Please pardon us while we don our sequins and pause for a song and dance number—Baz Luhrmann is directing this episode! Maddie Brophy makes her second appearance as our first repeat guest, and instead of working as our Meryl Streep correspondent, she’s serving as our Moulin Rouge! expert. And because Kyla and Taylor watched Romeo + Juliet and Strictly Ballroom, we have Luhrmann’s first 3 films (aka the Red Curtain Trilogy) covered in all their frenetically edited glory. We chat about how Luhrmann uses music, dancing, and theatrics to tell a story and how Richard and Emily are like characters in one of his movies. Plus, special appearances from Seth MacFarlane and bad French and Australian accents!
Other pop culture we ref: A Star Is Born, Harry Potter, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Family Guy, Fred Astaire, The Is Spinal Tap, The Get Down, Meryl Streep, The Prestige, The Crown, Family Guy, Sid and Nancy, Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia!, Titanic, Heath Ledger