Podcast appearances and mentions of Jeffrey Wright

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! —the podcast where we resurrect cinema's most infamous box office disasters and ask the burning question: was it really that bad? We're celebrating five years of cinematic redemption.Not A Bomb! continues with the bombs of 2025, this time examining the black comedy film - The Phoenician Scheme. Troy and Brad use this opportunity to reflect on the cinematic career of Wes Anderson. Everyone knows Wes has a unique visual, but has he grown as a filmmaker? Is he just doing the Wes Anderson thing? The hosts find themselves battling with their initial thoughts and The Phoenician Scheme provided plenty for them to chew on. But hey, most importantly the guys are able to talk about Richard Ayoade AKA Dean Learner from Garth Marenghi's Darkplace so maybe The Phoenician Scheme is the greatest film ever made for that simply fact.The Phoenician Scheme is directed by Wes Anderson and stars Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Rix Ahmed, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amairic, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Rupert FriendAdditionally, Troy and Brad discuss Kill Bill: The Whole Affair as a bonus.Want to help support the show? Head over to the Not A Bomb Tee Public store and check our merchandise. Special thanks to Ted Blair for the amazing designs!We're committed to hearing your feedback and suggestions. If there's a cinematic flop you'd like us to delve into, please reach out to us at NotABombPod@gmail.com or through our contact page. Your reviews and feedback are what drive us. If you enjoy our content, consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.Cast: Brad, Troy

"Highest 2 Lowest" is an American crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay by Alan Fox. It is an English-language remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film "High and Low," itself based on Ed McBain's 1959 novel "King's Ransom." 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). The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival out of competition, where it received positive reviews for its performances, music, and direction from Lee. Composer Howard Drossin and songwriter/performer Aiyana-Lee, who collaborated on the film's title track, were both kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experiences working on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Apple TV+. Thank you, 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

Finishing up the conversation with Eric Hasseltine; The List: The Memphis Grizzlies, Injury in Sports; Jason Smith on good feelings for Charles Huff, Grizz Injury Woes, Tigers' Win over Baylor, Upcoming Slate; Tell Your Story, Adam Schefter.

Reacting to the Newest Job Opening in College Football; Eric Hasseltine on Ja Morant's Potential Return, Upcoming Schedule, Rise of Injuries across the NBA, & Breaking Grizzlies News

The List: Charles Huff, Shedeur Sanders; BREAKING: Sherrone Moore FIRED by Michigan & Tell Your Story, Bud Elliott

Buy/Sell/Short/Go to Reddit: The CFP Committee Got it RIGHT; Jason Munz LIVE from Charles Huff's Introductory Presser & Tigers' Hoops Upcoming Slate, News & Notes.

Finishing up the Championship Weekend Awards; The List: Philip Rivers, Monday Night Football; Changes to the CFB Postseason Schedule; Look Ahead lines to the opening round of the playoffs, Heisman Odds, College Hoops Lines; Tell Your Story, Jaylen Brown.

Talking Through All of the Fallout from the CFP Bracket Release! Championship Weekend Awards: UGA & Indiana TOTW, Heismans of the Week, College GameDay (Dumpster Fire otW) Maddux Madsen & JMU Snowball (CFB Moments otW) The Playoff (Stock Up), Kirk Herbstreit & Internet Overreactions (Stock Down)

Finishing up our breakdown of the College Football Playoff Bracket; The List: Netflix, Redzone, Nick Saban; The AAC Champ game, John Cena's Final Match, & the Kansas City Chiefs' Demise; Tell Your Story, 50 Cent.

Overreacting to Championship Weekend, College Football Playoff Bracket, & the New Memphis Football Head Coach! True Finale of Kevin's Bracketology: Breaking Down the Final CFP Rankings & Playoff Bracket.

NETFLIX WINS THE BIDDING WAR FOR WARNER BROS! Quentin Tarantino Trashes Paul Dano?! The Batman 2 Casting Rumors, Scarlett Johansson's MYSTERY Role, Stranger Things 5's Final Runtime, AND the Spider-Noir / Ben Reilly series?! Greg Alba & Coy Jandreau dive into all the wild entertainment news of the week — from Tarantino's fiery comments about Paul Dano and the ongoing online debate, to whether Scarlett Johansson is joining Matt Reeves' The Batman Part II as Poison Ivy, Andrea Beaumont / Phantasm, or something completely unexpected. We break down what's real, what's rumored, and what actually makes sense inside the evolving Bat-universe with Robert Pattinson's Batman, Barry Keoghan's Joker, Zoë Kravitz's Catwoman, Jeffrey Wright's Gordon, Andy Serkis' Alfred & more. We also react to the brand-new update that Stranger Things Season 5 will feature a 2 hour and 5 minute runtime for the final episode — the most cinematic ending the Duffer Brothers have ever done. Who survives? Who dies? And how will the show wrap up Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike, Will, Hopper, Joyce, Dustin, Lucas, Max, Jonathan, Steve, Nancy & Robin's story? Follow Coy Jandreau:  Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coyjandreau?l... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coyjandreau/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/CoyJandreau YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYH2szDTuU9ImFZ9gBRH8w Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finishing up the conversation with Eric Hasseltine; The List: Championship Saturday; Jason Smith on the Memphis FB Head Coaching Search: Top Candidates, Dan Mullen vs Jerry Mack vs the field; Tell Your Story, Hugh Freeze.

Preparing for the Weekend with the Full Menu of Sports! Eric Hasseltine on the Chris Paul Situation in LA, Ranking Grizz Enemies, Grizzlies' Recent Results, Zach Edey's Success.

Finishing up the conversation with Jason Munz; The List: College Football Playoff Ranking; Penn State Coaching Search Update & Tell Your Story, Diego Pavia.

Buy/Sell/Short/Go to Reddit: Is the SEC Still a Basketball Conference? Jason Munz on Ryan Silverfield's Move to Arkansas, Memphis's Head Coach Search & More!

Finishing up our Rivalry Weekend Awards; The List: The NFL, Kalani Sitake; Looking Ahead to Conference Championship Weekend; Tell Your Story, Lane Kiffin.

Wrapping Our Heads Around the Upcoming College Football Playoff Rankings; Rivalry Weekend Awards: Texas, New Mexico, Malachi Toney, Jaden Baugh, Dumpster Fires, Stocks Up and Down, & MORE!

Overreacting to the Spinning of the CFB Coaching Carousel after a Wild Weekend! Breaking Down the Conclusion of the Lane Kiffin Saga: Blame to go around for all, new coach, & More!

Finishing the conversation on the Lane Kiffin Saga; The List: The Memphis Grizzlies, ESPN Unlimited/Survivor Series; CJ Hurt on Zach Edey, Other Bright Spots for the Grizzlies during this win streak, Michigan Football, CFP Scenarios; Tell Your Story, Shelby Harris.

On this week's show we're discussing the recent Game Awards nominees, Valve's multiple new hardware announcements and digging into some recent releases, including the latest entry in the Borderlands series and the incredibly successful debut of Adhoc games' Dispatch, featuring the Hollywood heavyweight talents of Aaron Paul and Jeffrey Wright.Contact us on Email at: notplayingpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter/X/whatever: @notplayingpodIf you're listening on iTunes or Spotify, please give us a review!Music kindly provided by Miracle of Sound https://www.youtube.com/miracleofsoundIf you like movies & TV, why not checkout the #NOTwatching Podcast

Benoit Blanc is on the case again as he's called to solve a murder at a church in a seemingly-quaint New England hamlet. Josh O'Connor is the local priest, and there are a host of suspects to choose from. Aaron joins us to discuss Wake Up Dead Man. 

Finishing the conversation on the Tigers with Jason Munz; The List: Memphis Grizzlies, Coaching Carousel; Top Games of the Weekend from a PACKED Rivalry Weekend; Tell Your Story, Jordon Hudson.

Talking the ongoing coaching carousel ahead of Rivalry weekend and more from college sports with Coach Norton Hurd IV! Jason Munz on the Tigers through five games post-Baha Mar and What we'll learn from the upcoming non-conference games!

Breaking Down the Grizzlies' Loss last night to the Denver Nuggets and the Tigers' Struggles last Weekend! Recapping the Weekend that was in College Football with our Week 13 Awards!

The List: College Football Playoff; North Texas Head Coach Eric Morris to be named the next head coach at Oklahoma State! What's Next in the Coaching Carousel?; Tell Your Story, Brian Kelly.

Overreactions from the Weekend of Mixed Results for Memphis Basketball teams (Tigers & Grizz)! TV Timeout: The Role of College Gameday in CFB as a whole and on the Coaching Carousel, plus the timing of the Transfer Portal.

Finishing up our TV Timeout; The List: The College Coaching Carousel; CJ Hurt on The Game, Other Rivalry Weekend Games of Note, Lane Kiffin, and MORE!; Tell Your Story, Jason Whitlock.

Finishing up the conversation with Blake Toppmeyer; The List: Thursday Night Football, Lane Kiffin; Top Games of the Weekend; Tell Your Story, AJ Brown.

Breaking down the Tigers' loss and Grizzlies' win last night with Damichael Cole! Blake Toppmeyer on the Lane Kiffin Situation, Ole Miss's Playoff Case & More from the College Football Playoff Rankings.

The List: Saturday's Tasting Menu cont.; Jason Smith on the Potential Takeaways from Baha Mar, Penny's Gameplan for success this season and beyond; Tell Your Story, CeeDee Lamb.

Breaking Down the Sports Tasting Menu to get Prepared for a FULL Weekend of sports with David Cobb! Eric Hasseltine on Finding Silver Linings in the Grizzlies' Season right now, a softening schedule, Grizzlies' Personnel Issues.

Finishing up the conversation with Jason Munz; The List: College Football Playoff Rankings; The Inside Scoop on the Dallas Mavericks and Nico Harrison; Tell Your Story, Lane Kiffin.

Buy/Sell/Short/Go to Reddit: Ja & Jaren have been the biggest disappointments for the Grizzlies this year? Penny Hardaway needs to hire a General Manager? Jason Munz on changing expectations for Tigers Basketball, Reactions from Sunday, Bracketology and More!

Breaking down the College Football Coaching Carousel and Its Most Recent Spinning; Week 12 CFB Awards: OU/UGA, SEC Running Backs, Dumpster Fires, Most College Football Moment, Stock Up & Down, and MORE!

Finishing up the Week 12 CFB Awards; The List: The Memphis Grizzlies, Awful Announcing's CFB Announcer Rankings; This Weekend's Lines: Picking Some Ugly Underdogs; Tell Your Story, President Trump.

Reacting to Arguably the Worst Weekend in Memphis Sports in a Long Time... Which Memphis Head Coach (Iisalo, Silverfield, Hardaway) would be the Worst FIRE?

Finishing up the conversation about Memphis Coaching; The List: Coaching Carousel, Lane Kiffin; CJ Hurt on the BIG10 CFP Bids, Alabama's Resume, Lane Kiffin's Future; Tell Your Story, Paris Hilton.

Finishing up the conversation with Blake Toppmeyer on College Football; The List: Thursday Night Football, The Athletic; Top Games of the Weekend; Tell Your Story, Pat Narduzzi.

Preparing for a Huge Weekend of sports with some Grizzlies Talk with Damichael Cole! Blake Toppmeyer on the Kiffin Bowl, Massive Weekend in the SEC, CFP Rankings, Potential Elimination Games & the Coaching Carousel

Finishing the conversation with Eric Hasseltine; The List: Sports Tasting Menu; Jason Smith takes stock of the Memphis Tigers through two games and reacts to Marcus Smart's comments on the Grizzlies; Tell Your Story, Mike Florio.

Trying to Digest the Messy Start to the Memphis Grizzlies Season with David Cobb; Eric Hasseltine joins the program to talk the Grizz loss in Boston last night, Defensive Issues, Jelling, & Game 7 of the World Series.

Finishing the conversation with Jason Munz; The List: The Memphis Grizzlies, KIA Rookie Ladder; Lawrence Dockery on the Memphis Tigers' Women's Soccer Team Earning an NCAA Tournament Bid: Was a 7 Seed Too Low?; Tell Your Story, Terry Bradshaw.

Reacting to the Tigers' & Grizzlies' Losses Last Night with Coach Norton Hurd IV! Jason Munz on the Reaction to the Tigers' Loss @ Ole Miss & the Upcoming Schedule.

Breaking Down Last Weekend of College Football with Tim Murray!; Week 11 CFB Awards: Texas Tech, Oregon, Jacob de Jesus, Jake Retzlaff, Dumpster Fire, Moment, Stock Up & Down of the Week!

Finishing up the Week 11 Awards; The List: Nico Harrison, Monday Night Football, NY Giants; Looking Ahead to the Weekend of CFB; Tell Your Story, LSU

Finishing the conversation with Blake Toppmeyer: The List: College Football; Top Games of the Weekend; Tell Your Story, Bradley Beal.

Trying to Get to the Bottom of the Grizzlies' Woes Ahead of the Dallas Mavericks Matchup; Blake Toppmeyer on Josh Heupel leaving Tennessee? How Coaches are Viewing the Carousel, Why Everything is Still Quiet, the Loser from 1st CFP Rankings, & MORE.

Finishing the TV Timeout; The List: Memphis Grizzlies, Memphis Tigers' Hoops, College Football Playoff; CJ Hurt on whether the Grizzlies are back to "normal", Cedric Coward's Start, Tigers' Takeaways, Other Notes from the Weekend; Tell Your Story, Pat Narduzzi.

Overreacting to the Weekend of Memphis Tigers' Athletics; TV Timeout: Continued Carriage Dispute Between YouTube TV and Disney.

The List: College Football Slate; Jason Smith on How Important the Upcoming Tigers' Game Is, Feelings Towards the Tigers' Hoops Team & Season, Fixing the Grizzlies... if we can; Tell Your Story, Brent Key.