it out and kick in for a good cause! Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
LEGENDS ALERT! On this special episode of Million Dollaz Worth of Game, Gillie & Wallo hit New York to chop it up with two ICONS, Spike Lee & A$AP Rocky. The duo is pushing their brand-new A24 film “Highest 2 Lowest” starring Denzel Washington, A$AP Rocky, Jeffrey Wright, and more. We dive into their experience on set, how Spike co-signed Rocky as an actor, and the wild story of Denzel cooking Rocky in a rap battle on set. Gillie and Spike connect over their sports fandom, while Wallo and Rocky trade flowers for their impact on the culture. Filmmaking game & pure NYC energy.