The Contrarians94 - The Upside

Americans. We take care of business. We fix things. We get the rights to a milquetoast French comedy and give it some oomph, make it relevant to our social issues, throw Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston in there. We’ll even add some Australian spice by giving Nicole Kidman a role. Basically, what we are saying is that THE UPSIDE, maligned as it is by the Tomatometer, is the movie The Intouchables should’ve been. Listen to Alex and Julio as they grow even prouder to be citizens of the United States while listing all the ways in which Neil Burger outperformed his French counterparts.

TIMELINE:

00:03:06 - 00:59:22 Contrarians Corner (#CC)

00:59:23 - 01:01:15 Catheters are funny

01:01:16 - 01:32:23 Real Talk

01:32:24 - 01:47:31 Plugs, feedback and bye-byes

PLUGS!

- Alex recommends A NIGHT TO REMEMBER for your Criterion collection and THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CARING for your laundry day.

- Julio recommends binging CHERNOBYL and adding THE COUNTDOWN to your podcast rotation!

- As usual during this time of the year, it’s time to start getting ready for the OTHER WORLDS AUSTIN SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL! If you can be in Austin on December 5-8, you should get a badge and meet Alex and Julio over there!

- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at @mildemonios on Twitter or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about Peruvian politics on his own podcast, NACION COMBI. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on his own website. Don’t know Spanish? He also did a podcast in English called LIVING IN PERU, about immigrants in - where else - Perú.

Up next, before we get into the final pairing of The Autumn of the Remakes, it’s time to celebrate our five years of podcasting by handing out some awards! Until then, let us know how you feel about The Upside! Did it make you want to watch the original? Did you enjoy seeing a new side of Kevin Hart? Do you buy Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman as a couple? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!