Pain & Gain (2013) | Rise & Grind for Consumer Capitalism
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In this episode, Hal & Craig discuss Michael Bay's 2013 film Pain & Gain and its interpretation of how Reagan's American Exceptionalism of the 1980s led to rampant consumerism. This tangent-heavy episode also includes discussions of:
The passing of WWE Superstar Bray Wyatt;
The escalating violence and hostility towards the Cop City protestors in Atlanta (R.I.P. Tortuguita);
Craig's simultaneous re-read of Lord of the Rings while watching Rings of Power;
Hal watched the theater re-release of Park Chan Wook's OLDBOY;
Russell Crowe's dubious Italian accent in THE POPE'S EXORCIST; and
Armond White ABSOLUTELY crushing it (while also saying dumb things).
Sources & Links
- Arrest of Cop City protestors: https://jacobin.com/2023/08/stop-cop-city-activists-prison-free-speech-police-brutality
- Pain & Gain: The True Story Behind the Movie: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/27/true-story-behind-pain-and-gain
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