Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony [https://twitter.com/pooroldrolotony?s=21] and These Guys Got Juice [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/these-guys-got-juice/id1752992703]) regains his seat at the 2CC table for a breakdown of Better Man, the 2024 jukebox musical biopic that recounts the tumultuous life of former Take That member Robbie Williams while reimagining him as a chimpanzee. The hollowness and the parasocial terror of fame, “Come Undone” and “She’s the One” standing out as particularly splendid musical sequences, how surprisingly psychological this ambitious ride gets with Robbie’s POV and his declining mental health, and the complicated father-son dynamic show up as some of the discussion matter for this episode.



Directed by Michael Gracey, Better Man stars Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Adam Tucker, Carter J. Murphy, Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman, Kate Mulvany, Frazer Hadfield, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Tom Budge, Jake Simmance, Liam Head, Chase Vollenweider, Jesse Hyde, Anthony Hayes, Leo Harvey-Elledge, and Chris Gun.



Spoilers start at 40:10



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Good Word:



• Rolo Tony: Love and Monsters [https://boxd.it/lJ6E]

• Arthur: Project Hail Mary (2026) [https://boxd.it/pEeQ]



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#253 – Better Man | Directed by Michael Gracey (with Rolo Tony of These Guys Got Juice)

Tune in as Kate Hergott (Bookwild [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bookwild/id1648192032]) circles back around to the program in order to explore The Paradox Hotel, the 2022 sci-fi mystery-thriller novel by Rob Hart that follows an ill and grief-stricken head of security for a luxury time-travel hotel, which becomes the site for a bloody corpse that’s present and yet isn’t at the same time. The cheerful sort of nihilism, sympathizing with January in all of her complicated facets, and the capitalistic evils of corporate and government forces provide some of the talking points for this episode.



TW: death, murder, chronic illness, grief, drug use/drug abuse, violence, gun violence, animal death, racism, suicide attempt (in the past), suicidal ideation, self-harm, child neglect (in the past), homophobia, transphobia, vomit, and alcohol



Spoilers start at 13:00



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Good Word:



• Kate: The Hospital at the End of the World by Justin C. Key [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199793479-the-hospital-at-the-end-of-the-world]

• Arthur: BoJack Horseman [https://www.serializd.com/show/BoJack-Horseman-61222]



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#252 – The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart (with Kate Hergott of Bookwild)

Tune in as Gizmo (@basedgizmo [https://twitter.com/basedgizmo?s=21]) joins in for a plunge right into Last Night in Soho, the 2021 horror film about a fashion design student who’s just moved to present-day London and gets all wrapped up in what appear to be initially glamorous and increasingly terrifying visions revolving around a young woman in the Swinging Sixties. The heavy inspiration that this draws from giallo, how this portrays men and their misogyny, and wishing Jocasta could have been fleshed out beyond her bully stereotype stand out as a few of the topics for this episode.



Directed by Edgar Wright, Last Night in Soho stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Synnøve Karlsen, Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp, Rita Tushingham, Pauline McLynn, Aimée Cassettari, Jessie Mei Li, Kassius Nelson, and Rebecca Harrod.



Spoilers start at 22:55



"Man Bad" Horror: A Feminist Autopsy from Infinite Snow Productions [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k6PBVV09nM4&t=2369s&pp=ygUOTWVuIGJhZCBob3Jyb3I%3D] (beware full spoilers for the media featured in this video essay)



Extras: Wide Angle Witness Cam - Last Night in Soho [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NcwSm9A7n5Q&pp=ygUwbGFzdCBuaWdodCBpbiBzb2hvIGRhbmNlIHNjZW5lIGJlaGluZCB0aGUgc2NlbmVz]



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Good Word:



• Gizmo: Peeping Tom [https://boxd.it/1Utk]

• Arthur: Dead Calm [https://boxd.it/1W7K]



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#251 – Last Night in Soho | Directed by Edgar Wright (with Gizmo)

Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony [https://twitter.com/pooroldrolotony?s=21]) hops back into his guest chair for a review and recap of Shoot ‘Em Up, the 2007 action movie about a carrot-munching drifter who puts his mastery of gun fu to good use by going on a mission to protect a newborn baby from an assassin and his many goons. Comparing this bonkers ride to flicks like John Wick and Falling Down, the spanking gag and other moments of misogyny that haven’t aged well, the surprisingly left-wing themes that you can find while reading this film through a political lens, and taking a look at Stephen McHattie’s filmography pop up as some of the subjects for this episode.



Written and directed by Michael Davis, Shoot ‘Em Up stars Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Daniel Pilon, Ramona Pringle, Julian Richings, Tony Munch, and Scott McCord.



Spoilers start at 36:50



Madonna STAR BMW Commercial 2001 [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PA10PPRWhKU&pp=ygUibWFkb25uYSBzdGFyIGJtdyBjb21tZXJjaWFsIG11cmlsbw%3D%3D]



Smith’s Hand on Internet Movie Firearms Database, AKA IMFDB (only click on this if you’re ready for spoilers) [https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Shoot_%27Em_Up#Smith.27s_Hand]



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Good Word:



• Rolo Tony: The Mountain by Gorillaz [https://open.spotify.com/album/1RvJmGd47lKS4XMXs9j8hD?si=rNLzLQiLRXiBt8h57Fcenw]

• Arthur: John’s Not Mad [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wxfJDpd3XcY&pp=ygUOam9obidzIG5vdCBtYWQ%3D] and The Boy Can’t Help It [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CW564GsyEkQ&pp=ygUVdGhlIGJveSBjYW4ndCBoZWxwIGl0]



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#250 – Shoot ‘Em Up | Directed by Michael Davis (with Rolo Tony)

Tune in as Jessica Hart (Opinionated Lushes [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opinionated-lushes/id1616178430]) jumps back onto the show for a breakdown of Despicable Me, the 2010 animated movie about a super-villain who pursues a dastardly mission to prove that he’s the best bad guy around by stealing the moon, all while having to deal with taking care of three orphaned girls. Gru standing out as a subversive antihero, dysfunctional family baggage, trying to lend some nuanced sympathy towards Miss Hattie, and longing for Agnes’s innocence land as a few of the talking points for this episode.



Directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, Despicable Me stars Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud, Jemaine Clement, Jack McBrayer, Danny McBride, Mindy Kaling, and Rob Huebel.



Spoilers start at 27:40



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Good Word:



• Jessica: the Life Is Strange [https://store.steampowered.com/app/319630/Life_is_Strange__Episode_1/] series, particularly Life Is Strange 2 [https://store.steampowered.com/app/532210/Life_is_Strange_2/]

• Arthur: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power [https://www.serializd.com/show/79732]



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#249 – Despicable Me | Directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin (with Jessica Hart of Opinionated Lushes)

Tune in as Rolo Tony (@PoorOldRoloTony [https://twitter.com/pooroldrolotony?s=21]), who’s a Vegas-Residency cohost on These Guys Got Juice [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/these-guys-got-juice/id1752992703], rejoins the podcast in order to navigate Predestination, the 2014 timey-wimey thriller about a time-traveling operative’s efforts to defeat a terrorist and the repercussions that this mission ends up having in its own intricate fashion. Drawing connections from this film to Looper and Tenet, the ways in which a certain major aspect of the story have poorly aged, effective ways to borrow from Inception (like Trance) and unsuccessful ways to do the same thing (like Transcendence), and Sarah Snook’s top-notch performance turn out to be some of the topics for this episode.



Written and directed by Peter and Michael Spierig, Predestination stars Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Cate Wolfe, Christopher Kirby, Christopher Sommers, Christopher Stollery, Freya Stafford, Tyler Coppin, Madeleine West, and Christopher Bunworth.



Spoilers start at 29:55



How Predesination‘s Sarah Snook Tackled The Weirdest Love Story Ever [https://gizmodo.com/how-predesinations-sarah-snook-tackled-the-weirdest-lov-1678300187]



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Good Word:



• Rolo Tony: Timecrimes [https://boxd.it/1OGM]

• Arthur: Cape Fear (1991) [https://boxd.it/28vu]



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#248 – Predestination | Directed by Peter and Michael Spierig (with Rolo Tony of These Guys Got Juice)

Tune in as Cory McCullough, AKA Gory Cory (⁠gorycory.net⁠ [https://www.gorycory.net/about]), has re-collaborated with the program to review You’re Next, the 2011 horror movie about a family reunion that seems like it will simply be a regular old gathering for this dysfunctional bunch… until a few homicidal home invaders wearing animal masks suddenly ambush the place. Comparing this flick to Ready or Not and Companion, filmmakers working with the same actors over and over, admiration for Erin, and the confusing logic behind why these home invaders would keep writing YOU’RE NEXT everywhere in blood emerge as some of the discussion matter on this episode.



Directed by Adam Wingard, You’re Next stars Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Wendy Glenn, Margaret Laney, Amy Seimetz, Rob Moran, Barbara Crampton, Ti West, L.C. Holt, Simon Barrett, Lane Hughes, Larry Fessenden, Kate Lyn Sheil, and Calvin Lee Reeder.



Spoilers start at 27:35



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Good Word:



• Cory: Queens of the Dead [https://boxd.it/Ojao]

• Arthur: Bone Lake [https://boxd.it/OLXy]



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#247 – You’re Next | Directed by Adam Wingard (with Cory McCullough, AKA Gory Cory)

Tune in as Katrina (@katrinaslibrary [https://www.tiktok.com/@katrinaslibrary?_t=ZP-8xENm678JBu&_r=1]) circles back around to 2CC so that she and Arthur can roll out their top ten books of 2025. Hoping that the growing subgenre of romantasy moves away from the likes of Rebecca Yarros and Sarah J. Maas, the importance of supporting armed resistance (including that which comes from Palestine), the deep flaws of Western liberalism, and the pervasive bigotry of anti-Asian racism and misogyny stand out as a few of the subjects on this episode.



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Good Word:



• Katrina: Micro Rainbow [https://microrainbow.org/]

• Arthur: The Third Rule of Time Travel by Philip Fracassi [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/215748787-the-third-rule-of-time-travel?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=KxdtY5Waup&rank=1] and Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222419255-coffin-moon?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11]



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﻿#246 – Top 10 Books of 2025 (with Katrina of Katrina’s Library)

Jumping onboard the program today is Katherine Wela Bogen, who has just become a debut author by publishing Queering Him [https://kwbogenbooks.com/books], a novel that takes you through the intense and messy relationship between Avra and Kieran. In addition, Katie is a clinical psychology PhD student and cohost of the political podcast SuperHumanizer [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/superhumanizer-podcast/id1721836362], concentrating her energy on queerness, sexuality, sexual trauma, supporting Palestine, and more—all from her own bisexual and Jewish perspective. Biphobic attitudes, laying out the definitions of BDSM and kink, queer people having to operate outside of a traditional script for sex, appreciation for one of the best TV shows of 2025 (yes, it’s Heated Rivalry), and what Katie has planned for Avra and Kieran’s story in their future books comprise quite a bit of the conversation for this episode.



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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/]



Katie’s Good Word: Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11041.Delta_of_Venus?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=OQ3MJM67vA&rank=1]



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﻿Interview with Author Katherine Wela Bogen (Queering Him)

Tune in as Andy (Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fat-dude-digs-flicks-movie-podcasts/id1286648844]) regains his comfy old guest seat in order to unpack Dead Again, the 1991 neo-noir romantic thriller about a private investigator’s mission to help an amnesiac and nonverbal woman recover her memories—a path that ends up uncovering a strange connection between her and a murder from several decades ago. Thoughts on Kenneth Branagh as a director, Robin Williams being talented enough to distract us from the exposition-dumping of his side role, showing love for the tropes of amnesia and hypnotism, and nostalgia for older thrillers from the 90s or so that were willing to go places (including Kiss the Girls and What Lies Beneath) arise as a few of the topics for this episode.



Directed by Kenneth Branagh, Dead Again stars Branagh, Emma Thompson, Derek Jacobi, Wayne Knight, Andy Garcia, Robin Williams, Richard Easton, Jo Anderson, Hanna Schygulla, Campbell Scott, and Miriam Margolyes.



Spoilers for What Lies Beneath start at 33:00 and end at 33:50

Spoilers for Dead Again start at 34:40



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Here’s how you can learn more about Palestine and Israel [https://decolonizepalestine.com/]



Here’s how you can keep up-to-date on this genocide [https://linktr.ee/qudsnn?utm_source=linktree_profile_share%3Csid=2399453c-cb9a-43e6-82f6-c077a3cf602b]



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



Good Word:



• Andy: Candy Cain Kills [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69705279-candy-cain-kills?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=0GkWBLeCIz&rank=1] and Candy Cain Kills Again: The Second Slaying by Brian McAuley [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209570795-candy-cain-kills-again?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=BXs3Msfx7c&rank=2]

• Arthur: Dinner in America [https://boxd.it/oinu]



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#245 – Dead Again | Directed by Kenneth Branagh (with Andy of Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts)

What's new, folks? If you're in the mood to listen to Arthur Howell (creator of the blog 2 Cents Critic) give his thoughts on books, movies, and TV shows, then join in! Podcast Twitter and Instagram: @two_centscritic Personal Twitter, Goodpods, StoryGraph, and Letterboxd: @arthur_ant18 Website: www.2centscritic.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/144101970-arthur-howell

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