Very Bad Wizards19 Feb 2014

Episode 41: Moral Dilemmas at the Movies

Dave keeps trying to explain to Tamler that we're not a movie podcast, but somehow they're doing another podcast about movies. This time they each list their top 5 movies featuring moral dilemmas. Also, Tamler tries to rationalize the Woody Allen controversy, Ozymandias from Watchmen says "screw you Paul Bloom," Dave confuses Maggie Gyllenhaal with Droopy, and for the second time ever we have to censor something one of us (Tamler) says. Put on your astronaut adult diapers, folks, it's a long one.

Links

Dylan Farrow's Story [nytimes.com]
Woody Allen Speaks Out [nytimes.com]
The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast [thedailybeast.com]
"It's shockingly easy to create false memories" by Cara Laney [thedailybeast.com]
Elizabeth Loftus [wikipedia.org]
Watchmen Graphic Novel [wikipedia.org]
The Vengeance Trilogy [wikipedia.org]
Droopy Dog [wikipedia.org]
Maggie Gyllenhal looks like Droopy Dog [cheezeburger.com]
"Hard Determinism, Punishment, and Funishment" by Saul Smilansky [philosophycommons.typepad.com]

Tamler's Top 5 (links all go to IMDB.com)

David's Top 5

Tamler's Honorable Mentions Movies that couldn't be talked about without spoilers:

Oldboy (Park Chanwook's not fucking Spike Lee's).
Mother
The Maltese Falcon
Seven

Movies too close to personal identity

Solaris
Shutter Island

So close...

Beast of the Southern Wild.
3:10 to Yuma
The Dark Knight
Casablanca
The Insider
Donnie Brasco
Maltese Falcon
Shane
Do the Right Thing
Princess Mononoke

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