Reel Rap S6 E9: Mike Nichols' 'Charlie Wilson's War' (2007)

Ryan McCloskey returns to the Reel Rap studio to talk Charlie Wilson's War, Mike Nichols' 2007 collaboration with Aaron Sorkin. Our hosts pull very few punches on Nichols' final film, pointing out crucial mistakes in casting and how much the film resembles a Ron Howard movie. And, of course, they squeeze in some of Bennett's beloved Oscars talk. 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.