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53. Groundhog Day Redux, with Jay Plasman, Winston Thompson, and Andy Karlson

If time travel gives the traveler God-like knowledge, what does that mean for the status of their relations to others in the world? Is it even possible for non-coercive relationality to exist in such a state? Andie MacDowell's slap montage wants to have it both ways. In this essay, I will...

1h 33m
12/12/2024

52. Joyride (2001), with Annie Schultz and Susan Haarman

Paul Walker, Steve Zahn, Leelee Sobieski, a cross-country road trip, and a CB-radio prank. What could go wrong? This movie attempts to answer that question. Or perhaps, this movie IS an answer to that question. I guess it depends on whether we know what a movie is.

1h 3m
11/27/2024

51. Back to the Future, Part III (1990), with Winston Thompson and Andy Karlson

On third thought, do we even like Robert Zemeckis movies?

1h 16m
11/01/2024

50. Back to the Future, Part II (1989), with Winston Thompson and Andy Karlson

Get in, loser. We're going to the future, and then the past, and then the nightmare bizarro present, and then the past again, and then -- if all goes well -- the present we can truly desire.

1h 26m
10/16/2024

49. Back to the Future (1985), with Andy Karlson and Winston Thompson

What does it mean to be tardy when you've got a time machine? What does it say about the nature of time and human life that the unfolding of future events really only seems to depend on a couple key moments? What kind of recursive weirdness is involved in Marty parenting his own parents?

1h 17m
10/04/2024

48. The Craft (1996), with Annie Schultz and Susan Haarman

It is a whole different kind of nostalgia at work here, and no one says it better than Annie: "1996: when racism is casual and suicide attempts are punk rock." Do we accidentally deviate for a moment and discuss Catholic high schools, nuns-as-teachers, underpaid and unrecognized women's labor, and school vouchers? We sure do!

1h 2m
08/27/2024

47. Top Gun (1986) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with Stephen Dyson and Jeff Dudas

Stephen Dyson and Jeff Dudas, hosts of the UConn Popcast, join us to talk about whether there is any redemption (in all the senses) for Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, whether Glen Powell's "Hangman" is supposed to be a reincarnation of Iceman or of Maverick, what Jennifer Connolly's Penny Benjamin has to teach Maverick, and -- ultimately -- whether it's possible to defeat two 5th-Gen enemy fighters in an F-14 the characters describe as "so old," a "bag of ass," and a "museum piece."

1h 12m
08/02/2024

46. Hit Man (2024), with Andy Karlson and Winston Thompson

When a new Linklater comes out, we obviously have to drop everything and talk about it. The question that really kicks off this conversation comes from Andy: Is this a Richard Linklater movie?

1h 30m

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A movies podcast that wanders

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The distractables
Years Active

2022 - 2025
Episodes

52
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Explicit
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Mission Creep

Mission Creep

53. Groundhog Day Redux, with Jay Plasman, Winston Thompson, and Andy Karlson

52. Joyride (2001), with Annie Schultz and Susan Haarman

51. Back to the Future, Part III (1990), with Winston Thompson and Andy Karlson

50. Back to the Future, Part II (1989), with Winston Thompson and Andy Karlson

49. Back to the Future (1985), with Andy Karlson and Winston Thompson

48. The Craft (1996), with Annie Schultz and Susan Haarman

47. Top Gun (1986) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with Stephen Dyson and Jeff Dudas

46. Hit Man (2024), with Andy Karlson and Winston Thompson

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Mission Creep

Episodes

53. Groundhog Day Redux, with Jay Plasman, Winston Thompson, and Andy Karlson

52. Joyride (2001), with Annie Schultz and Susan Haarman

51. Back to the Future, Part III (1990), with Winston Thompson and Andy Karlson

50. Back to the Future, Part II (1989), with Winston Thompson and Andy Karlson

49. Back to the Future (1985), with Andy Karlson and Winston Thompson

48. The Craft (1996), with Annie Schultz and Susan Haarman

47. Top Gun (1986) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with Stephen Dyson and Jeff Dudas

46. Hit Man (2024), with Andy Karlson and Winston Thompson

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