The Contrarians111 - The Dilemma

When you see Vince Vaughnn and Kevin James on a movie poster, you don’t instantly think you are in for a complex analysis of the harsh realities of romantic relationships and faithfulness. You also don’t expect James to be married to Winona Ryder. Listen to Alex and Julio discuss THE DILEMMA and celebrate the way Ron Howard blindsided critics and audiences that were expecting just another dumb comedy!

Also: a brief tribute to Joel Schumacher after our usual Real Talk segment.

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TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:01:18 Intro

00:01:19 - 00:15:26 Opening, Corrections and Quotes

00:15:27 - 01:09:21 Contrarians Corner

01:09:22 - 01:10:57 Winona’s Oscar Clip

01:10:58 - 01:50:10 Real Talk

01:50:11 - 01:53:39 Perennial Plugs

01:53:40 - 02:07:42 RIP Joel Schumacher

- Alex’s favorite Schumacher movies are FALLING DOWN and THE LOST BOYS. Julio’s are A TIME TO KILL and FLAWLESS.

- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on Spotify, on Facebook or on their very own website.

- 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 and Peruvian economics on his other podcast, MARGINAL. 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. Oh, and as if that wasn’t enough, he has a new zombie novel out, REQUIEM POR LURÍN. Ask him about it!

Up next, The Summer of Winona continues with a Burton/Winona reunion with a side of Johnny Depp: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS! In the meantime, let us know how you liked THE DILEMMA! Did Vince Vaughnn do the right thing? Was Winona the real victim? Do women come any closer to perfect than Jennifer Connelly? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!