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June 5, 2025 84 mins

“Oh, I was just admiring your boots. Did you purchase them locally?”

We didn’t get to do a Straight Up last week, so we’re doing it this week instead and we’re doing it in honor of the late, great Val Kilmer! We’re using this early-aughts indie drama to discuss Kilmer’s filmography and legacy, the highs and lows of director D.J. Caruso’s journeyman filmmaking career, and the pros and cons of the wave of independent films in the wake of Quentin Tarantino’s ascendancy.

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