This podcast was recorded a couple months ago in preparation for Mark being out of the country. As we mention in the beginning, we just ended up having a meandering conversation about film generally because we were off our usual schedule. If you're not a fan, well, all the jokes can't be good. You have to expect that once in a while. 00:10 Intro (in which Mark calls Bob obscene and it is revealed that the topic was chosen at the last minute) 2:56 Introspective interlude about the nature of this and other podcasts 8:50 Mark's early experiences with film 13:16 Bob's early experiences with film 16:15 Books versus Movies 18:47 Hollywood cannot live up to the power of imagination! 21:05 Bob misremembers a bit combining two of Pascal's Pensees: 11 and 183 27:15 Tokyo Story mentioned, but not spoiled 29:06 Mark hates the MCU 30:33 Is the MCU a retread of the Bond series in a significant way? 38:29 Why LOTR gets a pass from Mark when the MCU doesn't 39:00 Avengers: Endgame spoiler! 43:13 Movies that contain truth 44:04 Hail, Caesar! 47:11 The Nicholas Brothers 48:10 Sonja Henjie 51:17 Everything Everywhere All At Once 53:09 Bob on going to the theater 54:18 Mark on his favorite genre of film 55:27 Falling Down 57:21 Other films coming out soon 58:55 Bob recommends Hell or High Water to Mark 59:43 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and then it devolves into Bob and Mark arguing about actors and films 1:03:43 We fail our first attempt to wrap things up and conclude and instead begin talking about soundtracks 1:04:44 Finally wrap this up and outro Music: Intro and Outro music excerpted without alteration other than length and volume from AcidJazz by Kevin McLeod under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode