27: War Of The Worlds

Episode 27 of the The Last Star In Hollywood podcast, hosted by Next Word, titled "27: War Of The Worlds" was published on April 18, 2024 and runs 81 minutes.

April 18, 2024 ·81m · The Last Star In Hollywood

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Summary

This week, Cruise is a bad dad in Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds (2005)! Is too much structure a bad thing? Does this film contain the worst character in Cruise’s entire filmography? What is the title convention for the Lilo & Stitch sequels? Content warning: violence, gore, child endangerment Unanswered Questions: Does Ray arc as a protagonist? How is this film in conversation with 9/11 and the War on Terror? Does the compressed production schedule hurt the clarity of the film’s plot? Further reading: H.G. Wells IF (2024) It’s Complicated (2009) The Last Star In Hollywood Definitive List Of Tom Cruise Films The Last Star In Hollywood: Production Schedule Thanks for listening! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord! Join us next time as we go back to the well with JJ Abrams’ Mission: Impossible 3! The Last Star In Hollywood is a Next Word production.Copyright © 2024 The Last Star In Hollywood. All Rights Reserved. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode Description

This week, Cruise is a bad dad in Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds (2005)! Is too much structure a bad thing? Does this film contain the worst character in Cruise’s entire filmography? What is the title convention for the Lilo & Stitch sequels?

Content warning: violence, gore, child endangerment

Unanswered Questions:

Does Ray arc as a protagonist?
How is this film in conversation with 9/11 and the War on Terror?
Does the compressed production schedule hurt the clarity of the film’s plot?

Further reading:

Thanks for listening! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord!

Join us next time as we go back to the well with JJ Abrams’ Mission: Impossible 3!

The Last Star In Hollywood is a Next Word production.

Copyright © 2024 The Last Star In Hollywood. All Rights Reserved.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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