Reel Rap S6 E8: Mike Nichols' 'Primary Colors' (1998)

Shane and Bennett give three cheers for the red, white and blue on Nichols' underwhelming political late-Nineties comedy. This week's Reel Rap looks back at Mike Nichols’ 1998 feature 'Primary Colors.' Shane and Bennett find little of value in the folksy rendering of the American electoral landscape. Shane shares his Kathy Bates story, Bennett measures the value of John Travolta and they express disappointment that this film, penned by Elaine May, was better received than Ishtar (1987). 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.