TAATM #452: Cape Fear vs. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Release Date: 08/29/2024
TAATM #474: Mission: Impossible--The Final Reckoning / Thunderbolts* / Friendship / Pee-Wee As Himself
Trash, Art, And The Movies
Erin and Paul review the early-summer blockbusters MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE--THE FINAL RECKONING and THUNDERBOLTS* as well as the are-men-okay? comedy FRIENDSHIP, the dystopian parenting satire THE ASSESSMENT, the indie heartwarmer THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND and the Paul Reubens documentary PEE-WEE AS HIMSELF before diving into a bunch of TV shows, including THE REHEARSAL, THE DEVIL'S PLAN and SIRENS.
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TAATM #473: Old Yeller vs. Marley & Me
Trash, Art, And The Movies
Paul and Erin tear up at a pair of movies about beloved dogs: the generation-traumatizing 1957 Disney classic OLD YELLER, and the 2008 adaptation of John Grogan's memoir MARLEY & ME.
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TAATM #472: Sinners / The Wedding Banquet / Another Simple Favor / The Rule Of Jenny Pen / Eephus
Trash, Art, And The Movies
Paul and Erin review a host of new movies, including blockbusters like SINNERS and worthwhile indies like THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, THE ACTOR and EEPHUS.
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TAATM #471: Exotica vs. Striptease
Trash, Art, And The Movies
Paul and Erin review two films set primarily around strip clubs. Our art pick is Atom Egoyan's 1994 web-of-life drama EXOTICA, and our trash pick is Andrew Bergman's 1996 Demi Moore comedy STRIPTEASE.
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TAATM #470: The Order / Holland / Novocaine / Prestige TV Roundup
Trash, Art, And The Movies
Paul and Erin cycle through the new releases THE ORDER, HOLLAND and NOVOCAINE before digging into some hot-and-buzzy TV series, including THE PITT, ADOLESCENCE, THE WHITE LOTUS and THE STUDIO.
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TAATM #469: Bug vs. Arachnophobia
Trash, Art, And The Movies
Erin and Paul review two films about infestations of creepy-crawly critters: William Friedkin's harrowing 2006 psychological drama BUG, and Frank Marshall's cheerfully junky 1990 horror comedy ARACHNOPHOBIA.
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TAATM #468: Mickey 17 / Black Bag / Chaos / Balestra
Trash, Art, And The Movies
Paul and Erin review new films from Bong Joon-ho, Steven Soderbergh and Errol Morris, plus a host of older titles featuring the likes of Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, Gene Tierney, and Jackie Chan.
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TAATM #467: Girl, Interrupted vs. The Snake Pit
Trash, Art, And The Movies
Paul and Erin review two films based on women writers' accounts of their time in psychiatric institutions: James Mangold's 1999 drama GIRL, INTERRUPTED starring Winona Ryder and an Oscar-winning Angelina Jolie, and Anatole Litvak's unusual 1948 drama starring Olivia de Havilland.
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TAATM #466: Hard Truths / Universal Language / Oh Canada / Presence / The Monkey
Trash, Art, And The Movies
Paul and Erin review Mike Leigh's abrasive character study HARD TRUTHS, Matthew Rankin's alternative-history comedy UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, Paul Schrader's draft-dodger drama OH CANADA, Steven Soderbergh's ghost story PRESENCE and Osgood Perkins' darkly comic horror movie THE MONKEY. Plus: we dig into the David Bowie heist comedy THE LINGUINI INCIDENT, the Roy Scheider helicopter thriller BLUE THUNDER and the Agatha Christie adaptation APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH.
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TAATM #465: A Complete Unknown vs. I'm Not There
Trash, Art, And The Movies
Paul and Erin review two films that take very different approaches to telling the story of music legend Bob Dylan: James Mangold's 2024 biopic A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, starring Timothée Chalamet; and Todd Haynes' 2007 dissection of Dylan's various incarnations I'M NOT THERE, starring Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale and Richard Gere.
info_outlinePaul and Erin review two films about vengeful stalkers out to destroy seemingly picture-perfect households: Martin Scorsese's pulpy 1991 drama CAPE FEAR, and Curtis Hanson's 1992 domestic thriller THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE.
Music: "Stalkin'" by Duane Eddy