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27/02/2024

Is 'Drive-Away Dolls' an Instant Cult Film?

On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) discuss Ted Gioia’s breakdown of how the culture has moved from art to entertainment, into a world of distraction, and is now veering toward addiction. (Or, how we moved from Kubrick and Coppola to TikTok and IG Stories in several easy steps.) Then they reviewed Drive-Away Dolls, the new lesbian neo-noir from Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke. Is it an instant cult classic or something less impressive? Make sure to swing by Friday for our bonus episode on the Criterion Channel’s Razzies program. And if you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend!

27/02/2024

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42 min
09/07/2021

Richard Rushfield on the Latest Hollywood News

On this week’s episode we ask a very important question of The Ankler’s Richard Rushfield: Is Vin Diesel a star? Really, what does it mean to be a star these days anyway? How are the streaming wars shaping up? What’s the deal with Universal’s new pay window? And how beloved is Quentin Tarantino? All this and more on this week’s episode of The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

09/07/2021

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32 min
09/09/2021

Rod Lurie on Breaking Into the Biz

This week (and next week!) Sonny talks to Rod Lurie, the director of The Contender, The Last Castle, and The Outpost, among other films and television shows. This week’s episode is all about Rod’s early efforts to break into the business, from Army officer to film critic to writer/director. He tells a great story about his first meeting with Bill Paxton, fills us in on the difficulty of getting funding for just about anything (spoiler: you’re always one actor away from a green light), and the difference between being a showrunner and a director-for-hire on a TV series. Make sure to tune in next week when we talk about The Outpost. And if you enjoy this episode, please share it with a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

09/09/2021

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35 min
10/12/2021

Tim Miller and Sonny Talk 'Don't Look Up'

Special bonus episode this week, as The Bulwark’s Tim Miller stops by to talk about Don’t Look Up, the new satire from Adam McKay (Vice, Step Brothers), as well as how it felt to return to the multiplex and take in some movies. (You can read Sonny’s review of Don’t Look Up and Red Rocket, two films that are very much about the last five or six years of American life, at The Bulwark's website.) If you enjoy this episode, please share it with a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10/12/2021

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35 min
29/10/2020

Shannon Moore on Movie PR in the Age of COVID

This week on the show, Sonny talks to Shannon Moore, the Director of Field Marketing at Allied Global Marketing’s Washington, DC office. Sonny’s been a working film critic for 15 years or so, and the first question he always gets—after “What’s your favorite movie?” which he refuses to answer on general principle—is “How do you see the movies? Do you, like, get a private screening?” So he decided to have Shannon on to talk about this and other facets of marketing movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29/10/2020

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39 min
04/02/2021

Glenn Kenny on 'Goodfellas,' Martin Scorsese, and the Business of Movie Books

This week’s guest is Glenn Kenny, the author of the excellent new book Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas. Glenn is is a film critic whose work appears in the New York Times and Roger Ebert dot com. He has also written for The Current, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, the New York Daily news, Playboy, Film Comment, and other publications. In addition to Made Men, Glenn is the author of Robert De Niro: Anatomy of an Actor and the editor of an excellent collection of essays about Star Wars, A Galaxy Not So Far Away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

04/02/2021

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1h 3m
06/05/2023

How Do You Bring the (Fake) Real Pete Davidson to Life?

This week I’m joined by Judah Miller, showrunner of the new Peacock dramedy Bupkis, to talk about bringing Pete Davidson’s life to the small screen. Bupkis is fascinatingly hard to describe in shorthand, given the way it mixes tones and genres, and also the manner in which it blends Pete Davidson’s ripped-from-the-headlines life with a fictionalized version of his family and day-to-day existence. The first season is streaming in its entirety now on Peacock, and I strongly recommend checking it out: it’s a fascinating portrait of fame in the age of social media and also the business of showbiz. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

06/05/2023

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24 min
25/10/2022

Is 'Black Adam' a Must-See or a Must-Skip? Plus: Why has Star Wars stagnated at movie theaters?

On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) ask how much longer Kathleen Kennedy can stall the Star Wars theatrical slate. Then they discuss Black Adam, aka Murder Superman, and the movie’s interestingly muddled politics. Make sure to tune in on Friday for a House of the Dragon wrap up. How did the first season go? Will we be back for season number two? All that and more, this week on Across the Movie Aisle. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to share it with a friend!

25/10/2022

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38 min
20/01/2022

Programming TV's Most Beloved Festival

On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch talks to Rene Reyes, the Paley Center for Media’s Vice President of Public Programming and Festivals. Among other duties, Rene plans the much-loved PaleyFest LA, which has panels featuring some of the biggest and most critically acclaimed shows on television. We talked about the joys (and COVID-related challenges) of in-person festivals and ran through some of the panels that will take place at this year’s event. You can see this year’s full lineup here; highlights include panels on Hacks, black-ish, and a salute to the NCIS franchise. Paley Center members can buy tickets now and they go on sale to the general public tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20/01/2022

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30 min
01/10/2021

Scott Tobias on the Business of Film Criticism

On this week’s episode, Sonny talks to Scott Tobias, formerly of The AV Club and The Dissolve, about his new Substack endeavor with Keith Phipps, The Reveal, as well as the evolving world of film criticism. With so many local newspapers cutting back on movie reviewers for budgetary reasons and so many websites merely hitting the most popular of topics to generate clicks, it’s interesting—and, frankly, heartening—to see Substack using their Pro program to help critics like Tobias and Phipps (along with Ty Burr and Jerry Saltz) stand up their own newsletters to chase their own idiosyncratic interests. Can the “Thousand True Fans” theorem save the world of interesting film writing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

01/10/2021

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40 min

Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. We probe beyond the hive mind of Washington conventional wisdom on national security and foreign affairs.

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HISTORY
The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.

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POLITICS
Unfiltered, uncompromising, unexpected—The Focus Group is a look into what the average voter thinks about politics, policy, and current events. Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, has conducted hundreds of hours of focus groups all across the country. She and a series of special guests will take you behind the glass to hear what real focus group participants have to say. https://www.thebulwark.com/podcast/focus-group/

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POLITICS
Sonny Bunch hosts The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood, a new podcast featuring interviews with folks who have their finger on the pulse of the entertainment industry during this dynamic—and difficult—time.

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FILM INTERVIEWS
Here’s the elevator pitch: It’s “Left, Right, and Center” meets “Siskel and Ebert.” Three friends from different ideological perspectives discuss the movies and controversies (or nontroversies!) swirling around them. Bulwark+ members enjoy weekly bonus episodes: https://atma.thebulwark.com/

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TV & FILM
After a great five year run on Beg to Differ, Mona Charen brings you a new show dedicated to deepening your understanding of complex issues and trends facing society. Each week she'll engage an expert for a probing discussion that goes past the day's headlines.

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POLITICS

4 APR · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Some Terrible Ways to "Fix" Theaters

This Variety piece may have broken Sonny’s spirit: https://variety.com/2025/film/news/movie-theaters-texting-smoking-weed-1236347824/ Listen and see why.

4 Apr · Bonus

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18 min
28 JAN • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Racing Toward a Showdown with the Supreme Court

Mona and JVL discuss the pause on government disbursements and whether we're living in the medium or worst case scenario.

28 Jan

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43 min
21 JAN • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

JBU—Rabbit Hole Edition!

Mona welcomes Ben Parker to discuss what they're reading. History, fiction, biography. A great break from the news.

21 Jan

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40 min
11 FEB • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

He's Nuts and He's President

Will Saletan watched the interview with Bret Baier and concludes the president is delusional. He and Mona contemplate living in his reality. Read Will’s latest: Trump is Delusional (https://www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump-delusional-fox-news-interview-lies-gaza-tariffs-canada-usaid)

11 Feb

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46 min
6 JAN • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

The Retconning of January 6

JVL and Mona remember Republicans’ initial reactions to January 6th. Also: The state of the Washington Post and of “small-l” liberalism.

6 Jan

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48 min
14 JAN • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Do Democrats Remember How to be the Opposition?

Will and Mona talk about Pete Hegseth's awfulness, some Democrats embracing the Laken Riley Act, and the MAGA civil war.

14 Jan

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42 min
4 FEB • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Naked Predatory Villainy

Will joins Mona to ask "Did Americans vote for this?" Answer: They were warned.

4 Feb

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39 min
25 FEB • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Crackpots and Fools

Will and Mona discuss Dan Bongino, the “Muskrats” and more than one pony.

25 Feb

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42 min
18 MAR • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Where is Our National Immune System?

Will and Mona discuss Trump's lust for expansion, the price of groceries, attacks on the rule of law, and the flaccid response to it all.

18 Mar

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40 min
18 FEB • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Hello Nuclear Proliferation

JVL and Mona talk about the post-Pax Americana world, Napoleon, and taking to the streets.

18 Feb

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50 min

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Exclusive content from The Bulwark

Is 'Drive-Away Dolls' an Instant Cult Film?

Richard Rushfield on the Latest Hollywood News

Rod Lurie on Breaking Into the Biz

Tim Miller and Sonny Talk 'Don't Look Up'

Shannon Moore on Movie PR in the Age of COVID

Glenn Kenny on 'Goodfellas,' Martin Scorsese, and the Business of Movie Books

How Do You Bring the (Fake) Real Pete Davidson to Life?

Is 'Black Adam' a Must-See or a Must-Skip? Plus: Why has Star Wars stagnated at movie theaters?

Programming TV's Most Beloved Festival

Scott Tobias on the Business of Film Criticism

Exclusive content from The Bulwark

Some Terrible Ways to "Fix" Theaters

Racing Toward a Showdown with the Supreme Court

JBU—Rabbit Hole Edition!

He's Nuts and He's President

The Retconning of January 6

Do Democrats Remember How to be the Opposition?

Naked Predatory Villainy

Crackpots and Fools

Where is Our National Immune System?

Hello Nuclear Proliferation

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