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#43: The McConaughey Cinematic Universe
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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Jul 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
All right, all right, all right listeners, throw on some crusty jorts and dig your bongo out of storage - it’s a McConnaissance double feature over here on the Happy Cast!
This week, Nathan and Clint take a look at the wild-eyed movie star’s most recent, most baffling role choices - brooding tuna fisherman/gigolo/Double Indemnity-style murderer in Serenity, and the hedonistic, blazed-out poet Moondog in Harmony Korine’s stoner comedy(?) The Beach Bum.
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’re certainly effective conduits for Matthew McConaughey’s particular brand of grimy, sleazebag philosophizing - as if he has simply become the guy from those Lincoln commercials, but with a dress code that would get him kicked out of any Lincoln dealership.
(Contains spoilers for Serenity, a film whose twists are so incredibly insane that we highly recommend you go in blind, so feel free to skip that segment until you’ve seen it.)
9:20 - My World of Flops: Serenity
26:37 - My World of Flops: The Beach Bum
48:28 - Happy Places
Follow us on Twitter at @RabinsCast (Nathan: @nathanrabin, Clint: @clintworthing)!
Pledge to our Patreon, and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts
Ask us questions at asknathanrabinshappycast@gmail.com!
Theme Song by Jon Biegen
This week, Nathan and Clint take a look at the wild-eyed movie star’s most recent, most baffling role choices - brooding tuna fisherman/gigolo/Double Indemnity-style murderer in Serenity, and the hedonistic, blazed-out poet Moondog in Harmony Korine’s stoner comedy(?) The Beach Bum.
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’re certainly effective conduits for Matthew McConaughey’s particular brand of grimy, sleazebag philosophizing - as if he has simply become the guy from those Lincoln commercials, but with a dress code that would get him kicked out of any Lincoln dealership.
(Contains spoilers for Serenity, a film whose twists are so incredibly insane that we highly recommend you go in blind, so feel free to skip that segment until you’ve seen it.)
9:20 - My World of Flops: Serenity
26:37 - My World of Flops: The Beach Bum
48:28 - Happy Places
Follow us on Twitter at @RabinsCast (Nathan: @nathanrabin, Clint: @clintworthing)!
Pledge to our Patreon, and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts
Ask us questions at asknathanrabinshappycast@gmail.com!
Theme Song by Jon Biegen
Released:
Jul 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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