Tim and Tay are back to wrap up the season with one of their favourite movies in recent years, The Nice Guys. Tune in for a chat about "Big Russ" and the comedic stylings of Ryan Gosling.

Synopsis
An alcoholic detective and a purposeless tough guy become embroiled in a missing persons case that takes them on a journey through the many corrupt echelons of 1970s LA.

Starring Ryan Gosling, Russel Crowe, and written and directed by Shane Black, The Nice Guys premiered May 20, 2016.

Where to watch The Nice Guys.

Scene [1:06:46 - 1:12:26] - "Nobody’s getting killed at the Burbank Airport Western Hotel”

Recommendations
Tim: No Hard Feelings (Stupnitsky, 2023)—where to watch
Tay: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Black, 2005)—where to watch

Tim's bonus recent comedy recommendations:

• Palm Springs (Barbakow, 2020)
• Bottoms (Seligman, 2023)
• Theatre Camp (Gordon, Lieberman, 2023)
• Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar (Greenbaum, 2021)
• Snack Shack (Rehmeier, 2024)

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In this special annual episode, Tim and Tay highlight a few notable movies from 2023. Not necessarily the best or our favourites, but certainly worth seeing!

Tim

• The Killer (Fincher)
• The Taste of Things (Anh Hung)
• The Creator (Edwards)

Tay

• Poor Things (Lanthimos)
• How To Blow Up A Pipeline (Goldhaber)
• The Holdovers (Payne)

Links:

• Filming The Holdovers

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Next month: The films of Greta Gerwig!

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Tim and Tay leave pretentious and inconvenient movies behind and switch to the principal media of the modern age: streaming TV. In the first episode of Solo TV Dinner we explore Andor and how it finds impressive depth working within the Star Wars IP machine.

Synopsis
Andor tells the story of the titular hero’s journey from apathetic rogue to dyed-in-the-wool rebel, acting as a prequel to Rogue One.

Starring Diego Luna and created by Tony Gilroy, Andor premiered Sept. 21, 2022.

Andor is available to watch on Disney+.

Notes

• Papillon (Schaffner, 1973)
• Stellan Skarsgård on his career
• R2D2 in spanish

Episode: "One Way Out" [S1E10]
Cassian and his allies attempt to seize a rare opportunity that could lead to victory. Mom Mothma brokers a new deal with a shady politician in order to ensure the future of the rebellion.

Recommendations

• Tim: Utopia
• Tay: Star Wars: Visions

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