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Anderson Countdown Part 2 - Rushmore

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's newest Countdown miniseries: the Wes Anderson Countdown. To honor one of the great still-working indie writer-director auteurs, who's next film ASTEROID CITY comes out later this year, Scott, Scott, and Jay will be watching all 10 of the American filmmakers' works to-date, from his origins with the '90s heist-comedy BOTTLE ROCKET, all the way to his latest feature, 2021's star-studded anthology drama THE FRENCH DISPATCH. Join us each week over the next 10 weeks as we progress through Anderson's full oeuvre in the buildup to ASTEROID CITY!

 

On the second episode of the Anderson Countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay review Wes Anderson's sophomore directorial outing, the coming-of-age comedy-drama, RUSHMORE. Directed by Anderson and co-written with BOTTLE ROCKET star and co-writer, Owen Wilson, RUSHMORE stars soon-to-be frequent Wes Anderson collaborator, Jason Schwartzman, in his first film, playing the role of the eccentric 15-year-old high-school student, Max Fischer. Max is a scholarship student at the prestigious school, Rushmore Academy, but is a bit of a problem child. He participates extensively in extracurricular activities, founding and leading many clubs at the Houston private school, but he struggles to scrape by academically, finding himself on academic probation and dangerously close to being expelled from the school. This newfound status only feeds the chip on his shoulder as one of the few middle-class kids amongst a mostly affluent and privileged student body. Soon though Max makes two new adult friends: Herman Blume (Bill Murray), a disillusioned parent and local business owner, who despises his twin sons Ronny and Donny, who both attend Rushmore, and Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams), a widowed 1st-grade teacher at Rushmore, who left an intriguing written message in a book Max checked out from the school library. Herman and Max become odd but fast friends, while Max's crush on Rosemary begins an unhealthy obsession with her. These two new relationships in Max's life shape who he is to become, but not without some meaningful consequences along the way. The countdown crew give their thoughts on Anderson's second outing, including the semi-autobiographical nature of Max, the coming-of-age themes, as well as the performances of Schwartzman, Murray, and Williams.

Ep. 232 - How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts test their political bona fides with a discussion of the environmentalist thriller, HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE. After discussing the film's ensemble cast, the central creative forces in Daniel Goldhaber and Ariela Barer, and whether this type of film is worthy of the criticism that it is politically dangerous, the co-hosts turn their attention to the talent news surrounding the upcoming TWISTER sequel, aptly named TWISTERS, as well as the news that Olivia Wilde will be directing a series adaptation of the popular novels A Visit from the Goon Squad and The Candy House for A24. See time codes below:

 

4:07 - HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE review

50:37 - TWISTERS casting and director news

58:58 - Olivia Wilde set up with a new TV project

 

Next week: BEAU IS AFRAID (Theaters)

 

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Anderson Countdown Part 1 - Bottle Rocket

Hello everyone and welcome to Some Like It Scott's newest Countdown miniseries: the Wes Anderson Countdown. To honor one of the great still-working indie writer-director auteurs, who's next film ASTEROID CITY comes out later this year, Scott, Scott, and Jay will be watching all 10 of the American filmmakers' works to-date, from his origins with the '90s heist-comedy BOTTLE ROCKET, all the way to his latest feature, 2021's star-studded anthology drama THE FRENCH DISPATCH. Join us each week over the next 10 weeks as we progress through Anderson's full oeuvre in the buildup to ASTEROID CITY!

 

 

On the first episode of the Anderson Countdown, Scott, Scott, and Jay start their journey in 1996 with Anderson's feature-length directorial debut BOTTLE ROCKET. Directed by Anderson and co-written by Anderson with mutli-hyphenate Owen Wilson, who also stars with his brother Luke Wilson in the film as Dignan and Anthony respectively, BOTTLE ROCKET follows Dignan and Anthony's execution of the former's overly intricate '75-Year Plan' to pull off a series of heists and become career criminals alongside a small-time criminal known to Dignan, Mr. Henry (James Caan). Dignan and Anthony's plans start with practice heists - to mixed success - and recruiting a getaway driver, Bob (Robert Musgrave), but as the trio get deeper and deeper into their plans, their ineptitude may just be their downfall. The countdown crew give their thoughts on Anderson's first outing, including early indications of Anderson's writing and directing styles, the performances of the cast, and the effectiveness of Anderson's take of blending comedy and drama.

Ep. 231 - Air

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts hop in their time machine and take a wild trip back to the '80s to discuss the origin of the now-infamous Air Jordan shoe line with a review of AIR. After discussing Ben Affleck's return to the director's chair, Matt Damon's starring role alongside a robust supporting cast, and whether the whole affair felt too much like a Nike shoe ad, the co-hosts turn their attention to the recent casting news about Ti West's MAXXXINE, and all the movie-related announcements from Star Wars Celebration this past weekend. See time codes below:

 

5:15 - AIR review

53:49 - MAXXXINE casting update

1:02:19 - Star Wars Celebration movie news

 

Next week: RENFIELD (Theaters)

 

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Ep. 230 - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts rummage into their dice bags and hope to roll a natural 20 with their review of the fantasy action-comedy and IP adaptation, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES. After discussing the ensemble cast, the effectiveness of the new attempt to translate the famous tabletop RPG to the big screen, and whether Jarnathan is a forever GOAT'd character, the co-hosts turn their attention to the announcement of Clint Eastwood's final movie, as well as the rumblings about HEAT 2. See time codes below:

 

6:02 - DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES review

52:39 - Clint Eastwood's final film announced

58:17 - HEAT 2 casting

 

Next week: AIR (Theaters)

 

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Ep. 229 - John Wick: Chapter 4

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts are back for another ride with the Baba Yaga, as Keanu Reeves sets his sights on some High Table vengeance in JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4. After discussing the epic nature of this 169-minute outing, whether director Chad Stahelski and Reeves continue to effectively and successfully up the ante, and how much runway the John Wick franchise now has after bigger and bigger successes with each film, the co-hosts turn their attention to the news of a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO, as well as the assault charges against man-of-the-moment Jonathan Majors. See time codes below:

 

5:04 - JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 review

1:15:32 - VERTIGO remake in the works

1:23:30 - Jonathan Majors

 

Next week: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES (Theaters)

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Ep. 228 - Scream VI

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, it's Halloween in March, as the two Scotts once again are reviewing a Scream movie in the first part of the year, as Radio Silence returns to direct their second and the franchise's sixth film, SCREAM VI. After discussing the returning self-monikered "Core 4", the ensemble cast's performance, and whether the franchise is aging past its prime, the co-hosts turn their attention to all the casting news surrounding Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR sequel, and the news that Quentin Tarantino's 10th film is in the works. See time codes below:

 

6:42 - SCREAM VI review

1:06:02 - GLADIATOR 2 casting news

1:13:51 - Quentin Tarantino's 10th film

 

Next week: JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4 (Theaters)

 

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Ep. 227 - 2023 Academy Awards Recap

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts spill their guts on all their thoughts on the 95th Academy Awards this past Sunday night. Enjoy!

 

Next time: Scream 6 (Theaters)

 

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Ep. 226 - Creed III

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts come out of sports movie podcasting retirement to don their boxing gloves once more in a review of the 9th film in the Rocky franchise (and 3rd in the Adonis Creed sub-franchise), CREED III. After discussing star and now-director, Michael B. Jordan's, directorial debut, the addition of Jonathan Majors to the franchise, and if this third film lives up to the legacy of the first two Creed films, the co-hosts give one final awards season update, talking about the Indie Spirit Awards, before giving a few final Oscars predictions ahead of the upcoming 95th edition of the ceremony. See time codes below:

 

4:41 - CREED III review

53:41 - Indie Spirit awards update

 

Next week: Academy Awards recap

 

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Ep. 225 - Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania

Hello and welcome to an all new episode of Some Like It Scott! On this week's episode, the two Scotts put a heavily shrunk-down Ant-Man and Wasp under the microscope to review their third MCU standalone film: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA. After discussing whether this first film in Phase 5 of the MCU charts a new course for the heavily exposed franchise, the co-hosts turn their attention to the vast number of awards shows over the last few weeks to give an update on how the Academy Awards races are developing. See time codes below:

 

4:13 - ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA review

59:00 - Awards update

 

Next week: CREED III (Theaters)

 

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