Middlebrow 20 May 2026

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with MC Nanda


  1. 1:28

    Hard Boiled John Woo, 1992

    Seen at a 1pm Lincoln Center showing, packed with fellow unemployed podcasters. Dan Rosen

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  2. 2:12

    Bad Boys Michael Bay, 1995

    The comparison point: John Woo as the source Bay and Tarantino quietly raided.

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  3. 2:12

    Lethal Weapon Richard Donner, 1987

    Offered as shorthand for what Hard Boiled really is, only in Cantonese.

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  4. 2:17

    Aftersun Charlotte Wells, 2022

    "Michael Bay feels like Aftersun compared to what we watched."

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  5. 4:51

    In the Mood for Love Wong Kar-wai, 2000

    Invoked, half-garbled, as the case for Tony Leung's enduring hotness.

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  6. 4:55

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Destin Daniel Cretton, 2021

    Marvel grafting on a legend's juice, per Dan, and no one has seen it.

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  7. 5:55

    2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick, 1968

    What Quad Cinema's interior looks like, if the spaceship also poured heavy wine.

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  8. 36:28

    Gladiator Ridley Scott, 2000

    The VHS he saved up for, stabbing in the dark at culture without a guide. Brian Park

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  9. 42:30

    Deadwood David Milch, 2004

    Offered as the closest available image of Shreveport's riverboat casino life.

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  10. 43:54

    Sharp Objects Jean-Marc Vallée, 2018

    Floated as the Southern gothic touchstone before she counters with True Detective.

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  11. 43:57

    True Detective Nic Pizzolatto, 2014

    Season one felt like home: "I've met a few Rust Cohles in my life." MC Nanda

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  12. 46:00

    Dallas City Hall I. M. Pei, 1978

    Beautiful, and reportedly headed for demolition to make room for an arena.

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  13. 48:44

    Red Hook Tavern Billy Durney, 2019

    The real destination behind Dan's suggestion that they play a little tennis first. Brian Park

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  14. 50:35

    The Royal Tenenbaums Wes Anderson, 2001

    Margot Tenenbaum invoked for the fur coat and motocross pants years in Shreveport.

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  15. 57:54

    The Morgan Library & Museum McKim, Mead & White, 1906

    Cited as what rich people used to do with ill-gotten gains before superyachts.

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