The younger brother of Ridley Scott passed away this week, and the Trap and the 'Lith pay their respects the only way they know how: a slow reading of his filmography on IMDB, with each entry accompanied by a comment or memory or polite criticism. Also discussed: what the Trap did over the weekend, Rep. Todd Akin (R) of Missouri and his words of wisdom regarding "legitimate" rapes, Missouri senatorial politics, Claire McCaskill and the art of picking your opponent, Chick-fil-A and the realities of boycotting a major corporation, Schattner versus Schnatter, the second season opener of NBC's 'Grimm', the undeniable badness of ABC's 'Once Upon a Time' (followed by a conditional recommendation, weirdly), the recent Sight and Sound poll, the introduction of the Little Snack Top Six, movies that are likely to appear on various listener Top 6 lists, which movie might be most appropriately shown to a deaf and blind man turned sighted and hearing for just 3 hours, some dead air, a close and generally witless analysis of the late Tony Scott's filmography, the emotional reaction to suicide, what Scott will likely be remembered for, irksome characteristics of his style, his best movies, a mention of the 1978 film 'Coma' and an exhortation to see both that film and another called 'Dream House', and other stuff. There's really not any Batman references in this one, so it's worth a listen.
Show #52
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