On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) discuss two new movies this week. First up is Inside Out 2, which is smashing box office records for an animated film. But is it any good? And then they discuss The Bikeriders, Jeff Nichols’s new picture that might be described as “Midwestern Motorcycle Club Goodfellas.” On this Friday’s bonus episode, we’re going to pay homage to Donald Sutherland, so we hope you swing by for that. And if you enjoyed this episode, we hope you share it with a friend!
Bikeriders is a mediocre movie. The story was boring and kind of pointless. Comer's acting was the best part, although Austin Butler was good too. Overall the movie was flat, I expected more. I'd rather see Hunter Thompson's book on the Hell's Angels get a movie. Way more exciting story about being immersed in the world of bikers. After seeing Furiosa last week, this came up way short.
I cannot believe that you didn’t comment on Jody Comer’s performance, which was outstanding and the best part of the movie, hands down, as far as I’m concerned. Also, the soundtrack didn’t get a nod either, which I thought was thoughtful and beyond the usual picks for that era. I do agree with your observations about what some of the pitfalls were, which in my mind hadn’t progressed past “pacing problems” in the second half.
She’s so good.