{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69612bcd1f21449d6dec2ccb/69612bfb3a409cca49e5b904?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Brad Pitt’s Victory Lap Edition","description":"<p>On this week’s show, Steve, Julia, and guest host Sam Adams are off to races with <em>F1:The Movie</em>, the new Brad Pitt racing vehicle featuring lots of racing vehicles. Is the thrill ride more than the sum of its sports movie cliches, high-octane action sequences, and perpetually handsome movie-star? Does the answer even matter?</p>\n<p>Next, they’re joined by Slate senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario to decode the particularly British charms of <em>Taskmaster</em>, the UK panel/game-show now in its 19th season. Finally, what’s more fun to pick apart than a best of list? Dana Stevens hops in to dissect the <em>New York Times’s </em>100 Best Movies of the 21st Century interactive feature.</p>\n<p>In an exclusive Plus bonus episode, the topic is: sex! Specifically, the hosts discuss the status—and seeming decline—of sex in Hollywood movies. </p>\n<p><strong>Endorsements:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Sam: </strong>Drinking the anise-flavored aperitif pastis, the French brand <a href=\"https://www.pastishenribardouin.com/en/\"><u>Henri Bardouin</u></a> is a good one to try.</p>\n<p><strong>Julia</strong>: The delicious Los Angeles restaurant <a href=\"https://www.tomat.la/\"><u>Tomat</u></a> in the most unlikely of locales: a strip mall by LAX International Airport.</p>\n<p><strong>Steve</strong>: The album <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/7oqmbxce6KT0PZ8manQXJB?si=6S-5_KrNQQaZCMVPl9UFmQ\"><u>Cunningham Bird</u></a> by Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham and the song <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/59rSjZAHfFktNxjtx7oM4H?si=5879d518aa8a440c\"><u>Sara</u></a> by Fleetwood Mac.</p>\n<p><strong>Dana: </strong>The production of Shakespeare’s <a href=\"https://www.ntathome.com/as-you-like-it\"><em>As You Like It</em><u> available to stream on National Theatre at Home</u></a>.</p>\n<p><strong>Our Panelist’s Top Ten(ish) Movies of the 21st Century:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Dana</strong>:</p>\n<p>4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days</p>\n<p>The Act of Killing</p>\n<p>Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)</p>\n<p>Bright Star</p>\n<p>Children of Men</p>\n<p>Grizzly Man</p>\n<p>Parasite</p>\n<p>Portrait of a Lady on Fire</p>\n<p>Moonlight</p>\n<p>There Will Be Blood</p>\n<p><strong>Julia:</strong></p>\n<p>I’m Still Here</p>\n<p>Mean Girls</p>\n<p>Get Out</p>\n<p>Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World</p>\n<p>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</p>\n<p>Zombieland</p>\n<p>Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood</p>\n<p>Erin Brockovich</p>\n<p>The Act of Killing</p>\n<p>Portrait of a Lady on Fire</p>\n<p><strong>Sam</strong>:</p>\n<p>In the Mood for Love</p>\n<p>The Act of Killing</p>\n<p>The Grand Budapest Hotel</p>\n<p>The Gleaners and I</p>\n<p>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</p>\n<p>A Serious Man</p>\n<p>It’s Such a Beautiful Day</p>\n<p>The New World</p>\n<p>Hedwig and the Angry Inch</p>\n<p>The Death of Stalin</p>\n<p><strong>Stephen</strong>:</p>\n<p>Anora</p>\n<p>Spotlight</p>\n<p>Toni Erdmann</p>\n<p>The Lives of Others</p>\n<p>Paddington 2</p>\n<p>Meyerowitz Stories</p>\n<p>Spirited Away</p>\n<p>Get Out</p>\n<p>There Will Be Blood</p>\n<p>Mulholland Drive</p>\n<p>Parasite</p>\n<p>A Separation</p>\n<p><br></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}