With the summer freshly in the can, we present 14 compact reactions (some more compact than others) to a season of generally loud, generally trashy movies. Picking up where our last speed round left off, we talk about The Dark Knight, WALL*E, Man on Wire, Wanted, and others. Dump the lemonade, brew a pot of something warm, and bid adieu to the summer's second half.
0:00 Intro
1:31 The Dark Knight (Nolan) [discussion]
16:07 WALL*E (Stanton)
21:44 Man on Wire (Marsh)
24:02 Baghead (Duplass & Duplass)
24:27 Encounters at the End of the World (Herzog)
27:41 Hancock (Berg)
30:11 Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Del Toro)
34:48 American Teen (Burstein) [discussion]
42:37 The Wackness (Levine)
45:19 Tell No One (Canet)
46:57 Wanted (Bekmambetov)
48:57 Get Smart (Segal)
52:01 Meet Dave (Robbins)
54:20 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Gibney)
1:01:05 Outro
Further Reading
- To hear reactions to the films of the summer's first (and at one time only) half, check out our early summer speed round.
- And for more about Baghead, which was mentioned only briefly in this podcast, listen to Rob's comments on the Sundance '08 episode of our podcast, listen to J. Robert's interview with the filmmakers, and read Rob's review.