Podcasts TV Spoilerpiece Theatre Episode #126: "La La Land," "Why Him?," "13th," "Dressmaker," and Recaps Like Whoa

Episode #126: "La La Land," "Why Him?," "13th," "Dressmaker," and Recaps Like Whoa

Published: Dec. 9, 2016, noon

You want movies? We\u2019ve got your movies this week! The episode opens with a segment of \u201cCatching up with Crean,\u201d aka \u201cCrewind,\u201d where Evan shares his issues with THE HANDMAIDEN (at 6:18) before he covers the sharp Netflix documentary 13TH (at 9:24), which has a well-formed argument about the exploitation of minorities by US lawmakers and the prison industrial complex. After that Evan tackles THE DRESSMAKER (at 13:32), a zany movie that\u2019s overstuffed with plot, yet funny and engaging, with one hell of an ending. Starting at 24:00, Kris and Dave provide very brief recaps of several films including THE LITTLE PRINCE, RED TURTLE, THE FITS, DE PALMA, ZOOTOPIA, and MORRIS FROM AMERICA. Once they get tired of recapping, they move on to this week\u2019s two main events. Dave shares the excruciating agony that is WHY HIM? (at 32:42), or as he calls it \u201cWhy Me?\u201d. Then finally, he and Kris review LA LA LAND (at 42:24), a musical with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, which they really disagree about.