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The List: College Quarterbacks; Bay Area Minute: Niners RIDDLED with Injuries; BREAKING: BIG10 Accepting New Private Equity Deal; Tell Your Story, Zac Taylor.
Buy/Sell/Short/Go to Reddit: U of Miami is on Upset Alert this Weekend... Arkansas is the Best Head Coaching Job Open... Right Now with Coach Norton Hurd IV! Jason Munz joins the program to talk Ballin on Beale, Penny's Training Camp Notes and Plans for the Roster.
Finishing up our Weekly CFB Award Show; The List: Dillon Gabriel, Napheesa Collier; This Weekend's Betting Cards: Vanderbilt @ Alabama and MORE; Tell Your Story, Breece Hall & Sauce Gardner.
Debating if This is the Best Time of the Sports Calendar with Tim Murray! Week 5 CFB Award Show: Oregon, Alabama, Ty Simpson, Dante Moore, ND Fake Punt, DII Story of Trinidad Chambliss, All Time Field Storming.
Finishing up the conversation on the SB Halftime Show; The List: Grizzlies Media Day, Riley Patterson, Saudi PIF, Arkansas; CJ Hurt on Grszz Media Day, Ja's Statements, CFB Weekend and MORE; Tell Your Story, Kawhi Leonard.
College Football Weekend in the SEC, UT/Miss State surprise & Memphis; Bad Bunny is our Halftime performer for the Super Bowl!
Pete and Trevor watched Spike Lee's new movie Highest 2 Lowest, a bold reimagining of Kurosawa's classic High and Low. Starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and A$AP Rocky, we're asking the question: will this remake be worth it?We're also continuing our ongoing project Last Action Heroes, where we track the big guns of action cinema one film at a time. This week we're riding shotgun with Sly Stallone, diving into the neon-soaked, leather-jacketed, pizza scissor cutting chaos of Cobra.Don't forget to enter our ongoing contest to win a subscription to Letterboxd Patron: https://boxd.it/OT9rwIntro (00:00)Cobra Review (16:17)Spoiler-free review of Highest 2 Lowest (46:27)Spoiler-talk (59:00)
SEC with Blake Toppmeyer - USA Today Senior Reporter - with Jeffrey Wright on Ole Miss/LSU, State/UT, and Penn State game too
Finishing the conversation with Blake Toppmeyer; The List: CFB Week 5; Ryder Cup Update, Top 5 Games of the Weekend; Tell Your Story, Jerry Jones.
Breaking Down the HUGE Ja Morant and Memphis Grizzlies News with Damichael Cole! Blake Toppmeyer on Game to Watch Saturday, BIG10's Continued Playoff Expansion "Efforts", SEC Annual Opponents.
This week on Black on Black Cinema, the crew returns to discuss director Spike Lee's latest film "Highest 2 Lowest" starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and A$AP Rocky. The film follows a music mogul, David King, who's life gets flipped upside down when his son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
This Weekend's Sports Tasting Menu Starting with TNF & The Ryder Cup with David Cobb! Eric Hasseltine on International Travel, Grizz Season Preview, Value of a Home Training Camp.
The List: Tiger Basketball, Grizzlies Promo Schedule, College Football Playoff; Jason Smith on Playoff Baseball, 92.9 Fantasy League, Tiger Football Vibes; Tell Your Story, Hugh Freeze.
Talking All Things Nike, Adidas, Under Armour and MORE with Coach Norton Hurd IV! Jason Munz joins the Show to Talk Tigers Basketball: Daniel Viera Tuck & Tariq Ingraham, Candid Coaches Series Results.
The List: Ja Morant, Revenue Sharing; Timothy Gay Joins the Program to Preview the Ryder Cup: Can the Americans Win if Scottie Scheffler Struggles?; Tell Your Story, Coldplay Affair Goers.
There's an awful lot to like about Spike Lee's newest film, HIGHEST 2 LOWEST. Unfortunately, there's also a lot to dislike about it. Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright are spectacular -- especially when they're on the screen together -- but A$AP Rocky might've been a casting misstep. So let's talk about it...
Finishing up our Week 4 CFB Award Show; The List: Jaxson Dart, John Mateer BREAKING NEWS; John Mateer Breakdown, Fan Question on Dabo and Florida; Tell Your Story, Oklahoma State.
Reacting to Mike Gundy's Firing and MORE from the World of College Football with Tim Murray! Week 4 CFB Award Show: Syracuse, Indiana, Mendoza, Top QBs, Texas Tech, Tulane, Memphis, Hawaii, and MORE!
Finishing up our TV Timeout; The List: Bruce Pearl, Fred Van Vleet, The SEC, Adele; CJ Hurt on the Biggest Win of the Weekend, Michigan, Weekend in Vegas, Southern Heritage Classic; Tell Your Story, Hugh Freeze.
Overreactions to the Weekend: Memphis Changed the Perception of the Program and Control Their Destiny, Playoff Projections; TV Timeout: Jimmy Kimmel Return, Wrestlepalooza Issues, Inside the NBA.
THIS WEEK: We are loaded with news this week, including the fallout of the Jimmy Kimmel/FCC controversy, false information on a casting for Spider-Man BND, and more. Then, in our TALK TOPIC of the week, Spike Lee gives you a reason to jump on Apple TV with my review of Highest 2 Lowest starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and A$AP Rocky.
Memphis and other top ranked matchup college football picks from Jeffrey Wright
Geoff Calkins Show on 92.9 FM ESPN --JEFF$ BET$ WEEK 4!!!! It's time for Jeff$ Bet$ --- Listen for Memphis and predictions here from Jeffrey Wright on this weekend
Blake Toppmeyer Opens the Show on the University of Florida Potential Fallout, Takeaways from Week 3 of CFB, Jackson Arnold Bowl, SEC Tiers, and Mizzou; What Will We be Talking About on Monday from the World of College Football?
The List: Thursday Night Football, Memphis Grizzlies; What Games are We Watching This Weekend?; Tell Your Story, Al Michaels.
This Weekend's TV Tasting Menu of Football with Kevin Cerrito! Eric Hasseltine on the Kawhi Leonard situation & Impact on the Los Angeles Clippers, Stacking Up the Western Conference, and More!
The List: Memphis SC, Commercial Appeal, SEC Annual Opponents; Wrestlepalooza is this weekend... But will we even be able to watch it?; Tell Your Story, LeBron James.
We're back and bringing a FINAL Double Feature of the summer that is only possible because there are masters at work damn it! First up, is Akira Kurosawa's tense thriller involving shoes, kidnapping, drug addiction, jealousy, and of course Toshiro Mifune. It's 1963's High and Low. And then we have Spike Lee's contemporary interpretation of the story involving hip-hop, inept police, more kidnapping, New York City, and of course Denzel Washington. It's 2025's Highest 2 Lowest. Check it out!!
Buy/Sell/Short/Go to Reddit: The University of Miami is BACK and Better than Ever! Kawhi is the only player getting extra money; Jason Munz on the Tigers' Roster Additions, Sincere Parker, St. Jude Classic & John Calipari.
The List: The Tush Push, David Cobb; Top 10 NFL QBs: Daniels, Herbert, Hurts, Goff, Stafford, Mayfield, Burrow, Jackson, Allen, Mahomes; Tell Your Story, Matthew Tkachuk.
What Have We Learned Through a Quarter of the College Football Season with Tim Murray! CFB Week 3 Award Show: UGA, UWV, Haynes King, Taylan Green, Clemson, Playoff Chances, Notre Dame, Miami, Brian Kelly, K State.
Finishing up the Week 3 CFB Award Show; The List: Tom Brady, College RedZone; This Weekend's Slate & Betting Lines: Arkansas @ Memphis, TTU/Utah, BYU, ASU/Baylor, and More; Tell Your Story, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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
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.
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.
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 $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest is bold, stylish, funny, and frustrating all at once. In this episode, Trey and Kelsi explore Spike's return to the crime thriller with Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright grounding the story, and A$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
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