One mental exercise I sometimes play with certain actors and directors:
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The Kid Detective (2020)
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Disclosure Day (2026)
I spent most of 2013 listening to Bruce Springsteen albums, and one thing I noticed is that his earliest records are confessional and immediate even when he’s inventing stories.
Dan and Brian catch up with neo-noir The Kid Detective, a longtime watchlist entry for Dan.
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Hokum (2026)
Hokum is what I like to call a line graph movie, by which I mean you could chart my engagement with it as a literal line graph, peaks and valleys neatly labeled.
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Smile 2 (2024)
Let me get my one real gripe out of the way up front, because it’s just about the only complaint I’ve got.
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GOAT (2026)
It is not basketball.
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Faces of Death (2026)
The biggest movie story going right now is youth slaying a giant.
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Driver’s Ed (2025)
There’s a line my podcast co-host Brian likes to quote from the 30 Rock bit “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah,” where Tracy Morgan/Jordan declares that “this whole premise is sweaty.”
Dan and Brian try something for the first time in their 250 episode run
Dan and Brian are joined by their friend Gavin and his lawyer father Kevin to discuss the courtroom comedy classic My Cousin Vinny.