Cinematic Omniverse

There's never been another character actor like Kumar Pullana (1918-2013). Glimpsed briefly in the revolutionary jungles of Mexico, he burst forth decades later from the brain of Wes Anderson, juggling, tumbling, and stabbing folks left and right. Join Marty and Scott for a star-studded tour of the Kumar Cluster!Romance & Cigarettes (2005, Dir. John Turturro) at 4:01The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, Dir. Wes Anderson) at 16:59The Terminal (2004, Dir. Steven Spielberg) at 36:21Another Earth (2011, Dir. Mike Cahill) at 51:07Plus! Continuity Boulevard (at 1:07:58) and Lightning Round (at 1:17:18) Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.Visit us at slackandslashpod.comEmail us at [email protected]

Janet Leigh murders the glass ceiling... Moonlighting takes a spin on the dance floor... and Nick Knight flashes back just when he's needed most!Evaluated this ep:Columbo S5E1 "Forgotten Lady" at 2:00Moonlighting S3E6 "Big Man on Mulberry Street" at 16:41Forever Knight S2E9 "Undue Process" at 26:51Continuity Boulevard at 38:12Lightning Round at 44:03Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.Visit us at slackandslashpod.comEmail us at [email protected]

In the concluding episode of their Robert Redford duology, Scott and Marty spend a disproportionate amount of time snickering over a suggestive bit of production design in a 40-year-old movie. THAT'S the Cinematic Omniverse advantage!Also, we praise and bury four of RR's standout performances, as follows:Legal Eagles (1986, Dir. Ivan Reitman) at 1:41Sneakers (1992, Dir. Phil Alden Robinson) at 16:31All is Lost (2013, Dir. J.C. Chandor) at 31:24The Old Man and the Gun (2018, Dir. David Lowery) at 43:29Continuity Boulevard (59:02)The Lightning Round (1:06:02)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.Visit us at slackandslashpod.comEmail us at [email protected]

Cinema's most famous twinkly blue eyes become constellations in the omniverse, as Scott and Marty slam into Robert Redford's filmography like a Wonderboy home-runner slamming into a clock.Follow Bob through these criminally good films:Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, Dir. George Roy Hill) at 3:16The Natural (1984, Dir. Barry Levinson) at 19:15Inside Daisy Clover (1965, Dir. Robert Mulligan) at 34:52Three Days of the Condor (1975, Dir. Sydney Pollack) at 48:11Plus Continuity Boulevard (1:02:28) and the Lightning Round (1:12:47)!Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.Visit us at slackandslashpod.comEmail us at [email protected]

Columbo vs. Dracula! The Cuckoo's Nest comes (back) to Moonlighting! Detective Knight writes a cheque to the Church of Scientology! All of these astonishing things kinda happen this week... on the TV Dick Triptych!Skip ahead if you like:Columbo S4E6 "A Deadly State of Mind" at 1:52Moonlighting S3E5 "All Creatures Great... And Not So Great" at 13:05Forever Knight S2E8 "Faithful Followers" at 25:29Continuity Boulevard (37:00) and the Lightning Round (43:43)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.Visit us at slackandslashpod.comEmail us at [email protected]

Just when you thought you heard of ALL the best non-existent bands, Scott & Marty return with a bonus Mock Rock episode... for the grrrrrrls!If you're happy and you know it, jump to these timestamps:Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970, Dir. Russ Meyer) at 2:33Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982, Dir. Lou Adler) at 17:54Josie and the Pussycats (2001, Dir. Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan ) at 36:34Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001, Dir. John Cameron Mitchell) at 51:47Plus Continuity Boulevard (1:06:28) and the Lightning Round (1:14:16)Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.Visit us at slackandslashpod.comEmail us at [email protected]

Does anybody remember laughter? Marty and Scott do, as they watch FOUR MORE real movies about the fake rises and faux falls of bunk bands! It's all happening!More specifically, here's when it's all happening:That Thing You Do (1996, Dir. Tom Hanks) at 2:27Almost Famous (2000, Dir. Cameron Crowe) at 16:34Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007, Dir. Jake Kasdan) at 33:33Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016, Dir. Akiva Shaffer and Jorma Taccone) at 46:56Continuity Boulevard kicks in at 57:56Wait till 1:05:19 and you'll hear that sweet sweet Lightning RoundFollow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon Music.Visit us at slackandslashpod.comEmail us at [email protected]