Across the Movie Aisle

By Across the Movie Aisle

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Episodes: 212


 Sep 9, 2021

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Here’s the elevator pitch: It’s “Left, Right, and Center” meets “Siskel and Ebert.” Three friends from different ideological perspectives discuss the movies and controversies (or nontroversies!) swirling around them. Bulwark+ members enjoy weekly bonus episodes here (https://atma.thebulwark.com/) .

Episode Date
The Chilling, Frustrating 'Civil War'
Apr 23, 2024
Across the Movie Aisle Live!
Apr 16, 2024
Bringing 'Monkey Man' to the Big Screen
Apr 09, 2024
How Dumb Is 'Godzilla x Kong'?
Apr 02, 2024
'Road House' Blues
Mar 26, 2024
Adam Sandler Goes Into Space, Man
Mar 19, 2024
Best. Oscars. Ever.
Mar 12, 2024
'Dune: Part Two,' a Desert Epic for the Ages
Mar 05, 2024
Is 'Drive-Away Dolls' an Instant Cult Film?
Feb 27, 2024
Why 'True Detective: Night Country' Was Doomed to Fail
Feb 20, 2024
'The Zone of Interest's' Immersive Horror
Feb 13, 2024
'Argylle' and the Unreality of Streaming Blockbusters
Feb 06, 2024
Was 'Barbie' Snubbed in the Oscar Nominations?
Jan 30, 2024
'The Holdovers,' a Very Nice Movie!
Jan 23, 2024
Does 'The Beekeper' Have Audiences Buzzing? (Correct Episode This Time!)
Jan 16, 2024
The Tricky Lessons of 'American Fiction'
Jan 09, 2024
ATMA's Top Ten of 2023!
Jan 03, 2024
A Flattened 'Maestro'
Dec 26, 2023
Is 'Poor Things' Rich with Meaning?
Dec 19, 2023
Miyazaki's Swan Song: 'The Boy and the Heron'
Dec 12, 2023
A 'May December' to Remember?
Dec 05, 2023
Is 'Napoleon' an Epic Wonder or Blunder?
Nov 28, 2023
How True to History Does Historical Fiction Need to Be?
Nov 21, 2023
Why 'The Marvels' Crashed and Burned
Nov 14, 2023
'Priscilla' and Sofia Coppola's Gilded Cages
Nov 07, 2023
'Five Nights at Freddy's': The Fall's Surprise Hit
Oct 31, 2023
Have Scorsese, DiCaprio, and De Niro Done It Again?
Oct 24, 2023
The Taylor Swift Concert Movie Spectacular
Oct 17, 2023
Wes Anderson's Experimental Netflix Shorts
Oct 10, 2023
The AI Toys Coming for Your Kids
Oct 03, 2023
Is 'Dumb Money' a Smart Movie?
Sep 26, 2023
A ‘Haunting’ Murder Mystery
Sep 19, 2023
Did the Streaming Game Just Change?
Sep 12, 2023
Why Taylor Swift and AMC Bypassed the Studios
Sep 05, 2023
Why Streamers Want to Keep Their Data Secret
Aug 29, 2023
Fraud at the Box Office! Plus: 'Strays' Reviewed.
Aug 22, 2023
Disney: Canary in the Showbiz Coal Mine
Aug 15, 2023
Are Digital Extras the Future of Movies? Plus: 'They Cloned Tyrone.'
Aug 08, 2023
We're All 'Barbie' Girls, It's a 'Barbie' World
Aug 01, 2023
'Oppenheimer' Is Transcendent Cinema.
Jul 25, 2023
The Actors Strike! What Do They Want?
Jul 18, 2023
The Subtle Pleasures of 'Past Lives'
Jul 11, 2023
'Destiny' Comes for Indiana Jones
Jul 04, 2023
The Perplexing Confection of 'Asteroid City'
Jun 27, 2023
The Summer of Flops!
Jun 20, 2023
Was the Censorship of 'The French Connection' Inevitable?
Jun 13, 2023
'Across the Spiderverse' Is the Best-Looking Movie of the Year (So Far!)
Jun 06, 2023
What Went Wrong with 'The Little Mermaid'?
May 30, 2023
'Fast X'? More Like Fast Eccchhhs. Plus: Why 'wokeness' doesn't explain Disney's problems.
May 23, 2023
Can Spoilers Make Movies Better?
May 16, 2023
Can the Guardians of the Galaxy save the MCU? Plus: Strike Talk!
May 09, 2023
WGA Goes on Strike. What's at Stake? Plus: Guy Ritchie's 'The Covenant,' reviewed!
May 02, 2023
'Evil Dead' to 'Super Mario': Options for Everyone. Plus: RIP, Netflix DVD. (And don't forget about ATMA live!)
Apr 25, 2023
Why Is 'Murder Mystery 2' So Popular? Plus: ATMA Live Show!
Apr 18, 2023
The Entertaining Agitprop of 'Tetris'
Apr 04, 2023
Are the 'John Wick' Movies Deeper Than They Appear? Plus: What's the matter with Marvel?
Mar 28, 2023
Is 'The Last of Us' the First Great Video Game Adaptation?
Mar 21, 2023
Did the Oscars Get It Right? Plus: '65' Reviewed!
Mar 14, 2023
Is 'Creed III' a Knockout? Plus: a rant about the state of movie theater exhibition!
Mar 07, 2023
How 'Poker Face' Recaptures that 70s Spirit. Plus: Scott Adams self-immolates.
Feb 28, 2023
150: Against Rewriting Roald Dahl's Books
Feb 21, 2023
149: Was 'Magic Mike's Last Dance' Mesmerizing?
Feb 14, 2023
148: Will Netflix's Effort to Cut Off Password-Sharing Backfire? Plus: Is 'Women Talking' worth listening to?
Feb 07, 2023
147: 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Hints that War Is Bad
Jan 31, 2023
146: 'Pale Blue Eye': Worth a Laundry-Folding Watch?
Jan 24, 2023
145: Is 'M3GAN' a Killer Good Time? Plus: will the VFX shops unionize?
Jan 17, 2023
144: 'Babylon': Big, Messy, and Kinda Fun. Plus: Sports are King in the media landscape.
Jan 10, 2023
143: The Best Films of 2022
Jan 03, 2023
142: Is 'Glass Onion' a Satisfying Murder Mystery?
Dec 27, 2022
141: Does 'Avatar: The Way of Water' Justify a Trip to Theaters?
Dec 20, 2022
140: Are Awards Season Movies Doomed at Theaters? Plus: 'Emancipation' reviewed!
Dec 13, 2022
139: A New 'Greatest Movie of All Time.' Plus: Plus, Steven Spielberg interrogates his life and his art in 'The Fabelmans.'
Dec 06, 2022
138: Why We Said You Can Skip 'She Said.' Plus: Where does Junot Diaz go to get his reputation back?
Nov 29, 2022
137: Why Did Bob (Iger) Push Out Bob (Chapek) at Disney? Plus: 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' reviewed.
Nov 22, 2022
136: Should You See or Skip 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'?
Nov 15, 2022
135: You Should Go See 'Tár.' Plus: lol, Elon.
Nov 08, 2022
134: Is Hollywood in a Regressive Moment? Plus: 'Ticket to Paradise,' reviewed!
Nov 01, 2022
133: Is 'Black Adam' a Must-See or a Must-Skip? Plus: Why has Star Wars stagnated at movie theaters?
Oct 25, 2022
132: Why Does Kanye Want Parler? Plus: 'Catherine, Called Birdy' reviewed!
Oct 18, 2022
131: Is 'Amsterdam' the Flop of the Fall? Plus: RIP, Nikki Finke.
Oct 11, 2022
130: Should Billy Eichner Blame Homophobes for 'Bros' Bombing? Plus: Is 'Blonde' worth your time?
Oct 04, 2022
129: Should You See 'Don't Worry Darling'? Plus: The controversy (or nontroversy!) of 'Jihad Rehab.'
Sep 27, 2022
128: Is 'The Rings of Power' Worth Your Time, Precious?
Sep 20, 2022
127: 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' Versus The Discourse
Sep 13, 2022
126: So, How Was Your Summer? Plus: 'Three Thousand Years of Longing,' reviewed!
Sep 06, 2022
125: Olivia Wilde's 'Don't Worry Darling' Worries. Plus: 'Samaritan' reviewed!
Aug 30, 2022
124: 'She-Hulk' vs. 'House of the Dragon.' Plus: Lena Wilson of the NYT vs. Amandla Stenberg of 'Bodies Bodies Bodies.'
Aug 23, 2022
123: Is 'Prey' a Good 'Predator' Movie? Plus: Salman Rushdie and the West's Shame
Aug 16, 2022
122: Does the 'Batgirl' Cancellation Make Sense? Plus: 'Bullet Train,' Reviewed!
Aug 09, 2022
121: 'The Gray Man' or the Gray Meh?
Aug 02, 2022
120: Are We a Yes on 'Nope'? Plus: Did Zack Snyder go too far?
Jul 26, 2022
119: Is 'Where the Crawdads Sing' Any Good?
Jul 19, 2022
118: Should Coders Give Auteurs Notes? Plus: 'Thor: Love and Thunder' reviewed!
Jul 12, 2022
117: Gentleminions: Boon or Curse? Plus: 'Elvis' reviewed!
Jul 05, 2022
116: 'Spiderhead' Review
Jun 28, 2022
115: Why Did 'Lightyear' Bomb?
Jun 21, 2022
114: 'Jurassic World Dominion' Review
Jun 14, 2022
113: 'We Own This City': The Angriest Show on Streaming
Jun 07, 2022
112: Is 'Top Gun: Maverick' The Summer's Best Movie?
Jun 01, 2022
111: Did Frank Langella Deserve to Be Fired? Plus: 'Men' reviewed!
May 24, 2022
110: Should Netflix Have Stood Up to Its Employees? Plus: 'Moon Knight,' reviewed!
May 17, 2022
109: Should 'Doctor Strange 2' Have Been Rated R?
May 10, 2022
108: Wes Anderson: Fascist?
May 03, 2022
107: Is Netflix Doomed?
Apr 26, 2022
106: Gone Fishin'
Apr 19, 2022
105: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once': Good ... or Great?
Apr 12, 2022
104: Is Cancel Culture Canceled?
Apr 05, 2022
103: 'The Slap': Controversy or Nontroversy?
Mar 29, 2022
102: Why Is YA Fiction So Broken?
Mar 22, 2022
101: How Should Disney Have Reacted in Florida?
Mar 15, 2022
100: ATMA Vs. 'The Batman'
Mar 08, 2022
99: Can 'Coda' Win Best Picture?
Mar 01, 2022
98: Is the Video Game Movie Curse Broken?
Feb 22, 2022
97: Can Anything Save the Oscars?
Feb 15, 2022
96: Does Anyone Care About the Winter Olympics?
Feb 09, 2022
95: Neil Young Vs. Joe Rogan
Feb 02, 2022
94: Why Does Hate Sell?
Jan 26, 2022
93: How Disastrous Was Joss Whedon's NY Mag Interview?
Jan 19, 2022
92: The Golden Globes Happened. Did Anyone Know or Care?
Jan 12, 2022
91: Is Norman Mailer Too Offensive to Be Read Today?
Jan 05, 2022
90: Should 'The Matrix' Have Been Resurrected?
Dec 29, 2021
89: Should You See Spider-Man: No Way Home?
Dec 22, 2021
88: Was the New Yorker Too Mean to Jeremy Strong?
Dec 15, 2021
87: 'The Power of the Dog,' Netflix's Awards-Minded Western
Dec 08, 2021
86: The Fall of the 'House of Gucci'
Dec 01, 2021
85: 'King Richard' Kicks Off the Oscar Race
Nov 24, 2021
84: Are NFTs a Scam, the Future, or Both? Plus: 'Belfast' Reviewed!
Nov 17, 2021
83: Is Big Bird a Government Propagandist?
Nov 10, 2021
82: Art, Fussiness, and 'The French Dispatch'
Nov 03, 2021
81: 'Dune' Reviewed
Oct 27, 2021
80: Is Netflix's Handling of Dave Chappelle a Controversy or a Nontroversy?
Oct 20, 2021
79: 'No Time to Die'
Oct 13, 2021
78: Does 'The Many Saints of Newark' Do 'The Sopranos' Right?
Oct 06, 2021
77: 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye'
Sep 29, 2021
76: Why Shouldn't Activists Have to Compete?
Sep 22, 2021
75: 'The Card Counter'
Sep 17, 2021
74: Did 'Shang-Chi' Save Movie Theaters?
Sep 09, 2021
73: Do the Movies Have a Conspiracy Theory Problem? Plus: "What If...?"
Sep 01, 2021
72: Why Did Jeopardy Lose Its New Host in Record Time? And 'Reminiscence' Reviewed!
Aug 25, 2021
71: Why Is Shang Chi Going to War with Disney's Chief?
Aug 18, 2021
70: 'The Suicide Squad'
Aug 11, 2021
69: Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney: Can She Win?
Aug 04, 2021
68: 'Pig': The Best Movie of 2021 (So Far!)
Jul 28, 2021
67: Anthony Bourdain Documentary 'Roadrunner' Controversy
Jul 21, 2021
66: 'Black Widow'
Jul 14, 2021
65: 'The Tomorrow War'
Jul 08, 2021
64: 'F9' Review
Jun 30, 2021
63: 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard's' Podcast
Jun 23, 2021
62: In the Heights
Jun 16, 2021
61: 'The Woman in the Window' Review
Jun 10, 2021
60: 'Cruella': Cruelty to Critics
Jun 03, 2021
59: 'Army of the Dead'; MGM & Amazon
May 26, 2021
58: 'Those Who Wish Me Dead' Review
May 19, 2021
57: 'Wrath of Man' Escapes ATMA's Wrath
May 12, 2021
56: 'Without Remorse' Inspires Viewer Remorse
May 05, 2021
55: Is 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' As Interesting as It Thinks It Is?
Apr 28, 2021
54: Should the Oscars Ditch Political Speeches?
Apr 21, 2021
53: Is Will Smith Right to Bail on Georgia? Plus: 'The Father,' Reviewed!
Apr 14, 2021
52: 'Godzilla vs. Kong' vs. ATMA
Apr 07, 2021
51: 'Nobody' Reviewed! Plus, Plus: Are depictions of Asian-Americans in media a controversy—or a nontroversy?
Mar 31, 2021
50: The Snyder Cut, Reviewed
Mar 24, 2021
49: 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Reviewed!
Mar 17, 2021
48: 'Coming 2 America' Reviewed! Plus: What's the Deal with the Royals?
Mar 10, 2021
47: The Golden Globes Stank. Plus: 'Minari' Reviewed!
Mar 02, 2021
46: 'Nomadland' Reviewed! Plus: Are the Golden Globes (and Critics More Generally) Corrupt?
Feb 23, 2021
45: 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and Gina Carano
Feb 17, 2021
44: Trump v. SAG: Who Ya Got? Plus: 'Malcolm & Marie,' Reviewed!
Feb 09, 2021
43: 'The Little Things,' Reviewed. Plus: 'Variety' Betrays Its Critic—and Its Audience
Feb 02, 2021
42: 'Promising Young Woman' Reviewed! Plus: Seth Rogen v. Ted Cruz.
Jan 26, 2021
41: 'Wandavision' Reviewed! Plus, Armie Hammer's Cannibalism Conundrum
Jan 19, 2021
40: QAnon and Conspiracy Media; Plus: 'Lovers Rock,' Reviewed!
Jan 12, 2021
39: 'Soul' Reviewed, Plus: A Special Look at Bruce Willis's Filmography
Jan 05, 2021
38: 'WW84' Reviewed; Plus: Best Movies/Shows of 2020, Chosen!
Dec 29, 2020
37: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Reviewed; Plus, Barack Obama's Best-Of List Analyzed
Dec 22, 2020
36: Sound of Metal; Plus Directors vs. WB
Dec 15, 2020
35: 'Mank' Reviewed, Plus: WB Dumps Its Slate to HBO Max
Dec 08, 2020
34: 'Let Him Go' Reviewed, Plus: A Box Office Rebirth?
Dec 01, 2020
33: Hillbilly Elegy
Nov 25, 2020
32: Life After Trump, Netflix's Regrets, and Nolan's BO
Nov 05, 2020
31: The Vast of Night
Jun 01, 2020
30: The Lovebirds
May 25, 2020
29: Capone
May 18, 2020
28: Arkansas
May 11, 2020
27: Extraction
May 04, 2020
26: Mrs. America
Apr 27, 2020
25: Lost Girls
Apr 20, 2020
24: Devs
Apr 13, 2020
23: Spenser Confidential
Apr 06, 2020
22: Contagion
Mar 30, 2020
21: The Hunt
Mar 23, 2020
Week Off!
Mar 16, 2020
20: The Way Back
Mar 09, 2020
19: The Invisible Man
Mar 02, 2020
18: The Call of the Wild
Feb 24, 2020
17: Birds of Prey
Feb 17, 2020
16: Parasite
Feb 10, 2020
15: The Gentlemen
Feb 03, 2020
14: Marriage Story
Jan 27, 2020
13: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Jan 20, 2020
12: 1917
Jan 13, 2020
11: Uncut Gems
Jan 06, 2020
10: 6 Underground
Dec 30, 2019
9: Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
Dec 23, 2019
1: Joker
Dec 16, 2019
2: Laundromat
Dec 16, 2019
3: Terminator Dark Fate
Dec 16, 2019
4: Doctor Sleep
Dec 16, 2019
5: Ford v Ferrari
Dec 16, 2019
6: The Irishman
Dec 16, 2019
7: Knives Out
Dec 16, 2019
8: Richard Jewell
Dec 16, 2019
Across the Movie Aisle Trailer
Nov 19, 2019