94 - 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.

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Episode 22 - Black Sheep

Chris Farley and David Spade... The DeNiro/Crystal of the 90s. Precursors to Sandler/James. Heirs to Laurel/Hardy. At the height of their popularity, they decided to take on politics in an attempt to show GenXers everywhere that it was cool to get involved in the fate of your country and vote in an election. Join Alex and Julio on the second stop of their political multi-part arc, as they defend the much misunderstood comedy masterpiece, BLACK SHEEP!

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