We stuff into a tiny F14 cockpit with Sean Burns (WBUR’s The ARTery) and fly into the danger zone to discuss why Top Gun is a sports film that forges a new American myth with dazzling imagery and zero subtlety. We consider the view that Tom Cruise is America's son and get into the trenches with Kelly McGillis to unpack their love triangle with Val Kilmer's Iceman. Also discussed: the effects of g-forces on the human body, what our callsigns would be, and why 80s American jingoism is quaint and endearing. Take my breath away why don't you??? Let's go!
115. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (w/ Edward Lewis)
114. Sympathy for the Devil (w/ Yuval Adler and Matt Strohl)
113. Dogville (w/ Agnes Callard)
112. Red Dawn (w/ Nat Hansen)
111. Dune Part Two (w/ John DeVore)
110. The 2024 Blobscars! (w/Sean Burns)
109. The Iron Claw (w/ Fran Hoepfner)
108. Anatomy of a Fall
107. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (w/ Nick Riggle and Matt Strohl)
106. The Blair Witch Project (Reprise) + 2023 Cows Super Quiz
105. Fred Claus (w/ Emily St. James)
104. LA Confidential (w/ Blake Howard)
103. Joe Vs. The Volcano (w/ Chad Perman)
102. 24 Hour Party People (w/ Mattia Acetoso)
101. Aliens (w/ Brendan Hodges)
100. The Virgin Suicides
99. King Arthur (2004) w/ Jon Gabrus
98. Starship Troopers (w/ Liam Billingham)
97. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace (w/ Matt Teichman)
96. Roma (w/ Agustín Rayo)
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