Blank Check with Griffin & David

Oldboy with Alison Willmore

Jul 9, 2023

02:05:46

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Graduate of South Korean Cinema

2min

The Benefits of Tartan Extreme

2min

The Importance of Provocative Films

2min

The Man Who Fucked His Daughter

6min

The Phantom Menace of International Cinema

2min

The Old Boy and the Vengeance Trilogy

5min

I Believe Old Days

3min

Decisions Leave: A Horror Movie

2min

10.

The Giant Man Three vs. Troy Minsic

4min

11.

The Devil: A Movie That Benefits From Hollywood

3min

12.

How to Interview a Korean Speaker

3min

13.

The Importance of Being a Feminist

3min

14.

The Importance of Parenting

2min

15.

How to Hire the Right Candidates

4min

16.

The Octopus

4min

17.

The Man Who Gained Weight

3min

18.

Troy Minh Seger in Shiri

2min

19.

The Age Gap in the Movie

2min

20.

The Inception of a Rich Man

2min

21.

Spike Lee's Remake of Made Zero Money

2min

22.

The Wild Thing About Spike Lee

4min

23.

The Depressed Man on the Roof

2min

24.

The Rooftop Man and the Sushi Restaurant

3min

25.

The Power of Confidence

2min

26.

The Secret Life of a Private Hotel Prisoner

2min

27.

The Horror of a Hammerman

2min

28.

The Hammers of Tarantino

2min

29.

The Octopus and the Hammer Fight

2min

30.

The Importance of Character Beats in John Wick

2min

31.

Marvel's Daredevil: The Importance of Determination

2min

32.

The Blonde Henchman

2min

33.

The Importance of Pushing Through

2min

34.

The Innocence of a Doctor

2min

35.

The Helllands Layer

2min

36.

The Best Snack Shop in the World: Nutstalkom

3min

37.

All You Need to Know About Jesus

2min

38.

The Seven Stages of Grief

2min

39.

Atopus: A Story of Fear and Panacea

2min

40.

The Importance of Being Clean of All of This

2min

41.

The Importance of Agency in a Movie

2min

42.

The Son of a Bitch

2min

43.

The End Game of a Revenge

2min

44.

The Importance of Grief in Grief

2min

45.

The Revenge-O-Matic

2min

46.

The Totemic Movie

5min

47.

The Rise and Fall of Manola

2min

48.

Sandra Bullock's Career Seems to Be in the Toilet

2min

49.

The Ring to a Film That Is One of the Most Incoherent Hollywood Films Ever Released

2min

50.

The Last Robin Williams in a Cartoon

3min

51.

The Most Fucking Teen Movie Ever

2min

52.

The Top Gun Piece: This All a Death Dream

2min

What is an Oldboy? How do you feel about Greek Tragedies? How did Choi Min-Sik achieve that iconic (and insane) hairstyle? Was giving the 2004 Palme d’Or to FAHRENHEIT 9/11 over this film one of the greatest mistakes in the history of arts and culture? All those questions answered and more as critic Alison Willmore joins us to talk about OLDBOY, the first major Korean breakthrough in the American filmbro canon.

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