Jordan Peele inspired Josiah and John to create this podcast, and so it is appropriate that his film, NOPE, is the subject of our 100th episode. Nope is a genre breaking critique of the modern (and ultimately) human infatuation with spectacle. The film channels Jaws, the great westerns of the 1950s and 60s, a host of paranoid, alien invasion films, and Spielberg's cinematic style. All of that is supported by beautiful visual imagery, stellar acting, deep cinema history references, and a well crafted plot. Josiah and John have been waiting since seeing US to review and discuss Peele's work on the podcast and they don't skip a beat. The conversation is their reaction and unrehearsed analysis and, like the film, does not kick into high gear until midway through the conversation. It is all great fun, but the meat comes after some verbal antipasto. Check out the timestamps below to see where you want to join into the dialogue.
TIMESTAMPS:
1. Welcome to Episode 100- 0:10
2. Nope: Spoiler Free Review- 2:45
3. The Weekly Watch- Game of Thrones, Fat City - 11:30
4. Nope: Discussion Begins- 18:00
5. Just like NOPE, 30 minutes in we start hitting the real themes- 40:48
6. Closing- 1:16:30
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