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PopaHALLics #67 "Hooray for ... Hollywood?"
We discuss the Best Picture nominations, one of the Best Picture nominees ("The Power of the Dog"), and why high schoolers who have seen zombie movies should know how to kill zombies, for crying out loud! Also: Mel Brooks' new autobiography and why that guy on Tinder may be too good to be true.

Streaming

• "The Power of the Dog," Netflix.  In Jane Campion's first movie in 12 years, a gothic Western, Benedict Cumberbatch plays a toxic cowboy bullying his brother's new wife (Kirsten Dunst) and her sensitive son (Kodi Smit-McPhee).
• "The Lost Daughter," Netflix. An obsession with a young mother causes a woman (Olivia Colman) to confront the dark secrets of her past.
• "All of Us are Dead," Netflix. In this Korean TV series , high schoolers struggle with teen angst  ... and zombies!
• "Beat," Amazon Prime.  A techno club promoter becomes an undercover agent for the European secret services in this series.
• "Silver Skates," Netflix. This lush epic period Russian romantic adventure mixes "Romeo and Juliet" ... with skates. 
• "The Tinder Swindler," Netflix. This documentary tells the story of the man who conned women he met online out of millions of dollars, and how they got even.

Books

• "All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business," by Mel Brooks. The funnyman behind "The Producers" and "Young Frankenstein" looks back with nostalgia at his life, remarkable body of work, and friendships ranging from Carl Reiner to Alfred Hitchcock.

Popahallics #67 Playlist
When Brooks needed an awful but catchy song for his 1968 movie "The Producers," wife Anne Bancroft persuaded him to write it himself. This "All About Mel!" playlist celebrates "Springtime for Hitler" and other Brooks' songs. We also include the "Get Smart" theme—written by Irving Szathmary for a show created by Brooks and Buck Henry—because the Melbourne Ska Orchestra version is fun. Listen.