The Little Things, Joey Bada$$ & Lawrence Bender, Cloris Leachman , Best Dustin Hoffman Films

Cinephile with Adnan Virk

Adnan Virk, Le Batard & Friends

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Adnan reviews the new star-studded HBO thriller "The Little Things" starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto. He also reviews two classic films from 1997, "As Good As It Gets" and "Donnie Brasco." He also sits down to speak with legendary Hollywood producer Lawrence Bender as well as acclaimed rapper Joey Bada$$ to discuss their new short film "Two Distant Strangers," which is sure to garner a lot of buzz for this year's Academy Awards! In entertainment news, Cloris Leachman passed away at the age of 94 and Steven Spielberg wrote a touching letter about the persevering spirit of the movie theater experience. And as suggested by the listeners, Adnan and Joe give their picks for the 'Mt. Rushmore of Dustin Hoffman' films! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A throwback filler which brings nothing new to a crowded genre and has little to say along the way.
0:27.6	They don't make them like this anymore and to be honest they probably shouldn't.
0:31.4	That's Dan Joel of Empire, his damning review of the little things. Currently on HBO Max
0:38.0	starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malik and Jared Leto. Three Academy Award winners that
0:43.2	is some serious star power right now on HBO Max. I also went back and rewatched for the 24th
0:49.5	anniversary of two films from 1997 as good as a get-storing Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt and Greg
0:55.5	Kineer, Kibir Gling Jr. and Donnie Brasco, one of my all-time favorites starring Al Pacino
1:00.8	and Johnny Depp. In addition, also news involving Cloris Leachman at 94, she passes away,
1:06.8	the latest in Army Hammer and his godfather theory watch Spielberg thinks movies will return to the
1:11.5	theaters and the Mount Rushmore Dustin Hoffman movies. The big news is this though. Markson, I
1:16.7	signed in one to know the guess. I told you it was a badass and it is two distant strangers,
1:21.8	which is at two distant strangers on IG. That's the number two at two distant strangers,
1:28.3	DISTNT, STRANG ERS, and at two distant film on Twitter. That's T-W-O, DISTNT, F-I-L-M.
1:38.9	It's a new, terrific, short, which I think is going to be an Army of Front Academy Award.
1:43.6	It's coming soon. You can check out the thought-provoking trailer todistancedrangeers.com,
1:48.6	T-W-O, D-I-S-T-A-N-T, STRANG ERS. The plot is simple. Cartoonist Carter James repeated attempts
1:56.7	to get home to his dog are thwarted by a recurring deadly encounter that forces him to relive the
2:02.4	same awful day over and over again. We're recording this on Groundhog Day. So yes, it is a modernized
2:08.8	social, injustice-inspired adaptation of Groundhog Day courtesy of Emmy winner Trayvon Frey.
2:15.0	And how about these names? NBA superstar Kevin Durant, Sean Combs, which by the way I subped
2:20.2	he did he to Scott Fiverr's podcast, Hollywood Reporter, Pulp Fiction, and multiple Oscar nominee
2:25.7	producer Lawrence Bender, Adam McKay, Music Artist, Joy Badas, Jesse Williams, and more. And that's
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