2 Cents Critic

Arthur Howell
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What's new, folks? If you're in the mood to listen to Arthur Howell (creator of the blog 2 Cents Critic) give his thoughts on books, movies, and TV shows, then join in! Podcast Twitter and Instagram: @two_centscritic Personal Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, and Letterboxd: @arthur_ant18 Website: www.2centscritic.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/144101970-arthur-howell

  1. 2d ago

    #282 – King of New York | Directed by Abel Ferrara (with Rolo Tony of These Guys Got Juice and Unsourced Wall Radio)

    Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony, These Guys Got Juice, and Unsourced Wall Radio) jumps back onto the program for a breakdown of King of New York, the 1990 neo-noir crime thriller about a drug lord who, after being all done serving his prison sentence, is now on a mission to rebuild his criminal empire and direct it towards what he views to be noble causes for the sake of New York City. Subverting and inverting Blaxploitation tropes, Christopher Walken’s vampiric air, Laurence Fishburne radiating such an electric energy, and reading Frank White’s apparent goal of wealth redistribution through a lens of left-wing politics pop up as a few slices of the conversation for this episode. Directed by Abel Ferrara, King of New York stars Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo, Janet Julian, Giancarlo Esposito, Paul Calderón, Theresa Randle, Leonard L. Thomas, Steve Buscemi, Roger Guenveur Smith, Carrie Nygren, Joey Chin, Ernest Abuba, Frank Gio, and Harold Perrineau. Spoilers start at 32:50 Abel Ferrara On "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" 10/23/96 | Late Night with Conan O’Brien The Best of Abel Ferrara's King of New York Commentary Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Rolo Tony: Eaten Alive and Toolbox Murders• Arthur: The Hunting Ground Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow Arthur on Serializd: @arthurant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

    #282 – King of New York | Directed by Abel Ferrara (with Rolo Tony of These Guys Got Juice and Unsourced Wall Radio)

  2. Oct 14

    #281 – Netflix’s The Hunting Wives | Created by Rebecca Cutter (with Kate Hergott of Bookwild)

    Tune in as Kate Hergott (Bookwild) returns to the podcast for a dive into The Hunting Wives, the 2025 Netflix sapphic soapy drama-thriller series that adapts the May Cobb novel of the same name about the sordid darkness that rises up out of a small-town Texan community when a body is found in the woods. The utter camp of this show, religious trauma, the difference between the labels “lesbian” and “sapphic,” and boy mom issues make up some of the talking points for this episode. Created by Rebecca Cutter, The Hunting Wives stars Brittany Snow, Malin Åkerman, Jaime Ray Newman, Katie Lowes, Dermot Mulroney, Chrissy Metz, Evan Jonigkeit, George Ferrier, Brandon Box, Hunter Emery, Karen Rodriguez, Madison Wolfe, Chosen Jacobs, Jason Davis, Paul Teal, Michael Aaron Milligan, and Abigail Rhyne. Spoilers start at 27:40 Malin Åkerman Says ‘Fear Her Wrath’ in Hunting Wives Season Two Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Kate: But Won’t I Miss Me by Tiffany Tsao• Arthur: Not that Kind of Proposal by Victoria Lavine Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello!Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms!Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscriticFollow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpodFollow Arthur on GoodreadsFollow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nookFollow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatchesCheck out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

    #281 – Netflix’s The Hunting Wives | Created by Rebecca Cutter (with Kate Hergott of Bookwild)

  3. Oct 7

    #280 – Vanilla Sky | Directed by Cameron Crowe (with Rolo Tony of These Guys Got Juice and Unsourced Wall Radio)

    Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony, These Guys Got Juice, and Unsourced Wall Radio) rejoins 2CC to cover Vanilla Sky, the 2001 surrealist romantic drama/thriller film about a rich and vain playboy whose seemingly perfect life gets thrown down a strange and disorienting road in the wake of a car crash. When this movie is (and isn’t) effective at persuading the audience to feel bad for an incredibly privileged and self-centered prick, viewing this as a meta lens on Tom Cruise himself, Arthur getting shocked over discovering Jason Lee’s Scientology connection, and Cameron Crowe’s soundtrack mastery become a few of the topics for this episode. Written and directed by Cameron Crowe, Vanilla Sky stars Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall, Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, Delaina Mitchell, and Johnny Galecki. Spoilers start at 35:35 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Rolo Tony: The Box • Arthur: Furious Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

    #280 – Vanilla Sky | Directed by Cameron Crowe (with Rolo Tony of These Guys Got Juice and Unsourced Wall Radio)

  4. Sep 30

    #279 – Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White (with Sydney of @sydsbooked)

    Tune in as Sydney (@sydsbooked) partners up with the podcast for a plunge into Compound Fracture, the 2024 queer YA thriller/horror novel by Andrew Joseph White about a trans teenage boy who’s trying to figure himself out and pursue his socialist politics while fighting back against the violent and cop-enforced bigotry of his West Virginian home. The socially awkward obstacles that come with neurodivergence, mutual aid being a crucial aspect of socialism and anarchism, the oh-so-radical idea that liberals and Democrats shouldn’t be condescendingly throwing away red states and the communities within them, and parents who are trying their clumsy best to accept their trans kid comprise quite a bit of the subject matter for this episode. TW: death, murder, violence, transphobia, deadnaming, misgendering, gun violence, ableism, police brutality, drug use and abuse, parental death (in the past), car accident (in the past), animal death, child death, physical abuse, emotional abuse, outing, sexual assault, fire, fire injury, vomiting, and alcohol Spoilers start at 23:35 Manifesto of the Communist Party (or more commonly known as The Communist Manifesto) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Intro to Anarchism-- Q & Anarchy Episode 0 | Thought Slime My Journey To Anarchism | Anarcha Semiyah Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Sydney: Wife Shaped Bodies by Laura Cranehill • Arthur: Sterling Point Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

    #279 – Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White (with Sydney of @sydsbooked)

  5. Sep 26 ·  Bonus

    Interview with Author Lila Riesen (Rainsong)

    Jumping onto the show today is Lila Riesen, who’s written her YA debut novel Free Radicals and then her YA coastal noir book Rainsong. Tolkien and Narnia fanfiction, Free Radicals being a personal representation of Lila’s Afghan ancestry, squeezing in time to write while being a full-time mom, the genre-bending and the lovable sisterhood that Rainsong offers up, and Jenny Han’s work stand out as some of the chatter for this episode. Spoilers for Rainsong start at 22:35 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Lila’s Good Word: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison and Speculative Fiction Writing Made Simple Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

    Interview with Author Lila Riesen (Rainsong)

  6. Sep 23

    #278 – Apple TV+'s The Gorge | Directed by Scott Derrickson (with Paul)

    Tune in as Paul (@trygraptor) hops onboard the program to discuss The Gorge, the 2025 sci-fi action thriller horror romance movie about the partnership that grows between two top-notch snipers who’ve been assigned the task of guarding a mysterious gorge. The eerie creature design, ziplining across an entire gorge and other cutesy moments in this genre-bending ride, the surprisingly varied questions that viewers could ask about the worldbuilding of this story, and arching an eyebrow at how this weaves in aspects of the military and J. Robert Oppenheimer emerge as a few of the talking points for this episode. Directed by Scott Derrickson, The Gorge stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Miles Teller, Sigourney Weaver, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, William Houston, and Ruta Gedmintas. Spoilers start at 26:00 Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Paul: The Thief of Bagdad • Arthur: Normal Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

    #278 – Apple TV+'s The Gorge | Directed by Scott Derrickson (with Paul)

  7. Sep 16

    #277 – The Fly | Directed by David Cronenberg (with Rolo Tony of These Guys Got Juice and Unsourced Wall Radio)

    Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony, These Guys Got Juice, and Unsourced Wall Radio) re-collaborates with the podcast for a breakdown of The Fly, the 1986 sci-fi body horror movie about a scientist whose brilliant intellect pushes him down a gruesome road while inventing a teleportation machine. The surprising amount of time that this film spends being a tragic love story, shining a spotlight on a baboon named Typhoon, those multiple epilogues and other scenes that got excised from the final product, and the operatic gorgeousness of Howard Shore’s score make up some of the discussion matter for this episode. Directed by David Cronenberg, The Fly stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Leslie Carlson, George Chuvalo, Michael Copeman, and Cronenberg himself. Spoilers start at 41:50 The Fly - Deleted Baboon Scene The Fly (1986) The Crappy Alternate Endings Fear of the Flesh! The Shocking Making of The Fly (1986) Revealed 😱 [abridged cut] Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word:  • Rolo Tony: The Forbidden Room • Arthur: Gattaca Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

    #277 – The Fly | Directed by David Cronenberg (with Rolo Tony of These Guys Got Juice and Unsourced Wall Radio)

  8. Sep 9

    #276 – Bring Her Back | Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou (with Andy of Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts)

    Tune in as Andy (Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts) jumps back into his guest chair to unpack Bring Her Back, the 2025 horror film about two orphaned step-siblings who tumble down a spiral of terror after falling under the care of a foster mother who seems cheerfully eager to look after them. The subtle abuse that gaslighting inflicts against its victims, authentic disability representation, Sally Hawkins’s performance being so top-notch that it could have earned her an Oscar nomination, and the Philippou brothers having an inclination towards telling the most sorrowful and bleak stories pop up as some of the conversation material for this episode. Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou, Bring Her Back stars Sora Wong, Billy Barratt, Sally Hawkins, Jonah Wren Phillips, Stephen Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, and Mischa Heywood. Spoilers start at 23:00 Black Angel Tapes Bring Her Back (2025) - Deleted Scene: Ding Dong Dash Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online Good Word: • Andy: Absolute Batman • Arthur: DTF St. Louis Reach out at email2centscritic@yahoo.com if you want to recommend things to watch and read, share anecdotes, or just say hello! Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review on iTunes or any of your preferred podcasting platforms! Follow Arthur on Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, Letterboxd, and TikTok: @arthur_ant18 Follow Arthur on Bluesky: @arthur-ant18 Follow the podcast on Twitter: @two_centscritic Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twocentscriticpod Follow Arthur on Goodreads Follow Arthur’s Bookstagram: @arthurs.book.nook Follow Arthur’s movie and TV Instagram: @arthurswatches Check out 2 Cents Critic Linktree

    #276 – Bring Her Back | Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou (with Andy of Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts)
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What's new, folks? If you're in the mood to listen to Arthur Howell (creator of the blog 2 Cents Critic) give his thoughts on books, movies, and TV shows, then join in! Podcast Twitter and Instagram: @two_centscritic Personal Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, and Letterboxd: @arthur_ant18 Website: www.2centscritic.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/144101970-arthur-howell

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  • Creator
    Arthur Howell
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    305
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Arthur Howell
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    2 Cents Critic