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United States
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Film & TV News
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Description: On Projections, National Review film critic Ross Douthat and National Review Online critic-at-large Kyle Smith chat about the latest movies in theaters, draw your attention to what's great on cable and streaming services, and mull Hollywood trends. N.B. The most recent ten episodes of this podcast are available on this feed. Full archives are available at NationalReview.com.
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@NRPodcasts
Language:
English
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http://nationalreview.com/
Episodes
Episode 10: The Return
7/11/2018
Ending their mysterious unexplained hiatus from the podcasting realm, Ross and Kyle beg the world's forgiveness and weigh this summer's slate of blockbuster movies.
Duration:00:42:25
Episode 9: Of Superheroes and Sex Robots
5/7/2018
In the new episode, Ross and Kyle weigh Avengers: Infinity War against Black Panther, argue about the importance of that (spoiler alert!) ending and segue into an appreciation of a couple of streaming titles including one of Kyle's favorite movies of the century, Steven Spielberg's A.I., a trap cunningly designed to lure Ross into one of his patented rants about sex robots.
Duration:00:46:19
Episode 7: Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind
3/15/2018
Ross and Kyle mull over the Oscars' ratings death spiral, then segue into a discussion of the recent sci-fi movies Annihilation, A Wrinkle in Time, Arrival and Ex Machina before wondering whether 2001: A Space Odyssey really deserves its reputation as it hits its 50th anniversary.
Duration:00:45:45
Episode 5: The Best Movies of the Year
1/26/2018
On Episode 5, Ross and Kyle weigh their picks for the best movies of the year against the Oscar nominees, then talk about that time Paul Newman made a movie about fake news called 'Absence of Malice' because he was angry with the New York Post for reporting he was only 5' 8".
Duration:00:46:19
Episode 4: The Golden Globes
1/9/2018
Ross and Kyle argue about the winners at the Golden Globes, the strange vibe of the ceremony, and the meaning of that spectacular Oprah speech, then measure the real Winston Churchill against Gary Oldman's portrayal in "Darkest Hour."
Duration:00:43:07
Episode 1: Justice League
11/22/2017
On the debut episode, Ross and Kyle hash out where Justice League went wrong, discuss how to think about talented filmmakers who do horrible things in their personal lives and recommend a terrific new animated movie and a riveting TV miniseries.
Duration:00:49:23