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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

The AV Club September 2010

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2010

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Tasha Robinson and Genevieve Koski join Jesse for September's pop culture picks. Tasha chooses the Australian modern noir The Square and the upcoming season of the TV show Glee. Genevieve's picks are Mavis Staples' new album You Are Not Alone and a new stand-up comedy album from past Sound of Young America guest Hannibal Buress.

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0:00.0

It's the sound of Young America. I'm Jesse Thorn. We like to think that the sound of Young America.

0:05.0

We bring you only the best of popular culture, and we're lucky enough to have the Abel Assistance once a month of the good people at the Onion's AV Club.

0:14.0

This week we're joined by Tasha Robinson in Genevieve Koski, who will be offering their picks for the best in what's out there in the world of culture.

0:23.0

Tasha and Genevieve, welcome back to the Sound of Young America.

0:25.0

Thanks for having us.

0:26.0

Yep, great to be here.

0:27.0

Tasha, I want to start with you. Your first pick this week is an Australian crime thriller called The Square.

0:34.0

Here's a clip from the movie.

0:36.0

Right. We're in trouble. Greg and Eddie have been to Leonard's. They're on to us, right? If Leonard does know, it's just a matter of time.

0:44.0

No, the police came around, no one's seen him. Everyone just thinks he's taken off.

0:48.0

Why would he take off?

0:51.0

Well, he broke into the site, maybe.

0:54.0

Greg is not going to stop, right?

0:56.0

Call her.

0:57.0

I'll get the money and I'll let you listen to this.

0:59.0

I can't.

1:01.0

I can't.

1:03.0

So I don't know if when people think, you know, noir, they automatically think Australia.

1:11.0

What did you like about this movie, Tasha?

1:14.0

Well, it's a very strange project in a way. It's the directorial debut of Nash Egerton, who has been in the film industry since at least the mid-90s as a stuntman.

1:24.0

He's been a stunt driver. He's been a stunt rigger. He's been a stunt double.

1:28.0

He's worked on films, you know, ranging from Babe Pagan the City to The Matrix.

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