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September 10, 2025 56 mins

Josh and Alex revisit the high-octane, action-packed, Ang Lee directed... 'Sense and Sensibility'..?

Okay. This is different. Let's see what they have in store for us this week. 

  • Intro (0:00)
  • The Movie Wire promo (3:09)
  • Sense and Sensibility discussion (3:25)
  • Directed by Ang Lee, but doesn't feel like an Ang Lee movie (6:58)
  • Emma Thompson's script/plot of the movie (9:49)
  • Jane Austen making high-class seem approachable (11:20)
  • Josh's biggest issue with Jane Austen stories (17:09)
  • Josh's first exposure to the film (18:30)
  • God bless Kate Winslet (22:01)
  • Hugh Laurie steals the show (26:57)
  • Ang Lee nails the posh humor of the script (28:46)
  • Jena Malone is not in this movie (31:10)
  • Alex's take on the emotional resolution of the story (31:57)
  • The Alan Rickman "problem" (36:53)
  • Three Amigos tangent (37:35)
  • 1995 is a problematic year for award winners not named Emma Thompson (40:53)
  • Final thoughts on the film (43:42)
  • The "British" invasion of Talking SMAC begins (50:29)
  • Goodbyes and social media plugs (52:17)

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