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We're continuing our June #Denzelathon with a look at Ridley Scott's 2007 crime epic American Gangster, with Denzel starring as heroin kingpin Frank Lucas opposite a New Jersey cop played by Russell Crowe.

Join in as we discuss Denzel in the 2000s, Ruby Dee's Oscar-nominated performance as his mom, the film's long development, and its exceedingly flat female characters.

Plus: How much of this movie is actually based in reality? Did Frank take Eva to his mom's house on theri first date? How many times was the real Frank Lucas arrested? And, most importantly, when is a coat too fancy to be safe?

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Next week: Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)


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We're continuing our June #Denzelathon with a movie that won him the Oscar for Best Actor: Antoine Fuqua's 2001 crime epic Training Day!

Join in as we discuss other one-day movies, rapper cameos, the Washington-Fuqua collaborations, and Mad Max names.

Plus: How much did the movie parallel actual LAPD activities? What makes it different from other Denzel movies? Why is there a Training Day extended universe? And, most importantly, why did Alonzo kill the Russian?

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Next week: American Gangster (2007)


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We're kicking off our June #Denzelathon with a look at Mira Nair's 1991 interracial romance, Mississippi Masala, starring Denzel alongside newcomer Sarita Choudhury.

Join in as we discuss the movie's car crash romance, Edward Lachman's sun-glazed cinematography, shooting in real-life Greenwood, Mississippi, and our own Denzel backstories.

Plus: How did this movie change Nair's personal life? Who's the true lead of the movie? When does Demetrius truly fall in love with Mina? And, most importantly, are they fugitives in the end?

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Next week: Training Day (2001)


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We're kicking off the summer with a look at a would-be rom-com franchise, 2011's Something Borrowed!

Join in as we discuss other failed sequel teases, drunk badminton, John Krasinski's film career, and Kate Hudson's movie-breaking performance.

Plus: Does Rachel know how to cook? What is Claire's endgame with Ethan? Who actually called off the wedding? And, most importantly, should they have skipped this one and just made Something Blue?

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Next week: Mississippi Masala (1991) - Part one of #Denzelathon2024!


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In honor of his new movie Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, we're looking at the romance of George Miller's 1987 supernatural comedy The Witches of Eastwick!

Join in as we discuss cinematic devils, Miller's struggles in Hollywood, tense casting dynamics with Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer, and the movie's changes from the John Updike novel it's based on.

Plus: How successfully feminist is the movie? Has Jack Nicholson ever looked worse? Why couldn't they shoot in Rhode Island where it's set? And, most importantly, what's the market for fertility goddess statues in small New England towns?

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Next week: Something Borrowed (2011)


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We're headed to 1998 for one of the most contentious Best Picture wins in Oscar history, John Madden's Shakespeare in Love!

Join in as we discuss the movie's long development process, the groundbreaking Oscar campaign against Saving Private Ryan, the MTV Movie Awards, and our first exposures to the story of Romeo and Juliet.

Plus: Whom did onetime lead Julia Roberts want to star as Shakespeare? When did Shakespeare start seeing a shrink? Why does Queen Elizabeth "disguise" herself in full regalia? And, most importantly, what exactly is Essex's Virginia plan?

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Next week: The Witches of Eastwick (1987)


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