THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME

More like, "Je m'appelle Bond. James Bond." Am I right? Plus, a catch up on other movies we're digging right now.

Today's episode is BYOHG - Bring Your Own Hand Grenade.

Won't you invite us, and our podcast episode, into the barn for a night of music and revelry? 🧛

Our 2025 journey through the World of Wes takes us underwater this week.

Nothing connects young millennials / elder zoomers like George Lucas' much-maligned prequels. Can we sort through the nostalgia of these films and see what remains?

We're suiting up with Ben Affleck this week, from the pocket protector to the sniper rifle.

Well, everyone knows Wes Anderson's third feature achieved box office and critical success, further establishing the Anderson-ian style and rhythms. What this podcast presupposes is . . . maybe he didn't?

We turned the key on the monkey's back this week . . . will we survive long enough to make it to the end of the episode?

We've still got spy fever after BLACK BAG, so we are returning to a classic. Plus, an extended conversation on James Bond, Amazon, and the future of our prestige franchise.

This week, Steven Soderbergh asks the question: how sick would it be to create international strife through advanced spycraft to prove just how monogamous you are?