Dumb Money vs Trading Places: Dumb Places to Trade Money

We’re losing money hand over fist in this week’s episode. Or maybe making money? Or buying… um… options? We have no idea what we’re doing to be honest, but neither do many of the protagonists in this week’s films. Dumb Money, from the director of Cruella, is the first film we’ve ever seen that’s based on a Reddit thread, and is a surprisingly funny and warm hearted comedy about money that ends up being about something much more important. Trading Places, now forty years old, covers much of the same territory but with a lot more gratuitous nudity. Which film treats its female characters with respect? Which film breaks the fourth wall? Which film explains the financial markets in one sentence? And which film features a character who in real life almost certainly went to Andres’ school?

Plus a new animated version of Romeo and Juliet, a Kurosawa classic on a scratchy print, a beautiful and eloquent short film about Philadelphia, a recommendation from Naomi Klein, a shocking confession about our Hulu viewing habits, and our first sponsor to offer an optional epipen with their product…

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