Episodes
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Ep. 82 - Without Limits
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
One day in advance of the opening ceremonies for the 2020 (2021?) Summer Olympics, we dig into Without Limits, the long-distance running flick that almost nobody saw back in 1998.
Billy Crudup is well-cast as the often unlikable, running-obsessed Steve Prefontaine, but Robert Towne's writing & directing of the "rube" and his running buddies is not the smoothest. Pre tries to expose the corruption in amateur athletics, but then that storyline doesn't really go anywhere. Monica Potter is Pre's love interest, but she's given almost nothing to do. At least it's the sexiest movie we've had in a long time. Pre loved the ladies. He also loved (and also bristled against) his coach Bill Bowerman, who's played by Donald Sutherland in one of the best performances of his long career. So if you're not a quiet shoe designer or a front-runner going on pure guts, well, perhaps you'd enjoy hearing us talk about people who are!
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Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Ep. 81 - Ford v Ferrari
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
The performances of Christian Bale and Matt Damon are the best reasons to recommend James Mangold's racing movie: Ford v Ferrari.
In fact, the entire cast is stellar, as is the production design and the sound. For some reason however, we just didn't connect with Ford v Ferrari, even though it's been widely embraced by our fellow middle-aged white men. Much like when we talked about Jackie Robinson's life in 42, we either wanted a shorter movie or a miniseries. Chris also felt short-changed by the many things Mangold didn't include about the real friendship between Carroll Shelby & Ken Miles. On the other hand, if you love to see cars burning rubber at Le Mans and constantly aggressive/reckless driving (on the track...or just on city streets), you're in luck. So get in your runner's stance and sprint across the track before you even get in the car, but rev up our chat about Ford v Ferrari to keep you company during the trip.
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