Reel Rap S6 E6: Elaine May's 'Ishtar' (1987)

"Telling the truth can be dangerous business/ Honest and popular don't go hand-in-hand." Shane and Bennett do a lot of truth-telling in their examination of Elaine May's Ishtar famously misunderstood comedy. They express great admiration for the film and relate heavily to Rogers and Clarke — Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman's bumbling singer/songwriter characters — even trying their hand at crafting their own pop tunes and singing a few Rogers/Clarke standards. A comedy duo straight out of William Penn’s backyard, Bennett Glace, an adult Disney fan, and Shane Pfender, an ordained minister, have for years lent a critical eye to Hollywood’s most tedious auteurs. They are a comedy duo for film snobs and slobs alike. Exhausted by the current uninspired landscape of film criticism, the two work to find a new language with which to understand and interact with the films they cover on their inimitable podcast, Reel Rap.