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Elitist Bastards: The Genius of Inception and the Dullardry of Cyrus

In this week’s podcast, Xpress film critics Hanke and Souther: Praise Inception, lambast Cyrus and react noncommittally to The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; get gleefully evil about The Invisible Man; consider the impact of the original Imitation of Life; and weigh the prospects of upcoming releases Salt, Ramona and Beezus and I Am Love.

Podcast produced/“cohered” by Steve Shanafelt for MountainX.com. The theme music is “1832” by E. Lee. Podcast art by Jeremy Dylan. The Elitist Bastards podcast is also available on the iTunes store as a free download.

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12 thoughts on “Elitist Bastards: The Genius of Inception and the Dullardry of Cyrus”

  1. While I do think that Monkey Trouble is a very underrated simian comedy, I will have my revenge for this obvious travesty of a farce of a sham of two farces. Two can play this game, Justin Souther — at least they can if they have access to Jeremy Dylan’s skills.

  2. Another Hanke-related item I have to avoid until I see INCEPTION. That’s it, I’m off the bloody pictures tonight – the first time I’ve seen a movie on opening night. Then I listen to this, read Ken’s review, the thread on the SS Forums, the article about the best films of the year.

  4. Then I listen to this, read Ken’s review, the thread on the SS Forums, the article about the best films of the year.

    I’m sure your life will be ever so much better after you do.

  5. Granted not all mumblecore is great but i wouldn’t lump it all into one category of “20 somethings bitching about their life for an hour and a half”.

    I wouldn’t have expected you to.

  6. Granted not all mumblecore is great but i wouldn’t lump it all into one category of “20 somethings bitching about their life for an hour and a half”.
    You’re right. Some mumblecore films are much longer than 90 minutes.

  7. You’re right. Some mumblecore films are much longer than 90 minutes.

    Much as I dislike web-speak and its various bits of initialism-speak, that’s clearly a “Jeremy FTW” moment. (Now, watch the convey some entirely different — and probably offensive — meaning is Australia.)

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