Mind Gap22 Okt 2020

Episode 269 - Robin Minkens Talks Borat 2 and Aliens

In this episode, the boys welcome back the lovely and talented Robin Minkens to the show. She is the star of 2 East 8th's 3rd episode of their Quarantine Files series now on YouTube. The episode kicks off with some catching up with Robin who performs at the Mad Hatter's Tea and Gin party in Chicago's South Loop. This rather quickly dips into the topic of Robin's Quarantine Files episode, extra-terrestrials.

As usual, when the topic of aliens comes up it leads to Ridley Scott movies. When Ridley Scott movies come up, Prometheus comes up. When Prometheus comes up, Doug goes on a rant in regards to that film. Once they get Doug calmed back down the topic of Rudy somehow comes up and Doug gets riled right back up. This leads to a big discussion on what has more value, effort or talent?

The discussion of natural talent leads to discussing Sacha Baron Cohen and the upcoming Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, in which Cohen spent 5 days in character in a cabin with conspiracy theorists. This brings up the conversation on the difficulty of true acting and all parties sound off on their experience. One bright spot is Justin's debut web series Who is Todd Hammer comes up after he said he didn't have any chops.

The throw-down theme claims another victim as this week the contest pits E.T. the extraterrestrial against Mac from Mac and Me. For those who may not remember who Mac is, he's a McDonald's/Coca-cola E.T. knockoff, made popular by Paul Rudd's Conan appearances more than anything.

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Episode 549 - Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia and the Live Action Anime Debate

Doug and Justin dive deep into anime this week, starting with Doug's story of watching the new Demon Slayer movie with his daughter for the first time. That leads into a full breakdown of anime tropes...

21 Aug 1h 6min

Episode 548 - Unwritten Rules of Modern Etiquette That Make Absolutely Zero Sense

Doug and Justin open with a question that immediately goes somewhere real: what is an unwritten rule of modern etiquette that you actively choose to ignore because it makes zero logical sense? Doug's ...

7 Aug 1h 7min

Episode 547 - Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Is Cinema at Its Finest

Doug saw The Odyssey on opening weekend. Justin saw it the following Wednesday in IMAX 70mm. They both walked out saying the same thing: that is cinema at its finest. The full review is here. Justin's...

31 Jul 1h 6min

Episode 546 - We Watched the Avengers Doomsday Trailer: Is Marvel Back on Track?

The Avengers Doomsday trailer dropped this week and Doug has already watched it four times. The full reaction is here: what landed, what it means for the MCU, why the Russos coming back gives genuine ...

24 Jul 1h 11min

Episode 545 - Doug's Daughter Binged the Hunger Games and Focused on All the Wrong Things

Doug's daughter watched all four Hunger Games films in the span of about a week, and her takeaways were something else entirely. During the emotional final scene of Mockingjay Part Two, while Katniss ...

17 Jul 1h 1min

Episode 544 - Avengers Doomsday, The Odyssey & Every Movie We're Losing Our Minds Over Right Now

Justin has one free movie pass left before the month ends and needs to use it tonight, so Doug helps him choose between Supergirl, Disclosure Day, and Masters of the Universe. This somehow turns into...

3 Jul 1h 1min

Episode 543 - Doug's Been Waiting 10 Years to Show His Daughter The Dark Knight. It Finally Happened.

It's one of the greatest films ever made. Doug has seen it more times than he can count. And for years, he's been waiting for the moment his daughter was ready. This Father's Day weekend, it happened,...

26 Jun 1h 10min

Episode 542 - If You Could Call Yourself 10 Years Ago for 60 Seconds, What Would You Say?

Just 60 seconds. One phone call to your past self. What do you say? Doug's answer is immediate and unapologetic: buy Bitcoin. Justin agrees — and then they both go deeper than expected, landing on adv...

19 Jun 1h 9min