Episode 796: Benedict Cumberbatch Makes It Rain
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Wes Anderson’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” adapted from the Roald Dahl story, on Netflix.
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Orientalism on Overthinking It
Episode 511: I Love Dogs
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Wes Anderson’s latest film, “Isle of Dogs.”
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Overthinking Eurovision 2017: All Things Flow
Can Francesco Gabbani reconcile western materialism with eastern spirituality in Italy’s 2017 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest?
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Think Tank: Bless the Rains, Taste the Cultural Rainbow
The question is not “Is the Toto song any good?” but rather, “is the Toto song the best that could be hoped for?”
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Episode 382: Getting to Bomb You
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the pleasures and problems of the legitimate stage, and mark the release of the Star Wars traler by sharing our favorite movie trailer memories.
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Episode 84: M.I.A. is the Katniss Everdeen of Hip Hop
Ryan and Matt discuss M.I.A.’s Matangi, as well as the critical backlash against it.
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Episode 253: Iron Man 3: Bitten by a Radioactive 1980s
The Overthinkers tackle Iron Man 3.
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The Slow Clap of Astapor: Game of Thrones Season 3 Episode 4 TV Recap
The Overthinkers recap Game of Thrones Season 3 Episode 4, “And Now His Watch is Ended.”
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It is known — Game of Thrones, the Orient, and Conventional Wisdom
Back in my very first post about GoT, I said that I would get to the orientalism thing another day. Well, today’s a day, right?
A New, Fantastic Point of View
Not even Disney can bring democracy to the Middle East.