This week we round out our month of Dev Patel films with 2020's The Personal History of David Copperfield, a delightful contemporary-feeling period piece directed by Armando Iannucci. Like other films the actor was involved in, this one felt the wrath of COVID times and was barely seen in theaters. A shame since it's beautifully made and a lot of fun. But it is streaming (at least for now), so we recommend you seek it out.
Dev Patel makes his directorial debut with this ambitious, message-driven action film.
This week we go back to where Dev Patel began his big screen career with Danny Boyle's frenetic and heartwarming story of an Indian underdog, Slumdog Millionaire.
We kick off a month of Dev Patel films with some help from our first guest, the author Laura Carney.
This week we wrap up Elmore Leonard month with a double feature—one good film and one awful one.
Elmore Leonard month continues with a Burt Reynolds passion project.
It's almost impossible to describe what a disaster this film ended up being—mostly because of studio involvement (according to the director).
We start Elmore Leonard month with arguably the best big-screen adaptation of his work: Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight.
Statham month wraps up with a dynamic double feature of films from Guy Ritchie.
In this episode we discuss the rare comedy turn from Jason Statham: Paul Feig's 2015 action/comedy Spy.