Across the Movie Aisle

On this week’s episode of Across the Movie Aisle, Sonny, Alyssa, and Peter talk about the politics at the heart of David Fincher’s new Netflix movie Mank, a film that is nominally about the writing of Citizen Kane but is actually about something much deeper. And, in controversies and nontroversies, the trio take a look at the shocking decision by Warner Bros. to release their entire 2021 film slate on HBO Max and in theaters simultaneously. Is Christopher Nolan right when he says that “Some of our industry’s biggest filmmakers and most important movie stars went to bed the night before thinking they were working for the greatest movie studio and woke up to find out they were working for the worst streaming service” — or is that a bit of an overreaction?

On the latest episode of Across the Movie Aisle, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) ask in controversies and nontroversies why the box office had an unexpectedly “good” week. And the trio reviewed the newish Kevin Costner/Diane Lane joint, Let Him Go.

Across the Movie Aisle Returns! Many thanks to the good folks at The Bulwark for resurrecting the podcast, which can be pithily described as “Left, Right, and Center” meets “Siskel and Ebert.” This week, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) ask if it’s a controversy or a nontroversy that WW84 is moving to HBO Max at no extra cost. And they review Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy while trying to suss out just why its existence has made so many critics so crotchety.

Back, for one week only! (Unless your demand ensures the show gets picked up by The Bulwark, that is.) Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa talk about the world of movies and movie writing post-Trump. Is Christopher Nolan right that Hollywood studios should be looking to foreign box office dollars? Does Netflix have buyer's remorse about their mega-deals with super-producers? And now that The Trump Show is coming to a close, will the world of cultural writing be able to focus a bit more on, you know, the culture?

This week on Across the Movie Aisle your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss Apple picking up the tab for Martin Scorsese’s latest, review the new-to-Prime indie flick, THE VAST OF NIGHT (21:40), and heatedly (but pleasantly!) discuss Christopher McQuarrie’s directorial debut, THE WAY OF THE GUN (36:42).

This week on Across the Movie Aisle, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman celebrate the release of the Snyder Cut, ponder whether totally mediocre is the new above average while discussing THE LOVEBIRDS (15:58), and revisit Jean Luc Godard’s BAND OF OUTSIDERS in assigned viewing (30:50).

This week on Across the Movie Aisle, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss Saudi Arabia’s investments in Live Nation and Carnival Cruises, pour dirt upon the grave of CAPONE (11:52), and revisit Miyazaki’s classic SPIRITED AWAY (29:59).

This week on Across the Movie Aisle, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman ask whether or not Christopher Nolan can save movie theaters, discuss the Southern noirish blackly comic thriller ARKANSAS (17:46), and wrap things up with something far more uplifting: THE DEATH OF STALIN (30:42)!

This week on Across the Movie Aisle, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman wonder how moves by the Oscars and Universal will impact theatrical exhibition, discuss the Netflix Original EXTRACTION (16:58), and take a look back at BONNIE AND CLYDE (31:12).

This week on Across the Movie Aisle, presented by cGMP Consulting, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss whether or not there’s any role for Congress to play in tamping down Hollywood’s love for China, talked about MRS. AMERICA, the Phylis Schlafly bio-show on Hulu (14:55), and looked back at Buster Keaton’s THE GENERAL (33:51). And make sure to check out REBELLER’s first book, THEY CALLED ME WYATT, available at Amazon right now: https://amzn.to/358FuEC.

This week on Across the Movie Aisle, presented by cGMP Consulting, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss whether or not the WWE is an “essential” business, talk about the Netflix Original LOST GIRLS (17:06), and look back fondly at the bromance, but not the romance, of TOMBSTONE (31:04).

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss Louis CK’s surprise new special, discuss DEVS, the best show streaming now that you might not even know about (17:40), and break down UNBELIEVABLE in assigned viewing (34:28). If you like the show, consider signing up for two free months of REBELLER since, as I mention on each and every program, if you don’t sign up, we don’t get to keep doing this. https://shop.cinestate.com/products/rebeller-free-2-month-trial

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss the rise of streaming and the impending demise of theatrical exhibition, try to suss out just why SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL is so bland (15:25), and revisit the zombie apocalypse as presented in 28 DAYS LATER (34:23). If you like the show, consider signing up for two free months of REBELLER since, as I mention on each and every program, if you don’t sign up, we don’t get to keep doing this. https://shop.cinestate.com/products/rebeller-free-2-month-trial

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss China’s re-shuttering of their movie theaters, break down why CONTAGION is timely and relevant while OUTBREAK feels stale (11:52), and analyze DEEPWATER HORIZON as a way to prepare for SPENCER CONFIDENTIAL (31:12). If you like the show, consider signing up for two free months of REBELLER since, as I mention on each and every program, if you don’t sign up, we don’t get to keep doing this. https://shop.cinestate.com/products/rebeller-free-2-month-trial

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss the movie theater apocalypse, figure out who got triggered while watching THE HUNT (15:02), and break down 90s viral blockbuster OUTBREAK (34:35) for reasons that have nothing to do with the news whatsoever. As mentioned on today’s episode, REBELLER is offering two free months at RebellerMedia.com. Just click the link here to redeem this limited time offer! http://bit.ly/REBELLERfree

As we announced at the end of last week’s episode, Across the Movie Aisle is off this week. If you need your Sonny fix, make sure to check out RebellerMedia.com, where he has an essay on THE HUNT up now. And if you prefer your content in podcast form, check out FANGORIA Frequencies, where REBELLER’s sister publication has interviews with THE HUNT director Craig Zobel and star Ethan Suplee.

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss the Coronavirus’s impact on the movie business, break down THE WAY BACK (17:05), and highlight HARD TARGET (32:50) the greatest movie ever made in which Jean Claude Van Damme punches a snake unconscious.

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss whether or not Amazon Prime’s HUNTERS goes too far, work through THE INVISIBLE MAN’s messages, and watch THE ACCOUNTANT to prepare for THE WAY BACK.

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman ask if Donald Trump is right about PARASITE, discuss the creepy fake dog movie THE CALL OF THE WILD, and watch UPGRADE to prepare for THE INVISIBLE MAN.

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alysa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman ask if Wes Anderson’s movies are too white, as some on the Internet claim, review BIRDS OF PREY, and watch Jon Favreau's JUNGLE BOOK remake to prepare for CALL OF THE WILD.

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman ask when the assistants in Hollywood are going to get their time to shine, discuss Bong Joon-Ho’s awards season favorite, PARASITE, and watch SUCKER PUNCH to prepare for BIRDS OF PREY.

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman wonder why Oprah backed out of a #MeToo documentary, review THE GENTLEMEN, and watch SNOWPIERCER to prepare themselves for PARASITE.

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman preview the Oscars, review Oscar-nominated MARRIAGE STORY, and watch LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS in preparation for Guy Ritchie’s return to the British gangster flick, THE GENTLEMEN.

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss the uncertainty of TV schedules in the age of streaming, review ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, and watch Noah Baumbach's THE SQUID AND THE WHALE to prepare themselves for MARRIAGE STORY.

The gang discusses WB’s plan to use a computer program to determine what movies you should watch in controversies and nontroversies, reviews ‘1917’ (spoiler alert!), and watches ‘Valley of the Dolls’ for assigned viewing. (Assigned viewing for next week’s show: ‘The Squid and the Whale,’ in preparation for a discussion of ‘Marriage Story.’)

This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss whether or not men should be required to see LITTLE WOMEN, review UNCUT GEMS, and take a look back at Sam Mendes’s SPECTRE.

On this episode of ACROSS THE MOVIE AISLE, your hosts Sonny, Alyssa, and Peter discuss Netflix's 6 UNDERGROUND.

On this episode of ACROSS THE MOVIE AISLE, your hosts Sonny, Alyssa, and Peter give their takes on STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER.

On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss FORD V FERRARI. Assigned viewing for this week is CASINO!

On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss THE LAUNDROMAT. Assigned viewing for this week is THE TERMINATOR!

On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss TERMINATOR: DARK FATE. Assigned viewing for this week is THE SHINING!

On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss DOCTOR SLEEP. Assigned viewing for this week is WALK THE LINE!

On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss KNIVES OUT. Assigned viewing for this week is AMERICAN SNIPER!

On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss RICHARD JEWELL.

On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss THE IRISHMAN. Assigned viewing for this week is BRICK!

On the inaugural episode of Across the Movie Aisle, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss JOKER.

Welcome to Across the Movie Aisle! Join hosts Sonny Bunch (REBELLER), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) as they guide you through the week’s controversies (and nontroversies), discuss what’s new at the multiplex, and assign a classic from the REBELLER canon for viewing so you’re ready for the next week’s theatrical offerings.