There is no doubt that media has a manipulative and powerful voice in American culture. In this week's episode, Ben and Michael analyze NIGHTCRAWLER and THE KING OF COMEDY, focusing on the themes of exploitation in television news, the pitfalls of selfishly pursuing the "American Dream" at the expense of others, and the dead-end street of celebrity status. We also discuss the technological ineptitude of Michael's workplace (and the invasion of Mex Rex), the fun experiences of shooting a one shot short film our senior year, the...interesting entrepreneur that Michael helped out, as well as Ben's crippling fear of serpents and fetish for Egyptian rodents.
