Andy & Jenna catch up on Coralie Fargeat’s ‘The Substance’ (3:00) and Francis Ford Coppola’s long-awaited ‘Megalopolis’ (14:37) and break down what makes them both tick (or not tick, as the case may be). Then they revisit ‘Joker’ in prep for ‘Folie à Deux’ and discuss what makes it, for good or ill, the movie of our times (32:43).
Movies covered in the episode:
The Substance (2024) Dir. Coralie Fargeat
Now in Theaters
Megalopolis (2024) Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Now in Theaters
Joker (2019) Dir. Todd Phillips
Streaming on Max
The Blob (1958) Dir. Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Streaming on Max
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Dir. Joel Coen
Streaming on Plex, Roku Channel
‘The Substance’ of ‘Megalopolis’ and 'Joker'