This week Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) unveil their five favorite movies of the year. A surprising amount of unanimity in this year’s lists! The gang reviews The Matrix Resurrections, Warner Bros. and Lana Wachowski’s super-meta reboot of the beloved franchise. And on the bonus episode, our hosts pick their favorite non-Matrix Wachowski movie. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend!
Should 'The Matrix' Have Been Resurrected?
Plus: Our hosts pick their five favorite movies of the year.
Dec 28, 2021

Across the Movie Aisle
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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!) about them.
Featuring bonus Friday episodes exclusively for Bulwark+ members.
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!) about them.
Featuring bonus Friday episodes exclusively for Bulwark+ members.
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No. NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! Now I'm a Matrix nerd who will defend Matrix 2 & 3 against attacks from all comers (except the caveman orgy - that was stupid), but this piece of - - - - - on which WB slapped the "Matrix" label makes the myth of Narcissus look heroic.
Sounds like they destroyed a legacy over greed. Sadly, that is a common plot.
They sort of did that with the original sequels by splitting a single movie into two.