EPISODE · Jan 20, 2025 · 2H 6M
The Cromcast - Season 21, Episode 05 - Million Dollar Baby and The Iron Claw
from The Cromcast: A Weird Fiction Podcast · host Cromcast
Welcome back, Cromrades! This week, we take on two combat sports movies that damage us right where it hurts - the emotions! We're talking Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman. Then, we enter the squared circle to face off against the Von Erich family in The Iron Claw, directed by Sean Durkin and starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, , Maura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, and Lily James. We're talking raw emotional damage, folks. Would Robert E. Howard have found something to like about this double feature? Let us know! One Things Jon: Peaceful Neighbor: Discovering the Counter Cultural Mr. Rogers by Michael Long Josh: On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oates Luke: Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins by Annie Jacobsen Questions? Comments? Curses? Call us at (859) 429-CROM! Did you know that we're on Facebook? We're posting photos on the Instagrams! Subscribe to our feed on FeedBurner! Or, check us out on iTunes! We're also on Stitcher Radio and Google Play! Legal Mumbo-Jumbo Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Themes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Outro: Tom Sawyer by Rush! Music obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!
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Welcome back, Cromrades! This week, we take on two combat sports movies that damage us right where it hurts - the emotions! We're talking Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman. Then, we enter the squared circle to face off against the Von Erich family in The Iron Claw, directed by Sean Durkin and starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, , Maura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, and Lily James. We're talking raw emotional damage, folks. Would Robert E. Howard have found something to like about this double feature? Let us know! One Things Jon: Peaceful Neighbor: Discovering the Counter Cultural Mr. Rogers by Michael Long Josh: On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oates Luke: Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins by Annie Jacobsen Questions? Comments? Curses? Call us at (859) 429-CROM! Did you know that we're on Facebook?We're posting photos on the Instagrams!Subscribe to our feed on FeedBurner!Or, check us out on iTunes!We're also on Stitcher Radio and Google Play! Legal Mumbo-Jumbo Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Themes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Outro: Tom Sawyer by Rush! Music obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!
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