Episode 40 – Elysium (With Special Guest – Jeff Cannata)

We have to review Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium and only one man can get us there — Jeff Cannata of Newest Latest Best and Weekend Confirmed! We also talk about what we’ve been watching, Harvey Weinstein’s Snowpiercer cuts, and movies that fail to deliver their social commentary effectively.

Show Notes:

• Introduction
• What We’ve Been Watching:
  • Willie: Olympus Has Fallen (0:01:31)
  • Nick: Breaking Bad Season 5 Part 2, The Venture Bros. (0:03:33)
  • Lance: Mud (o:09:01)
  • Rick: Teen Wolf (0:11:22)
  • Alex: This Means War (0:13:48)
• Discussion
  • Harvey Weinstein wants to cut Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer for U.S. audiences. (0:15:09)
• Review: Elysium (0:27:00)
  • Spoilers Start: (0:42:38)
• Food for Thought:
  • What movies fail or are good at providing a social commentary? (0:52:55)
• Outro (1:05:08)

Many, many thanks to Jeff Cannata for joining us! Click here to find him on twitter.

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