Bonus! - Hancock

Simply put: 2008 is the year humanity failed cinema. Audiences & critics embraced vanilla superhero fare like IRON MAN and THE DARK KNIGHT, and then turned their nose up at a much more challenging take on the genre. Peter Berg’s HANCOCK gave us a hero we hadn’t seen before, played by a Will Smith we hadn’t seen before, and it was clearly too much for the world to process. Listen to Alex & Julio as they discuss the untapped potential of this maligned masterpiece - a work of art that could’ve saved us from the current MCU and DCEU nightmares we’re living through.

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PHOTO: WIll’s initial reaction to the script.

PHOTO: WIll’s initial reaction to the script.

TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:01:15 Intro

00:01:16 - 00:12:50 Hancock

00:12:51 - 01:01:24 Contrarians Corner

01:01:25 - 01:02:30 Riding that Train

01:02:31 - 01:07:54 Now on Patreon

01:07:55 - 01:55:14 Real Talk

01:55:15 - 01:59:17 The Future & Perennial Plugs

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Up next, we somehow find ourselves in erotic thriller territory again, as we tackle the Meg Ryan reinvention vehicle IN THE CUT! In the meantime, tell us what you thought of HANCOCK! Did it deserve a more distinguished legacy? How much is Vince Gilligan to blame for all this? And would you go see a sequel? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!