67 - ‘Mickey 17,’ and ‘The White Lotus’ S3 E4 - “Hide or Seek”

Bong Joon Ho’s hotly anticipated follow-up to the Best Picture-winning ‘Parasite’ - ‘Mickey 17’ — is finally here.

So how’s the movie?

Schmear and Sena Adjei dig into the film landscape ‘Mickey 17’ arrives in (1:56), debate their favorite Bong Joon Ho movies (7:55), and talk about the allure of Robert Pattinson (13:26) before diving into the film’s merits and drawbacks (21:15). They break down Pattinson’s performance, the cartoonish villains, and the political satire, before debating whether the film will age well (43:50) and what it augurs for auteurs working at a blockbuster scale (46:10) .

Then, Schmear and Alison Sivitz return to ‘The White Lotus’ to talk S3E4, “Hide or Seek,” (56:44) arguably the season’s weakest episode so far—though not without its charms. They discuss the great setup but lack of payoff for the boat party and the ladies going off-hotel, Schmear rants about Rick’s stasis (1:20:12), and they consider how awful Gaitok is at his job before wrapping talking about what’s ahead next week (1:32:12).

Host: Gabriel Frieberg

Guests: Sena Adjei, Alison Sivitz

Producer: Pavlo Melnyk

Music: Justin Friedman

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