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For his third film, Jordan Peele looks to the skies–and what he finds doesn’t want to be seen. This week, Paul and Arlo say yup to Nope, Peele’s celebration and evisceration of spectacle. The boys discuss the widening of Peele’s horizons in the summer blockbuster mode; how the film reveres Spielberg while offering a pointed rebuttal to Jaws; Daniel Kaluuya’s quiet intensity; and why first-time viewing Arlo is always the dumbest Arlo. Plus, a tribute to cinematic titan Jean-Luc Godard.

NEXT: more spectacle, as Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman reunite in Taika Waititi’s Thor: Love and Thunder.

BREAKDOWN

00:00:56  -  Intro / RIP Jean-Luc Godard

00:06:47  -  Nope

02:11:52  -  Outro / Next

LINKS

• “'Nope' Explores the Horrors of Exploiting Animals for Spectacle” by Molly Kusilka, Collider

• “Jordan Peele’s Nope, explained” by Alissa Wilkinson, Vox

• “Inside the Eerie UFO Design for Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’” by Emma Stefansky, Thrillist

• “This Influential Anime Inspired The Final Alien Design In Nope” by Erin Brady, SlashFilm

• “NOPE’S SCIENCE CONSULTANT REVEALS THE NAME AND INSPIRATION FOR THE MOVIE’S ALIEN” by Melissa T. Miller, Nerdist

• “Nope VFX Supervisor Guillaume Rocheron on Creating That Spectacular Alien Creature” by Daron James, Motion Picture Association

MUSIC

• “Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)” by Lil Nas X, 7 (2019)
• “Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley (1958)

GOBBLEDYCARES

• Abortion Funds in Every State: https://bit.ly/AbortionFundsTwitter
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• National Center for Transgender Equality: transequality.org
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Sing, sing a song; sing of oblivion, it’s 36 issues long! For this month’s first (?) Four-Color Flashback, Paul and Arlo are harmonizing about Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici’s 2018-22 Image series Oblivion Song. It’s an alien invasion saga that questions the very concepts of “alien” and “invasion,” regarding its human and Kuthaal characters with equal levels of empathy and complexity. The boys discuss how Kirkman overcomes The Walking Dead’s biggest flaws, De Felici’s otherworldly artwork, Annalisa Leoni’s eerily beautiful colors, and so much more. Plus, Arlo made a return trip to Austin, TX.

NEXT: Nope? Yup.

BREAKDOWN

00:01:00  -  Intro / Arlo’s Austin Adventures

00:27:17  -  Oblivion Song

02:00:00  -  Outro / Next

LINKS

• “Robert Kirkman on Survivor’s Guilt in ‘Oblivion Song’” by Jed W. Keith, FreakSugar

MUSIC

• “Fungal Jungle (Remix)” by Psilovibin’ (2019)
• “Bungle in the Jungle” by Jethro Tull, War Child (1974)

GOBBLEDYCARES

• Abortion Funds in Every State: https://bit.ly/AbortionFundsTwitter
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 
• Support AAPI communities and those affected by anti-Asian violence: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate
• Support the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund: https://aapifund.org/
• Support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
• The Trevor Project provides information and support to LGBTQ youth: thetrevorproject.org
• Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ 
  • US (877) 565-8860
  • Canada (877) 330-6366
• National Center for Transgender Equality: transequality.org
• Advocate for writers who might be owed money due to discontinuance of royalties: https://www.writersmustbepaid.org/ 
• Help teachers and classrooms in need: https://www.donorschoose.org/
• Do your part to remove the burden of medical debt for individuals, families, and veterans: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/
• Register to vote: https://vote.gov/