141 - Baby Driver
It was bound to happen. Sooner or later, Edgar Wright was going to let style win over substance, and we were all going to pay the price. BABY DRIVER fooled critics with its hipster soundtrack and its attractive cast, managing to weasel itself toward a 92% Tomatometer score - and allowing its director to be celebrated for his most shallow effort yet. Listen to Alex and Julio as they refuse to be blinded by the cool cars and the pretty people - and take B-A-B-Y to task!
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PHOTO: Awkward elevator rides are the most cinematic.
TIMELINE
00:01:16 Baby Driver
00:12:56 Contrarians Corner
01:09:08 Jon Bernthal’s One Scene
01:10:16 Now on Patreon
01:16:40 Real Talk
01:53:55 The Future & Perennial Plugs
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Up next, we welcome Ryan & Bartek from the SPIT & POLISH podcast back to the show to help us cover the Sylvester Stallone comedy OSCAR! In the meantime, tell us what you thought of BABY DRIVER! Does it wear out its welcome by the time you get to the tenth heist? What’s up with Jon Hamm becoming a slasher baddie? And will this really be the last major release we’ll see Christopher Plummer in? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!