David Bianculli is a professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University. The young Jew has a Ronald Reagan professor. "I always have to do my shoulders like... Out of what?" he asks.
Philosophers can be funny and funny movies can be philosophical. David and Tamler welcome frequent VBW guest and arch-enemy of empathy Paul Bloom to discuss their five favorite comic films with philosophical/psychological themes. Groundhog Day was off-limits for our top five (we would've all chosen it) so we start by explaining why it's the quintessential movie for this topic.