The Coming of Age series is coming to a close with Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho. Before the boys dive into the Shakespearian story of the sleepy hooker, they talk of all the things they've seen in the past week. The roster involves the action-packed Jack Ryan, Dan & Alan's detrimental neglect of The Wire & Oz, Polanski's Carnage, Hardy's Venom, and all things Charlie Manson! Once that's out of the way, we can all find out together if River Phoenix comes of age or wastes away. Watch and Listen!

This week Coby McGraw joins the podcast! A childhood martial arts movie discussion is sparked by Cobra Kai. The boys talk Castle Rock, Rosemary’s Baby, and shows coming back to HBO. From the Conchords of New Zealand to the Dark Place of Great Britain, eventually they land on Richard Ayoade, the director of Submarine. This movie is nearly perfect in every single way. And Noah Taylor RULES! Watch and Listen!

Is it City slickers? Or Swingers? How old is Alec Baldwin’s daughter? How do you pronounce John Glaser’s last name? Is Party Down bad for first dates? Is Steven Spielberg okay? IS THIS MOVIE EVEN COMING OF AGE? Well, that’s the name of the show. We’ll find out together if Empire of the Sun fits the genre in part two of our namesake series. P.S. It doesn’t.

This week is the beginning of our namesake month! The boys sit down with their good friend Ben Gelber to discuss Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade and coming of age films in general. They get into the history of the genre, it’s influences, and how it’s evolved over time. Also, the boys go over the lackluster Deadpool 2, a spider that will give you a dangerous erection, how bad the English dub sounds on Netflix’s Dark, and the genius of Bo Burnham. Listen and enjoy!