Jamie, Chris and Marsh dive into the kaleidoscopic weirdness of Everything Everywhere All at Once. Join us as we discuss it in the context of such cultural touchstones as Christopher Nolan’s Fart Clock, musical instruments designed to make children faint, and Crysis 2.
- Lots of spoilers, almost from the outset, and even in the cast list below! You should see the film first.
- Directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
- The cast!
- Michelle Yeoh – Evelyn
- Ke Huy Quan – Waymond
- Stephanie Hsu – Joy / Jobu Tupaki
- James Hong – Gong Gong
- Jamie Lee Curtis – Deirdre Beaubeirdre
- Tallie Medel – Becky Sregor
- Brian Le – An Incredibly Good Sport
- Randy Newman – Raccacoonie
- Stuff we reference:
- The Matrix Resurrections
- In the Mood for Love
- Christopher Nolan’s films: Tenet, The Prestige, Inception, Interstellar
- Ratatouille
- Rick and Morty
- Into the Spiderverse
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Grant Morrison’s The Filth
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Chris’s mother, a fine lady who love planes
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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.