Tag: movies
The Six Films that Explain the Biden Era
Way back in 2021, Politics Editor Lars Emerson and I launched Watching Mates, a podcast that discussed the films we thought best represented each post-war presidency. The final episode, about the then nascent Biden administration, dropped in February of 2022, ...
Pony Express: 2023 Oscars Preview with Zachary Byrd
Michael and Louis are joined by Zachary Byrd of With a Gay Twist to discuss the upcoming Academy Awards, which will (hopefully) be a more normal affair this year.
Magic Mike: The Appetizer
As some of you may know, the third film in the Magic Mike trilogy, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, is coming out next month on February 10th. This has prompted me to finally announce my love for this franchise, especially its ...
The Best Movies of 2022
The film industry is in a state of flux – streaming is more popular than ever but only fitfully profitable, while big budget blockbusters can still draw out crowds, but are more formulaic and derivative than ever before. Still, we ...
Pony Express: Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
Michael and Louis take a look at Sight and Sound’s critics poll of the Greatest Films of All Time, and venerated and prestigious institution that attracted some controversy this year. Should the critics have chosen as many recent films? Did ...
Pony Express: The Batman
Michael, Louis, and Alex discuss The Batman, the latest film entry for the caped crusader and a fascinating new direction for the superhero franchise.
Pony Express: 2021 Year in Review
Michael, Lars and Louis discuss their favorite movies, TV, music, and more of 2021.
A Memoriam of Love to Michael K. Williams
A couple of weeks ago I was watching my weekly binge of The Sopranos before I went to bed and while watching episode 13 of Season 3, I noticed an actor that I never knew was in the Sopranos, Michael ...
Watching Mates: George W. Bush – Team America: World Police / The Dark Knight
The world changes dramatically over the course of George W. Bush’s presidency. One place it changes most visibly is Hollywood, as Lars and Michael unpack through 2004’s Team America: World Police in his first term and 2008’s The Dark Knight ...
Looking Back at Blue Valentine, a Great Movie That Will Absolutely Ruin Your Day
“I still haven’t seen Blue Valentine yet, because although everyone who’s seen it tells me it’s good, the trailer gave me really bad ukulele flashbacks. (Seriously, for the next month I’d break out in a cold sweat if I so ...