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Michael and Us

#460 - The Stranger Song

Michael and Us

Luke Savage and Will Sloan

Tv & Film

4.6668 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In Robert Altman's MCCABE & MRS MILLER (1971), a couple of entrepreneurs find themselves crushed by monopoly capitalism. Of course, this could only happen in a small Old West mining town. We discuss the power and beauty of one of the greatest films of all time. PLUS: A primer on the Ontario greenbelt scandal, and why are Joe Biden's poll numbers so bad? Preorder Luke's new book "Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality," coauthored with Ed Broadbent - https://ecwpress.com/products/seeking-social-democracy-ed-broadbent See Luke and Ed Broadbent in conversation at the Toronto Reference Library on October 22 - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/seeking-social-democracy-a-conversation-with-ed-broadbent-tickets-713793665067 Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus

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0:00.0

It's true that all the men you knew were dealers who said they were through with dealing every time you gave them shelter.

0:13.8

I was having a brainwave for an episode just now, a movie I think we should talk about in the future.

0:19.1

Let me know what you think about this.

0:20.6

I don't know why I thought of this movie, but Michael and talk about in the future. Let me know what you think about this. I don't know

0:21.1

why I thought of this movie, but Michael and us watches Castaway. What do you think? Do you remember

0:26.6

Castaway with Tom Hanks? Do I remember Castaway? I mean, I saw it when it was new. Wilson,

0:32.9

the volleyball. I liked it when I was 11 or 12 when I saw it in the theater. What's your,

0:39.4

what's the Michael and us angle on Castaway? I don't, I don't think we have one, but I know that

0:44.7

we'll find one. I'm just never been more convinced. You just want to watch Castaway. No, I don't

0:48.5

want to watch Castaway. I think it sucks, but I feel it my bones. I don't think it's very good, man. I think it might be good. Here's my,

0:55.6

here's my working theory of castaway. And like, don't at me on this. If you're listening,

0:59.5

you like castaway. Maybe Will's right. Maybe it's actually good. I haven't seen it in 20 years.

1:04.0

But my gut instinct is that this is one of those movies where, like, this movie, it was everywhere right it was like a reference point even if you hadn't seen it

1:11.1

you knew what castaway was for the longest time but i think it's just a case of like okay you put tom hanks in

1:16.6

what was that movie the early 2000s you put him the year 2000 exactly you put them i'm really good i'm like

1:22.0

rain man with movie release dates right so it's it's so it's the end of history, right? You put Tom Hanks in a movie. And then, I don't know, you put a bunch of iconography in the movie that's kind of like memorable, even if there's not necessarily a lot of substance behind it, you know, Wilson, the volleyball, whatever. He's got a catchphrase right at the end of the movie goes, Wilson, Wilson. And then I don't know, it just kind of sticks in the craw, you know,

1:46.9

but it's not necessarily good. But you, I can see, I know Will well enough at this point, I can see

1:52.1

just his, you're not getting his facial expressions because y'all are listening at home,

1:55.6

but I can tell he doesn't like this. He's less of a cynic, even though, even though you are the card carrying, like, anti-Hanks guy on this show. Well, I'll just say, I love movies, okay? I love movie

2:06.3

magic. And I don't think this is purely astroturfed. I think the premise of a guy

2:11.2

trapped on a desert island and having to... Yeah, that's never been done before? Well, the reason it's been done before is because it's a great premise.

2:18.8

It's a great idea.

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