Ep 86: The Salesman

PSA: We recommend you listening to this episode even if you haven't seen Asghar Fahardi's "The Salesman". The first half is a really fascinating discussion about the recent executive order which would ban Fahardi from attending this years Oscar ceremony. -- Finally, Shahir gets to introduce Matt to his favorite working writer/director. But can the strength of Fahardi's work pierce Matt's cold dead heart? How many Marvel/DC and Hasbro references can the guys cram into the episode while discussing politics, Iran, national cinema and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman? We're also joined remotely by Iranian cinema expert (out of the 3 of us!) Rya Backer (@ryabacker), who fills us in on all the little details we might have missed! Give us your thoughts on how to best respond to the executive action at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @onlymoviepod. If you'd like to support the show, please leave us an iTunes review and tell your friends! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.