This week, James and Jerah are covering Home (2015), directed by Tim Johnson, screenplay by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, starring Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Matt Jones, and Jennifer Lopez. Together, they discuss Phil Lamarr's voice work, how many people can fit in Australia, what this movie is, what happened to its follow-up TV series, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!

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This week, James and Jon are covering Elevation (2024), directed by George Nolfi, written by John Glenn, Jacob Roman, and Kenny Ryan, starring Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson. Together, they discuss just how well the film industry is doing at the moment, whether or not stars are back, where this film came from, the many films it resembles, the set pieces that worked, the set pieces that didn't work, the ups and downs of Anthony Mackie's career, magic bullets, and much, much more!

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This week, comedian, writer, and actor Rasheda Crockett (The Changeling, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, @RashedaCrockett on IG and all socials) joins James and Jon to cover G20, directed by Patricia Riggen, screenplay by Caitlin Parrish, Erica Weiss, Logan Miller, and Noah Miller, story by Logan Miller and Noah Miller, starring Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson, Marsai Martin, Ramón Rodríguez, Douglas Hodge, Elizabeth Marvel, Sabrina Impacciatore, Clark Gregg, and Antony Starr. Together, they discuss which president solved racism, who's to blame for the film's Rotten Tomatoes score, Homelander memes, the other recent-ish projects G20 reminded them of, where James dropped off with Atlanta, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!

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With Sinners continuing to crush at the box office, this week, we're running back our 2018 episode on Ryan Coogler's breakout debut film, Fruitvale Station! We'll be back next week.

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In anticipation of Black Panther, we review the 2012 film that jump started the career of Ryan Coogler and turned Michael B. Jordan into a leading man: Fruitvale Station. Special guest Mamoudou N'Diaye (Mic) joins as we talk about the brilliance of Coogler, why this film was snubbed by The Oscars, police brutality, racism... hell we talk about all of it, just listen!

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This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Sinners, written and directed by Ryan Coogler, starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Buddy Guy, Delroy Lindo, and Li Jun Li. Together, they discuss Easter, getting bit by a vampire early, how exciting it's been to watch Ryan Coogler promoting the film, the coverage of the film's production deal with Warner Brothers in which the copyright returns to Coogler after 25 years, how few Black filmmakers are currently working on the scale Coogler's working on, Tommy guns, 2025 being the "Year of the Oner," how damn hot everyone in the film is, and much, much more!

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This week, Jerah and Jon are covering Little Man (2006), directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, written by Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans, starring Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans. Together, they discuss what James typically does in the cold opens, the Wayans' recent induction into the NAACP Awards' Hall of Fame, where Keenen was during the ceremony, Little Man's creative debt to Bugs Bunny, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!

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This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), directed by Barry Jenkins, screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, starring Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Tiffany Boone, Donald Glover, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James, Anika Noni Rose, Blue Ivy Carter, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Together, they discuss what the film's actual title is, Barry Jenkins' history with The Oscars, whether or not Timon and Pumbaa were well-used, characters ending up in ditches, prequels they're into, prequels they're not into, James' current feelings on improv, and much, much more!

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This week, James, Jerah, and Jon are covering The Woman in the Yard, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, written by Sam Stefanak, starring Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Peyton Jackson, Estella Kahilla, and Russell Hornsby. Together, they discuss each of their experiences with the marketing, M. Night Shyamalan's Trap, the film beating Death of a Unicorn at the box office, what's going on with A24 at the moment, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!

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