Episode 4: Duets, Anti-Buddies, and Midnite Cruisers

Steelin' In the Dan

English - October 05, 2019 12:00 - 2 hours - 89 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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It’s a jumbo-sized episode this week as Scott and Joe crack into one of Can’t Buy a Thrill’s sleeper tracks, the bittersweet “Midnite Cruiser.” They then try to establish a cult for the baffling competitive karaoke dud Duets (2000), starring Gwenyth Paltrow, Huey Lewis, Andre Braugher, and Paul Giamatti (with hair and an earring!). Things veer into darker territory as the hosts grapple with Mikey and Nicky, Elaine May’s unflinching look at two ungentlemanly losers. Your humble episode description writer thinks this may be the best episode yet.
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Links:
A.O. Scott’s review of Duets (https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/15/movies/film-review-in-the-tao-of-karaoke-life-s-often-out-of-tune.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share)
Heaven Can Wait: The Hidden Genius of Elaine May (The Ringer) (https://www.theringer.com/pop-culture/2019/3/14/18245240/elaine-may-life-career-mike-ishtar-nichols-mikey-and-nicky-heartbreak-kid-a-new-leaf)
The Mysterious Elaine May: Hiding in Plain Sight (Jonathan Rosenbaum) (https://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/1997/08/21700/)
Piranha Rama's Bandcamp (https://piranharama.bandcamp.com/)

Links:

A.O. Scott’s review of Duets

Heaven Can Wait: The Hidden Genius of Elaine May (The Ringer)

The Mysterious Elaine May: Hiding in Plain Sight (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

Piranha Rama's Bandcamp

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