Aya Vs. The Big Boys
by Merry-Go-Round Magazine
A podcast about watching "boy movies" for the very first time.Meet Aya Lehman, dipped into the depths of the fiery infernos of “bro cinema”, and Kevin Cookman, her Virgil through the abyss known as “Why do men love GOODFELLAS so much?” On their weekly film review show, Aya adventures through some of the so-called “greatest films of all time” for the first time ever, with Kevin as a doting guide through uncharted waters. Attempting to understand the psychosis of the patriarchy? That’s the true divine comedy.
Episodes
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KEVIN VS. 26
review us on apple podcasts :)
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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (feat. Alexandra Wallachy)
A24-PRIL is back, this time with their latest venture into the multiverse: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022).
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CODA
Our Best Picture mini-series goes out not with a bang, but with a slap, baby. ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast:...
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12 YEARS A SLAVE
ok wait wait, before you scroll past: this is somehow still a fun episode. i know, that sounds bad, and it might actually be bad, but it's true lmao ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag:...
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NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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BRAVEHEART
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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AMADEUS
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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ROCKY
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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ALL ABOUT EVE + MIDNIGHT COWBOY
THE HOTTIE MASTER-LIST: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PUQapFNDyczMEcxMW-H1MWYC0l6zqpuOfjU-y8Bx66w/edit?usp=sharing ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Gorgeous! Beautiful! Antsy! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman...
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BEST FILMS OF 2021 (THE 2021 GOLDEN BOYS)
The best films of 2021, the hottest hotties of the year, and a personal grading of how we did last year. Wow! Self-reflection! THE HOTTIE MASTER-LIST: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PUQapFNDyczMEcxMW-H1MWYC0l6zqpuOfjU-y8Bx66w/edit?usp=sharing ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/...
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EYES WIDE SHUT
We'll be taking a holiday break until January 22nd! Catch up with our backlog til then, ya filthy animals! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round...
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SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME + NIGHTMARE ALLEY + DUNE + BENEDETTA + WEST SIDE STORY + THE POWER OF THE DOG + HOUSE OF GUCCI + ETERNALS + VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE
Aya & Kevin tackle all the new big boys that could've had their own episodes! It's the 2021 Big Boy Round-Up!
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LICORICE PIZZA (feat. Andrew Warren)
PIZZZAAAAA ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Andrew Warren: https://twitter.com/ventura_blvd 818s & Heartbreak: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/818s-and-heartbreak/id1549805653 Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag:...
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A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
IIIIII SHOULDA KNOWN BETTA WIT A GURL LIKE UUUUUUU ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/...
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GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE
munch? her? ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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NETWORK
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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THE FRENCH DISPATCH + TOP 5 WES ANDERSON MOVIES
The episode all about Wes Anderson.... deep breath in ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/...
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LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (feat. Trevor Dillon)
Goodbye Spooky Month!!!! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ The Frida Cinema: https://thefridacinema.org/ Trevor Dillon: https://twitter.com/TrevorDills Ghost Party Radio: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ghost-party-radio/id1553013103 Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin...
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A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (feat. Noah Marger & Mason Maguire)
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Noah Marger: https://twitter.com/NoahMarger Mason Maguire: https://twitter.com/hotdogdebicki Mason's apparel: https://mason-merchguire.creator-spring.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman...
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CARRIE (1976)
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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THE FLY (1986)
Welcome to Spooky Month!!!! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round...
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YOUR NAME
We wrap our Hispanic Heritage Month mini-series with the most Hispanic medium of all: anime. ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine...
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ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
ay ay ayy !!! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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JFK – A 9/11 SPECIAL
America is broken !! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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DOG DAY AFTERNOON (feat. Robert Franco)
Sidney Lumet, prolific American cinema master whose catalogue spans the Golden Era to the 2000's auteur revitalization... And Aya has only ever seen THE WIZ. The duo is joined by Film Twitter magnate Robert Franco to discuss all things Al Pacino, the masculinity of bank robbing, and the ethics of...
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CANDYMAN (1992)
Join us as we solve gentrification!!! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support...
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STAND BY ME
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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ALL THAT JAZZ
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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THE SUICIDE SQUAD + LISTENER MAILBAG
You know what it is, only the hippest Latinx film podcast on the Internet – Órale guey !!! Hot cheetos!! Ok, onto the show. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast:...
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A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (feat. Hayley Bensmiller)
Hayley Bensmiller: https://hayleybensmiller.wixsite.com/media Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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BURNING (feat. Jacqueline Codiga)
david ehrlich made all of us watch this! most of us loved it, some of us didn't get it! ooOoooo tension!! DJ HORSE JEANS: https://twitter.com/Horse_Jeans Indieheads Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/IndieheadsPodcast Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman:...
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LOKI: Season 1
Aya and her friend Maddie hash out the latest in the MCU with LOKI (2021). Kevin is also occasionally present.
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SHAFT (1971)
Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
25 years of INDEPENDENCE DAY, 25 years of movies being ruined Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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F9: THE FAST SAGA (feat. Dorie Bailey)
Every single FAST AND FURIOUS movie. Every single one. Enjoy. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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UNFORGIVEN (feat. Mitch Lehman)
Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
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MOMMY
AYA VS. THE BIG BOYS vs. MOMMY.... How Freudian! Closing out June's Pride programming double feature is Xavier Dolan's explosive, Tumblr-friendly MOMMY, one of the most discussed & adored films of the 2010s.... Until it suddenly became one of the decade's forgotten smash hits. Huh? How'd that...
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PINK FLAMINGOS
Camp. CRUELLA. Crap. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
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Kevin's Mom Vs. The Big Boys
Kevin asks his mom about raising a boy in a world designed to break their brains, and instead she reviews DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR, Guy Ritchie's WRATH OF MAN, MEET JOE BLACK, John Waters' CRY BABY & NOMADLAND. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman:...
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ARMY OF THE DEAD
Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
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WILD AT HEART
Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
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ED WOOD
Aya comes to terms with Tim Burton not being a genuine outsider artist! Kevin visited the AMC Burbank 16 again! The duo is decidedly quite mixed on ED WOOD! Why do film bros keep naming this as their favorite Burton? And, hold up, is Tim Burton even a "boy movie" director? .... Aya Lehman:...
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NOMADLAND
Steps toward being productive! https://tinyurl.com/unhousedla/ https://www.waterdropla.org/ The Oscars Regain Their Goodwill, And Then Immediately Squander All of It: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/the-oscars-regain-their-goodwill-and-then-immediately-squander-all-of-it/ CheapRVliving:...
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UNDER THE SILVER LAKE (feat. Maddie Connors)
Steps toward being productive! https://tinyurl.com/unhousedla/ https://www.waterdropla.org/ This is it.... The end of A(24)PRIL, and a deep dive into one of the looming cult classics of the coming decade, David Robert Mitchell's polarizing UNDER THE SILVER LAKE. Comedian, writer, and The New York...
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AMERICAN HONEY (feat. Rachel Wood)
Pack your travel bag and join the crew as they trudge through America's flyover states to sell you a 12-month magazin esubscription to Power and Motoryacht: A(24)PRIL continues with Andrea Arnold's hot pickle and trap-rap opus, AMERICAN HONEY. Aya & Kevin discuss auteur-driven poverty porn, Sasha...
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GREEN ROOM (feat. A.E. Hodge)
A.E. Hodge: https://twitter.com/ae_hodge Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:...
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FIRST REFORMED
Pop back a blackpill with a short glass of Pepto, it's FIRST REFORMED time. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support…
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CHASING AMY
Aya follows her lust for Ben Affleck and dips her toes into her very first Kevin Smith film with CHASING AMY, a truly demented combo of warped queer theory, Miramax leveraging, and a director telling you he's learned his lesson while very clearly not learning anything. Kevin Smith got GOOD WILL...
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JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE SNYDER CUT
Look, just.... It's the Snyder Cut episode. Aya didn't even finish ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE! Flame her!! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: [email protected] A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast:...
About this show
A podcast about watching "boy movies" for the very first time.Meet Aya Lehman, dipped into the depths of the fiery infernos of “bro cinema”, and Kevin Cookman, her Virgil through the abyss known as “Why do men love GOODFELLAS so much?” On their weekly film review show, Aya adventures through some of the so-called “greatest films of all time” for the first time ever, with Kevin as a doting guide through uncharted waters. Attempting to understand the psychosis of the patriarchy? That’s the true divine comedy.
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