#183: Galaxy Defenders, Pt. 2 - Men in Black: International

The Next Picture Show

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4.6 • 858 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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What went wrong with F. Gary Gray’s attempt to revive a franchise with MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL? There are many answers to that question, which we dig into this week, but a lot of the DOA sequel’s problems can be traced directly back to the successes of 1997’s MEN IN BLACK. We look at the newest MEN IN BLACK alongside its much funnier, more sprightly forebear to see how the two films’ respective use of humor, movie stars, and setting contribute to their success, or lack thereof. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about any and all MENS IN BLACK, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. SHOW NOTES Works Cited: • “Rewrites, Infighting and No ‘Urgency’: Behind Sony’s Lackluster ‘Men in Black’ Relaunch,” by Borys Kit (The Hollywood Reporter) • “‘Men In Black: International’ and the Zombie Franchises That Won’t Die,” by Tim Grierson Your Next Picture Show: • Tasha: John Dahl’s THE LAST SEDUCTION • Keith: Steven Knight’s SERENITY • Genevieve: HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ • Scott: The CHILD’S PLAY franchise, particularly BRIDE OF CHUCKY and SEED OF CHUCKY Outro music: Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon, “Red Button” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sitting quietly once you've made the house all shiny.
0:04.0	Down time can be just fine, playing bangers from the 90s.
0:08.0	Tea break.
0:09.0	Lunch break.
0:10.0	Maybe listen to the outbreak.
0:12.0	Sometimes it's not time for some tombola, right?
0:15.0	It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time, or time to visit your nan time go on play some other time
0:22.6	put your phone down
0:23.8	Tombollah
0:24.7	Open for fun
0:26.4	Terms apply 18 plus gamblerware
0:28.7	org
0:29.3	It's very difficult to keep the line
0:34.5	between the past and the present
0:36.1	You believe that someone out of the past can enter and take possession of a living being?
0:42.8	We may be true with the past, but the past is not through with us.
0:50.5	Welcome back to the next picture show, a movie the week podcast devoted to a classic film in the way it shaped our thoughts on a recent release.
0:57.1	I'm Keith Phipps, here again with Scott Tobias, Genevieve Kosky, and Tasha Robinson.
1:01.9	Last week, we discussed the 1997's hit Men in Black, starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as agents for a mysterious organization created to keep alien visitors to Earth in line and under wraps.
1:12.5	This week we'll be talking about Men in Black International, which reunites Chris Hemsworth and
1:16.8	Tessa Thompson, two of the stars of Thor Ragnarok. Directed by F. Gary Gray, the film tries to
1:22.6	rekindle Thompson and Hemsworth's fun chemistry from Thor, Ragnarok, but doesn't quite get there.
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