
Jun 2, 2021 • 16M
Good and Long
On longer films that earn their runtime
Here's the elevator pitch: It's "Left, Right, and Center" meets "Siskel and Ebert." Three friends from different ideological perspectives discuss the movies and controversies (or nontroversies!) about them. Featuring bonus episodes for Bulwark+ members.
There was a very silly argument on Twitter about whether or not Seven Samurai is too long. I shan’t bore you with details here, but suffice to say that the person making the argument vexed Peter, Alyssa, and me. We were greatly vexed. So we decided to highlight some movies that earned their runtimes, just as Seven Samurai earned its. Our picks are, hope…