Tune in as Anna (@banananna024 [https://twitter.com/banananna024?s=21]/@formergleek [https://twitter.com/formergleek?s=21]) jumps back into their guest chair for a breakdown of Drive, the 2011 neo-noir crime thriller film about an L.A. stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Ryan Gosling’s auramaxxing, what qualifies as neo-noir, the strange misogyny that’s given off by issues like NWR’s original goal of casting a porn star as Blanche, and the horrible-person-to-regular-person ratio in Baby Driver comprise some of the talking points for this episode.



Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks, Kaden Leos, James Biberi, Jeff Wolfe, and Russ Tamblyn.



Spoilers start at 44:00



Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive Q&A [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=erkxnz-Ae-Q&pp=ygUabmljb2xhcyB3aW5kaW5nIHJlZm4gZHJpdmXSBwkJfgkBhyohjO8%3D]



How Ryan Gosling Ended Up in ‘Drive,’ According to Director Nicolas Winding Refn [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KtpGPEHNodY&pp=ygUnbmljb2xhcyB3aW5kaW5nIHJlZm4gcnlhbiBnb3NsaW5nIGRyaXZl]



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Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online [https://connecting-humanity.org/]



Good Word:



• Anna: The Studio [https://www.serializd.com/show/The-Studio-247767]

• Arthur: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218185743-bat-eater-and-other-names-for-cora-zeng?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=fxmRqUVWu1&rank=1]



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#207 – Drive | Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (with Anna)

Tune in as Andy (Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/0nQbmTs0uQ6TBtG1Q64VEd?si=5YmMvr8nTPC_UCgYjIsmfg]) strolls back into the 2CC sphere for a plunge into Maeve Fly, the 2023 horror novel by C.J. Leede that follows a young woman who's harboring grim and bloodthirsty urges while playing an ice princess at a certain Californian theme park and laying an eye on her best friend’s intriguing brother. Why people might read splatterpunk books, comparing Maeve a little to Dexter Morgan, maintaining the poop boundaries, and the misconception that addictions create abusive and bigoted behavior comprise a few of the topics on this episode.



TW: death, murder, gore, body horror, terminal illness, rape, sexual assault, sexual content, drug use, alcoholism, alcohol, animal injury, cannibalism, vomit, mention of pedophilia, and mention of abortion



Spoilers start at 27:20



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Good Word:



• Andy: The Pitt [https://www.serializd.com/show/The-Pitt-250307]

• Arthur: Black Mirror, Season 7 [https://www.serializd.com/show/Black-Mirror-42009/season/383778/7]



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#206 – Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede (with Andy of Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts)

Tune in as Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman (The Rom Complex [https://open.spotify.com/show/6nDXsvWzrmpHra86czxp4U?si=LRWQe4q5RReKNk6Vl7DdPg]) dive back into another collaboration with 2CC for a review and recap of Wilderness, the Prime Video thriller miniseries about a scorned woman’s revenge plan against her dickweasel husband. Drawing comparisons between this show and Gone Girl, the potential that this could have had to take on a more darkly comedic tone, and the knack that Oliver Jackson-Cohen has for playing utter assholes make up a few of the topics that the hosts touch on during this episode.



Created by Marnie Dickens, Wilderness stars Jenna Coleman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Benson, Eric Balfour, Claire Rushbrook, Talia Balsam, Morgana Van Peebles, Marsha Stephanie Blake, and Jonathan Keltz.



Spoilers start at 18:45



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Good Word:



• Shelby: Fields of Mistria [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142790/Fields_of_Mistria/]

• Sam: eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead by Ariana Grande [https://open.spotify.com/album/6cbwstHlsAIIWurIIXXBPd?si=Q0mjBrySQ2CgaiTUlQEqOA]

• Arthur: Kill Me Again [https://boxd.it/1iMo] and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang [https://boxd.it/23c8]



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#205 – Prime Video's Wilderness | Created by Marnie Dickens (with Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman of The Rom Complex)

Tune in as Anna (@banananna024 [https://twitter.com/banananna024?s=21]/@formergleek [https://twitter.com/formergleek?s=21]) teams back up with Arthur to review and recap Devs, the 2020 sci-fi techno-thriller miniseries about the mysterious and murderous machinations of a quantum computing company. Anna’s mini-review of Civil War, wishing that Alex Garland could grow a political spine, the choice to cast Cailee Spaeny as a teenage cis boy, and how this show deals with weighty themes like the multiverse and free will versus determinism comprise some of the talking points for this episode.



Created by Alex Garland, Devs stars Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Alison Pill, Jin Ha, Zach Grenier, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny, Karl Glusman, and Brian d’Arcy James.



Spoilers start at 41:35



Devs: Cailee Spaeny on Why She Plays a Male Character on the Show [https://collider.com/devs-interview-cailee-spaeny-lyndon-gender/]



Alex Garland Is Asking Big Questions with ‘Devs’ [https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/alex-garland-interview-devs]



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Good Word:



• Anna: The Pitt [https://www.serializd.com/show/The-Pitt-250307]

• Arthur: Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224552.Why_Does_He_Do_That_Inside_the_Minds_of_Angry_and_Controlling_Men?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Kz73WLJ8FA&rank=1] 



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#204 – Devs | Created by Alex Garland (with Anna)

Tune in as Dustin Holden (The Rewatch Recap [https://open.spotify.com/show/5t7akUU8Mu4m52lWkY4u1I?si=SIhmxPIaQn-Mqhx0XvecPg]) returns to 2CC for a breakdown of How to Train Your Dragon, the 2010 animated fantasy movie about the bond that grows between a teenage Viking boy and a dragon. The creatures and their mannerisms that inspired Toothless’s design, worries over the upcoming live-action reboot of HTTYD, the aversion to referring to wild animals that you hunt as “game,” and the physical aspect of voice acting comprise a few of the subjects that this episode dives into.



Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, How to Train Your Dragon stars Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, and Kristen Wiig.



Spoilers start at 50:50



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Good Word:



• Dustin: Previously On… episodes of The Rewatch Recap on YouTube [https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXxXlKPyveH8jVQXlAFHsSXmluMGMUunM], Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43763.Interview_with_the_Vampire?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=8HRhB0zS6v&rank=1], and The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179565.The_Marvelous_Land_of_Oz?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_22]

• Arthur: “Cry for Me” by Magdalena Bay [https://open.spotify.com/track/4rVs9KjC3YVA7v54kVSHUV?si=vXvmDLRqTJu23Viu4WllvA] and Better Man [https://boxd.it/u6t8]



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#203 – How to Train Your Dragon | Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois (with Dustin Holden of The Rewatch Recap)

Tune in as Guy Bradford (Jesters of Ravenloft: A D&D Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/5AGcy6E12gaxOwlD7MgUQ9?si=TXwkUHliQK-M5n_S94whew]) jumps back into his guest chair to discuss Magic, the 1978 psychological horror drama movie starring Anthony Hopkins as Corky Withers, a magician and ventriloquist who becomes a little too obsessed with his dummy Fats. The flop sweat that this film is full of, alternative stars who were in the running for the role of Corky, and the depiction of psychosis in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice comprise some of the topics for this episode.



Directed by Richard Attenborough, Magic stars Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter, E.J. André, Jerry Houser, and David Ogden Stiers.



Spoilers start at 25:15



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Good Word:



• Guy: Breath of Fire III [https://bof.fandom.com/wiki/Breath_of_Fire_III]

• Arthur: Serial Killer Support Group by Saratoga Schaefer [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214988499-serial-killer-support-group?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=SupJD9wVnh&rank=1]



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#202 – Magic | Directed by Richard Attenborough (with Guy Bradford of Jesters of Ravenloft: A D&D Podcast)

Tune in as some good old buddies of 2 Cents Critic return to the program in honor of it turning four years old! Glad to have Andy (Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/0nQbmTs0uQ6TBtG1Q64VEd?si=FdN09J1JRBy-bQhNjEOxjQ]), Anna (@banananna024 [https://twitter.com/banananna024?s=21]/@formergleek [https://twitter.com/formergleek?s=21]), Jessica (Opinionated Lushes [https://open.spotify.com/show/5z9wbkmPgruCrMiptAYTtN?si=H19IegqGQZux7pg_nCJ0JQ]), Marie Nicola (Alt.Pop.Repeat [https://open.spotify.com/show/0tgdntYYcKofvb8AJgzKb2?si=d0CLb9vgRvebkM0TALRCCw]), and Robert “Stew” Stewart (Stew World Order [https://open.spotify.com/show/6fLcKIHFrYBwMqhFryFMM6?si=JcP_vmprR-eWwPuAXjSP5A]) hopping back into their guest seats. It really has been a journey for this show to last so long with all of its book, movie, and TV reviews and recaps. Here’s to many more of those to come down the line! All the gratitude goes out to the listeners and the past guests who’ve been a part of this ride and boosting it forward. And now, to celebrate that, there shall be some trivia gaming and banter unfolding on this episode, which will touch on topics like the power of random guessing, wondering if Anna could host a podcast, the mission to Trap-pill people, ambivalence over Dirty Dancing, and a VeggieTales parody of The Lord of the Rings that manages to slip in an Elvis bit.



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Cover art credit: Connor Kujawinski

﻿#201 – Happy 4th Podiversary!!!

Tune in as Brett Salter (Irish Salt [https://open.spotify.com/show/4Kahw5WsPBBXgSp6HoTrN4?si=mlqHYji0R4S6Mz1iAo5-Eg]) jumps back onto the program to break down the 2019 sci-fi thriller movie Synchronic, which follows a couple New Orleans paramedics as they get caught up in the mystery surrounding a new designer drug and the reality-altering impact it’s having on its users. Anthony Mackie’s flair for dark comedy, puzzling out the stylistic choices for elements like nonlinear storytelling and color grading, and the theory that perhaps this film should have ran along a Steins;Gate-esque road comprise a few of the topics for this episode.



Directed by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, Synchronic stars Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Alexia Ioannides, Katie Aselton, Ramiz Monsef, Bill Oberst Jr., Carl Palmer, Betsy Holt, and Shane Brady.



Spoilers start at 20:20



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Good Word:



• Brett: Into the Badlands [https://www.serializd.com/show/Into-the-Badlands-47450]

• Arthur: Things Will Be Different [https://boxd.it/KANO]



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#200 – Synchronic | Directed by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson (with Brett Salter of Irish Salt)

Tune in as Connor Kujawinski (@connorkuj [https://twitter.com/connorkuj?s=21]) teams back up with Arthur to recap the momentous occasion that is the 2025 Oscars! This past awards season has been brimming with a particularly high amount of chaos and toxicity, and now it’s finally reached its conclusion, allowing people to take a rest from all of this awards hubbub for some time. There was certainly plenty of that hubbub within the Oscars ceremony itself, which gets Arthur and Connor discussing the cringey singing, the wish for Timothée Chalamet to have earned a nomination for Dune: Part Two instead of A Complete Unknown, frustrations with Yuval Abraham’s Oscars speech, the suspicious facets of Sean Baker, and more on this episode.



The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)'s position on No Other Land [https://bdsmovement.net/no-other-land]



Anora allegation from @crewstoriesig [https://www.instagram.com/p/DGwnFOuv0b4/?igsh=MTMyaWVzaTFzYnk4dQ==]



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Here’s how you can send eSIM cards to Palestinians in order to help them stay connected online [https://connecting-humanity.org/]



Good Word:



• Connor: Shoot ‘Em Up [https://boxd.it/24LI]

• Arthur: Dandadan [https://www.serializd.com/show/Dan-Da-Dan-240411]



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﻿#199 – 2025 Oscars Recap (with Connor Kujawinski)

Tune in as Clayton Jones II (Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/6ycCWv1vojAVEQkZysgTrZ?si=7RuafoEnRU-kVXG05w9pUw]) heads back to this program for a review and recap of The Killing of a Sacred Deer, the 2017 film that follows a cardiovascular surgeon and his family as their meticulous and pristine life starts to collapse at the hands of a teenage boy. The knack that director Yorgos Lanthimos has for showing the darkest and most grotesque horrors in such a blackly comedic light, cold and lifeless sex scenes, the delightfully awkward use of Ellie Goulding’s “Burn,” and Eden Lake being mean enough of a movie to inspire Arthur to create a whole new Letterboxd tag comprise a few of the talking points for this episode.



Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, The Killing of a Sacred Deer stars Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Nicole Kidman, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Bill Camp, Alicia Silverstone, and Denise Dal Vera.



Spoilers start at 22:10



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Good Word:



• Clayton: Severance (Apple TV [https://www.serializd.com/show/Severance-95396]+ [https://www.serializd.com/show/Severance-95396]) [https://www.serializd.com/show/Severance-95396] and American Primeval (Netflix [https://www.serializd.com/show/American-Primeval-215866]) [https://www.serializd.com/show/Severance-95396]

• Arthur: Companion [https://boxd.it/F04o]



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#198 – The Killing of a Sacred Deer | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (with Clayton Jones II of Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies Podcast)

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