147 - The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppathon continues as Kermit and his friends… graduate college??? Come on, now. How much can we let Jim Henson get away with just because it was The 80s? Listen to Alex & Julio as they discuss THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN - also known as “that 90-minute commercial for the Muppet Babies TV show”. Manipulative Broadway tunes! Outdated celebrity cameos! A disappointing embrace of marriage as an institution! It’s everything a Muppet fan inexplicably wants!

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Episode 39 - A Chorus Line

Trying to get a straight, honest answer out of an actor is as difficult as spending an entire musical without actually singing a song. Alex and Julio join Michael Douglas in a cruel, grueling, enlightening journey through an 80s Broadway rehearsal as The Contrarians finish their tour of showbiz! Critics might have scoffed at this adaptation of the hit show,"A Chorus Line", but that's probably only because they were intimidated by Douglas' overpowering manliness and charisma. That was their loss because this movie has it all: dancing, songs, heartbreak, cool flashbacks and, goddammit, more dancing.

Also, on Real Talk: The Contrarians ask for your suggestions for an upcoming "Female Filmmakers Multi-parter!"

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Episode 38 - Bullets Over Broadway

The year was 1994 and Woody Allen decided it was time to be proactive about future competition. So he channelled every bit of Broadway-related bitterness he possessed and concocted a film dedicated to make aspiring artists run for the hills. Listen to Alex and Julio get the harshest come down from the joy that was the Entourage movie as they analyze an alleged master filmmaker spitting out an incredibly unpleasant alleged comedy! Who do you root for in this world of brutish criminals, spineless artists and sleazy performers? How can we ever enjoy a Broadway show again?

Also, in the nerdiest Real Talk so far, Alex whines about X-Men Apocalypse and Julio rolls his eyes (that starts around an hour and 34 minutes in).

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