Hoo boy, this week is a doozy. We journey back in time to cover the 2005 Academy Award Winner for Best Picture, CRASH, its overaccomplished cast, its heinously manipulative plotting, its hilariously facile look at American racial politics, its string of irritatingly "funny" wannabe-Tarantino monologues.
We bring in one of our longest-tenured internet pals, the great Shaun Swayne, to simultaneously have our jokeyest AND our most serious discussion on the show so far, as we relitigate discussions we probably had on the IMDb Message Boards upon original release: Are these characters owed redemption? How do you measure cultural influence? Is the potential for "starting a dialogue" enough to validate a piece of art you may otherwise dislike? IS this the worst Best Picture winner of all time? At least one of our answers to those questions may surprise you!
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