Some Like It Scott

Ep. 261 - The Book of Clarence

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts review the biblical comedy-drama and sophomore outing of Jeymes Samuel, THE BOOK OF CLARENCE. After discussing their feelings about whether THE BOOK OF CLARENCE lives up to Samuel's debut, THE HARDER THEY FALL, including LaKeith Stanfield's leading turn and the potential themes and pit falls of the movie, the co-hosts turn their attention once again to awards season for an extensive chat about guild nominations and the Critics Choice Awards. See time codes below:

 

7:38 - THE BOOK OF CLARENCE review

53:30 - Awards season update

 

Next time: MONSTER (Theaters)

 

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Ep. 260 - The Color Purple (2023)

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts cover the adaptation of the broadway musical version of the Alice Walker epistolary novel, THE COLOR PURPLE. After discussing their thoughts on the effectiveness of the film as a musical, the ensemble cast, and the potential of director Blitz Bazawule, the co-hosts turn their attention to have a deep conversation reacting to this year's winners at the Golden Globes. See time codes below:

 

8:42 - THE COLOR PURPLE (2023) review

57:20 - Golden Globes reactions

 

Next time: THE BOOK OF CLARENCE (Theaters)

 

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Ep. 259 - The Iron Claw

Happy new year and 6th anniversary of Some Like It Scott! On this week's champagne-popping episode, the two Scotts review the biographical sports drama telling the (mostly) true-life story the Von Erich family curse, THE IRON CLAW. After discussing the ensemble cast's performances led by Zac Efron, Sean Durkin's passion project as writer-director, and whether the emotional force of the film resonates, the co-hosts turn their attention to their favorite topic: awards nominees and discussion! See time codes below:

 

4:31 - THE IRON CLAW review

1:06:58 - Golden Globe & Indie Spirit nominees

 

Next time: THE COLOR PURPLE (Theaters)

 

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Ep. 258 - Maestro & Wonka

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this year's holiday double-feature episode, the two Scotts keep it diverse with a review of the Bradley Cooper Netflix biographical drama of Leonard Bernstein, followed by a review of the Timothee Chalamet-led, Paul King family musical dramedy, WONKA. Happy holidays, and see you in the new year! See time codes below:

 

3:25 - MAESTRO review

53:27 - WONKA review

 

Next time: THE IRON CLAW (Theaters)

 

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Ep. 257 - The Boy and the Heron (feat. Jay Habib)

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts are joined by Countdown co-host Jay Habib to crown the end of the Miyazaki Countdown series with Hayao Miyazaki's (second? third?) final film in his storied career, the animated fantasy adventure drama, THE BOY AND THE HERON. After a rich discussion of the recurring and new themes emerging in the twilight of Miyazaki's career, the central character of Mahito and how he's crucially different than so many Miyazaki protagonists that we've seen before, and the continued technical achievements of Studio Ghibli's animation under Miyazaki, the two Scotts slip a quick discussion of the LA Film Critics Association Awards. See time codes below:

 

3:25 - THE BOY AND THE HERON review

1:11:36 - LAFCA Awards winners

 

Next time: WONKA (Theaters)

 

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Miyazaki Countdown Part 12 - Retrospective

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's second Countdown miniseries of 2023, a podcast first focusing entirely on the works of Japanese animator, Hayao Miyazaki: the Miyazaki Countdown. To honor one of the living legends of animation, the countdown crew of Scott, Scott, and Jay will watch all 11 of Miyazaki's films to-date, rewinding all the way back to his directorial origins with 1979's action-adventure heist thriller LUPIN III: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO, all the way to his then-final film, 2013's biographical epic romance drama, THE WIND RISES. Join us each week over the next 11 weeks, as we build up to what is Miyazaki's self-proclaimed now-final film (we'll see...), the fantasy epic, THE BOY AND THE HERON.

 

In the final part of the Miyazaki Countdown as the crew awaits the wide release of THE BOY AND THE HERON, Scott, Scott, and Jay discuss their thoughts and answer 10 targeted questions on Miyazaki's filmography to-date.

Ep. 256 - May December

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts review the latest film from Todd Haynes, the three-hander drama, MAY DECEMBER. After discussing the three-headed acting combo of Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Charles Melton, as well as the unpacking of the psychological examination and related themes for all three lead main characters, the co-hosts turn their attention to the winners of this year's NYFCC Awards. See time codes below:

 

3:25 - MAY DECEMBER review

1:11:36 - NYFCC Awards winners

 

Next time: THE BOY AND THE HERON (Theaters)

 

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Miyazaki Countdown Part 11 - The Wind Rises

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's second Countdown miniseries of 2023, a podcast first focusing entirely on the works of Japanese animator, Hayao Miyazaki: the Miyazaki Countdown. To honor one of the living legends of animation, the countdown crew of Scott, Scott, and Jay will watch all 11 of Miyazaki's films to-date, rewinding all the way back to his directorial origins with 1979's action-adventure heist thriller LUPIN III: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO, all the way to his then-final film, 2013's biographical epic romance drama, THE WIND RISES. Join us each week over the next 11 weeks, as we build up to what is Miyazaki's self-proclaimed now-final film (we'll see...), the fantasy epic, THE BOY AND THE HERON.

 

In Part 11 of the Miyazaki Countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay discuss what seemed for many years toa be Hayao Miyazaki's swan song, the 2013 animated historical drama, THE WIND RISES. Set over 20+ years in Japan, THE WIND RISES goes back to Miyazaki's own roots: World War II and airplanes, crafting a somewhat fictionalized bio pic of the Japanese aeronautical engineer and designer of several Japanese military planes used in World War II, Jiro Horikoshi. Young Jiro grows up longing to become a pilot, though he recognizes his nearsightedness will likely preventing him from doing so. One night, Jiro dreams of his hero, Italian World War I aircraft designer, Giovanni Battista Caproni. In this dream, Caproni tells Jiro that he's never flown a plane in his life, and that building planes is much better than flying them. Fast forward 7 years after the conclusion of World War I, and Jiro is off to Tokyo to study aeronautical engineering to fulfill his dream of building big, beautiful planes. On the train, he meets a young girl, Nahoko, and when the Great Kantō earthquake hits, assists Nahoko and her maid to safety. Two years later, Jiro graduates with his friend, Kiro Honjo, and both are employed in the aircraft manufacturing divisions of Mitsubishi to design and build fighter planes. Throughout the rest of his life, Jiro must reconcile the beauty of his passion and his creations with the terrible purpose it is clear that they will be used for. Something he struggles with, especially with failure after failure to successfully test his designs. The countdown crew discuss Miyazaki's most recent and arguably most personal film, including how many elements of Jiro Horikoshi's internal conflicts and personal reckonings feel like things deeply ingrained within Miyazaki himself, how his animation of airplanes comes to life after so many representations of them in his prior films, and how fitting of a denouement this would have been for his career, if not for the inescapable pull of trying to live, while the wind is rising.

Ep. 255 - Napoleon

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts review Ridley Scott's next epic, this time about arguably the most famous French general and emperor, Le Petit Caporal, NAPOLEON. After discussing the grand scope of the film, Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby's dueling performances as Napoleon and Josephine Bonaparte, and the epic battle sequences, the co-hosts turn their attention to dire casting updates in the Scream franchise, as well as the Golden Globes finding a broadcast partner for the upcoming show. See time codes below:

 

7:34 - NAPOLEON review

55:24 - Scream franchise update

1:14:24 - CBS acquires distribution rights to Golden Globes

 

Next time: MAY DECEMBER (Netflix)

 

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Miyazaki Countdown Part 10 - Ponyo

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's second Countdown miniseries of 2023, a podcast first focusing entirely on the works of Japanese animator, Hayao Miyazaki: the Miyazaki Countdown. To honor one of the living legends of animation, the countdown crew of Scott, Scott, and Jay will watch all 11 of Miyazaki's films to-date, rewinding all the way back to his directorial origins with 1979's action-adventure heist thriller LUPIN III: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO, all the way to his then-final film, 2013's biographical epic romance drama, THE WIND RISES. Join us each week over the next 11 weeks, as we build up to what is Miyazaki's self-proclaimed now-final film (we'll see...), the fantasy epic, THE BOY AND THE HERON.

 

In Part 10 of the Miyazaki Countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay discuss Hayao Miyazaki's 2008 animated family fantasy film, PONYO. PONYO follows the eldest fish-like daughter, Brunhilde, of a once-human wizard, Fujimoto, who now lives underwater on a four-flippered submarine, after she secretly escapes on the top of a jellyfish. Emerging above water and eventually washing ashore in a small fishing village, a 5-year-old boy named Sōsuke finds Brunhilde and releases her from a glass jar she had become trapped in. Sōsuke cuts himself in the process, but Brunhilde magically cures his wound with a lick of her tongue, motivating Sōsuke to keep Brunhilde as a pet fish, name her Ponyo, and promise to protect her. After discovering Ponyo missing, Fujimoto searches for his lost daughter, whom he believes was kidnapped, eventually locating her at Sōsuke's home on the cliff by the sea, where he sends his wave spirits to rescue her. Ponyo's successful return to Fujimoto leaves Sōsuke deeply saddened and confused. but Ponyo quickly begins to rebel against her father again, refusing to respond to her birth name, Brunhilde, and beginning to transform herself into a human, thanks to the blood she licked off of Sōsuke's wound. The battle of wills between Ponyo and Fujimoto continues, while Sōsuke must reckon with Ponyo's (at least temporary) departure. The countdown crew discuss Miyazaki's first film specifically made with families and children in mind, whether the themes of the film still resonate for adults, and how the new cast of characters and advancements in animation stack up against the other films in Miyazaki's catalog so far.