Episode 237 – THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

Runtime104 minutes Show Contents: 2:40 Know Your Enemy: Matthew Brown 17:18 The New Slang: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER 84:48 The Other Side: Matthew and Ryan talk further reading after J.J. Abrams’ new film Thoughts From Your Host… Off the top of this episode, I make mention of the longest episode of this podcast ever. I then make a joke that today’s guest might want to try to break that record. We missed – by less than a minute. Go figure. When mapping-out this episode, I truly didn’t know what I was going to be getting into. I knew the conversation would be a special one, and a passionate one. I did not know whether my guest and I would agree, nor did I have any clue if the discussion would be a positive or negative one. To paraphrase the old military saying: This is a conversation. There are many conversations like it, but this one is ours. You may agree with us, you may disagree with us. Wherever you fall on the matter, I only ever hope you find the films you choose to watch entertaining, and the conversations we share with you in this space engaging. Unless your name is Bob Turnbull. Then, you are always wrong. Links Mentioned on Episode 237: Patton Oswalt’s STAR WARS Fillibuster from Parks & Rec: Matineecast 236 where Brian J Roan and I discuss KNIVES OUT Pop Culture Detective’s video essay on humanity in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: Matt Brown’s Letterboxd Feed Matt’s Twitter feed can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening…and for ten fantastic years.  Enjoy!