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The Dark Knight Rises W/ Brett O'Shea Jun 15, 2018

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Mike and Mitch are joined by Revolutionary Left Radio's Brett O'Shea to discuss and analyze The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in the Chris Nolan's Batman series. We discuss a plethora of themes including: Bourgeois politics, good capitalist vs bad capitalist, the police, class divide, and the antagonist motive!

The Dark Knight Rises stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Marion Cotillard

Intro/Outro music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

The Dark Knight Jun 09, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the second installment in Chris Nolan's Batman series: The Dark Knight!

Theme include: Clashing philosophies, surveillance, Joker's ideology, and more!

The Dark Knight stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Chappaquiddick Jun 04, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down this week to analyze and discuss the film Chappaquiddick! Themes included: politcal dynasties, bourgeois politics, American politics, and class divide.

Chappaquiddick stars: Jason Clark, Kate Mara, Ed Helms, and Jim Gaffigan

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Batman Begins Jun 04, 2018

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Mike and Mitch begin their three part series diving into the Chris Nolan directed Batman series! First up is the highly acclaimed origin story, Batman Begins!

Themes include: Class divide, privilege, proposals of genocide, good capitalists vs bad capitalists, good cop vs bad cop, and more!

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and The Racket

Warrior (2011) Jun 04, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and discuss the movie Warrior from 2011. Themes include: Economic issues, substance abuse, domestic abuse, family, religion, and flaws in education.

Warrior stars: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgartown, and Jennifer Morrison

Intro/Outro music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Dawes - Living in the Future Jun 04, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze the latest song from the band Dawes!

Themes include: social paranoia, standing for the flag, the Trump presidency, and more!

Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Shape of Water Jun 04, 2018

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Mike and Mitchell discuss and analyze the Oscar's Best Picture of the year, The Shape of Water. Themes we discussed include: worker alienation, toxic masculinity, inclusion/diversity, and stealing company time!

The Shape of Water stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones, and Richard Jenkins.

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

This Is America Song/Video Jun 04, 2018

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Mike and Mitch discuss the multi-layered song/music video "This Is America" by Childish Gambino.

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Intro/Outro song: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Ready Player One Jun 04, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down to analyze and discuss the film Ready Player One! Themes include: what an Anarcho-Capitalist society could look like, Escapism, poverty and class divide, environmentalism, and militarism.

Ready Player One stars: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Lena Waithe, and Ben Mendelsohn

Intro/Outro music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Jun 03, 2018

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Mike and Mitch sit down to discuss and analyze Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Themes covered are racial issues, police brutality, social injustice, and free speech.

Three Billboards stars: Frances Mcdormand, Sam Rockwell, and Woody Harrelson

Intro/Outro Music: "Memphis Was A Revolutionary" by Mike Hewlett and the Racket

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