Episode 578: Ethical Movie-Watching with Brandie Posey

Alexander Miller says:

Didn’t know the bassist for Cave In died! What album were you listening to David? My two favorites are Beyond Hypothermia and Until Your Heart Stops.

Egbert Williams says:

I hesitated downloading this episode because I feared there might me more hothouse victimhood than I could stomach. It wasn’t all that bad and a good chunk I actually agree with. One that struck me was the Alec Baldwin discussion. I don’t doubt the guy might be prone to being a hothead and even a prick sometimes, but on the basis of calling his 12-year-old a “selfish little pig” you were really weighing if he should or -in today’s climate- would have a career? Because he was what some deem a bit harsh verbally with his kid on one instance? Are you serious? She wasn’t an overweight child that he was calling a fat pig. That would have been cruel and maybe given some insight into his character. He was upbraiding his daughter for being thoughtless – maybe she was. Some would say he used a poor tone and a worse word – maybe he did. But lose a career or a plum role over this bit of near nothingness? Good God. One thing one can be fairly sure of is that his no doubt very privileged daughter would not have been allowed to feel the loss of income. Way to pick your battles.