Episode 509: "Civil War" and "The Greatest Hits"

Published: April 12, 2024, 5:27 a.m.

Perhaps you\u2019ve heard the brouhaha surrounding writer-director Alex Garland\u2019s Kirsten Dunst-starring CIVIL WAR (2:18) and wondered what it\u2019s all about (um...a civil war...in the United States...in the near future). Wonder no more! Megan and Dave saw it, and they have things to say: unkind, complimentary, and all points in between. One of them hated it. One did not, acknowledging its strengths as well as its flaws. Then Evan joined Megan and Dave to watch THE GREATEST HITS (32:15), starring Lucy Boynton and Justin H. Min, and written and directed by Ned Benson. And guess what? NOT A ROM-COM, which Evan and Dave both thought it was when they hit play. No, it\u2019s a pretty serious look at grief with a romantic/fantasy (and a smidge of comedy) twist. We all liked it!\xa0And over on Patreon, we talk about James Cameron\u2019s 1989 film THE ABYSS, which was recently released for the first time on 4K.