The Review Show

Episode 321. For our annual Nicolas Cage weekend, we watch our earliest Cage yet in 1987's Raising Arizona. In this Coen Brothers caper, an infertile couple kidnaps a baby from a family of quintuplets, intending to raise him on their own, until criminals and manhunters get in their way. We discuss the movie's sincerity, the iconic chase scene, the tattoo mystery, John Goodman screaming, and how every small town movie just takes us back to Napoleon Dynamite.

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  • (00:00) - Intro
  • (00:04) - Welcome and banter
  • (01:59) - Non-spoiler thoughts on Raising Arizona
  • (12:47) - Housekeeping
  • (17:32) - Spoilers for Raising Arizona
  • (01:17:15) - Review Show Bingo
  • (01:19:09) - Recommendations
  • (01:32:21) - What we are discussing next episode
  • (01:36:20) - Outro

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What is The Review Show?

The Whatnauts present The Review Show, a book club style podcast covering a variety of genres and mediums including movies, TV shows, comics, anime, manga, and even audio fiction. Join your intrepid co-hosts Kyle and Melissa for fun discussions on a wild variety of entertainment you should know!