Aug 31, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min · 13 segments
This week on the pod, Adam is joined by friend of the pod Thomas Mariani (from Cinema To The Letter) to discuss The Dog Stars and Coyote vs ACME!
Thomas MarianiGuestWell, I'm so glad, I guess, to transition into the dog stars that you caught this movie because judging by the box office, if we waited one more week, I do not know if you have been able to see it because it is tanking at the box office.
Why shouldn't we be? optimistic about this um who cares if gladiator 2 was not quite up to standard who cares about you know house of gucci and all that stuff i mean how do you feel about the more recent ridley scott movies
Yeah, I was contemplating this after I saw Dog Starves, because, I mean, Ridley's had such a storied career.
That he's just able to, like, get out a movie, like, every 18 months, basically.
I'm just like, I just have infinite respect for, especially a man who seems as crotchety as he is in interviews.
Or The Martian are like upper tier in terms of like the recent sort of like last decade or so of Ridley.
And then, you know, you got your, and even I defend some of the ones that get kind of shit on.
I even, I have the hot take of, I don't really love either Gladiator movie, but I would rather watch Gladiator 2 just because it has more of like a schlocky sensibility to it.
I have more fun with like, sure, like Shark Fights and Denzel just being the hammiest villain possible.
Well, I'm so glad, I guess, to transition into the dog stars that you caught this movie because judging by the box office, if we waited one more week, I do not know if you have been able to see it because it is tanking at the box office.
Why shouldn't we be? optimistic about this um who cares if gladiator 2 was not quite up to standard who cares about you know house of gucci and all that stuff i mean how do you feel about the more recent ridley scott movies
Yeah, I was contemplating this after I saw Dog Starves, because, I mean, Ridley's had such a storied career.
That he's just able to, like, get out a movie, like, every 18 months, basically.
I'm just like, I just have infinite respect for, especially a man who seems as crotchety as he is in interviews.
Or The Martian are like upper tier in terms of like the recent sort of like last decade or so of Ridley.
And then, you know, you got your, and even I defend some of the ones that get kind of shit on.
I even, I have the hot take of, I don't really love either Gladiator movie, but I would rather watch Gladiator 2 just because it has more of like a schlocky sensibility to it.
I have more fun with like, sure, like Shark Fights and Denzel just being the hammiest villain possible.
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