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Across the Movie Aisle

Across the Movie Aisle

By: The Bulwark
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 Here’s the elevator pitch: It’s “Left, Right, and Center” meets “Siskel and Ebert.” Three friends from different ideological perspectives discuss the movies and controversies (or nontroversies!) swirling around them.

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Episodes
  • The Romantic Comedy Is Solved

    The Romantic Comedy Is Solved
    Jun 19 2025
    In this bonus episode of Across the Movie Aisle, Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman debate the state of the romantic comedy. Is When Harry Met Sally the unbeatable blueprint for the entire genre? Why have rom-coms fallen off—and are they finally making a comeback?

    They break down everything from Ephron classics and screwball oldies to Judd Apatow bros and modern rom-cons.
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    20 mins
  • Does 'Materialists' Work?

    Does 'Materialists' Work?
    Jun 17 2025
    In this episode of Across the Movie Aisle, host Sonny Bunch is joined by Alyssa Rosenberg and Peter Suderman to unpack the outrage over indie film platform MUBI’s investment ties and whether ethical boycotts are even coherent in modern capitalism. Then they dig into Celine Song’s latest film Materialists, a rom-com that tries to be profound—but might just be pretty nonsense.
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    46 mins
  • Plotting 'The Phoenician Scheme'

    Plotting 'The Phoenician Scheme'
    Jun 10 2025
    On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) discuss the latest effort by conservatives to break into the world of big-time film production, this effort headed by Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society. Then they review The Phoenician Scheme, a movie some might describe as … conservative? Make sure to swing by Bulwark+ for our bonus episode on Wes Anderson and his forthcoming box set. And if you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend.
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    41 mins

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