https://simplecast.com Aya Vs. The Big Boys A podcast about watching "boy movies" for the very first time. Meet Aya Lehman, dipped into the depths of the fiery infernos of “bro cinema”, and Kevin Cookman, her Virgil through the abyss known as “Why do men love GOODFELLAS so much?” On their weekly film review show, Aya adventures through some of the so-called “greatest films of all time” for the first time ever, with Kevin as a doting guide through uncharted waters. Attempting to understand the psychosis of the patriarchy? That’s the true divine comedy. 2020 Merry-Go-Round Magazine en Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:57:38 +0000 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:57:49 +0000 https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com Aya Vs. The Big Boys https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/add553ae-a321-4485-a361-e0dd8d48b3c8/79862b42-1ec8-4580-b765-22353d59f2a2/3000x3000/twitter-9a8fb96625d526a0b0481b62ea529a2d.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com episodic A podcast about watching "boy movies" for the very first time. Meet Aya Lehman, dipped into the depths of the fiery infernos of “bro cinema”, and Kevin Cookman, her Virgil through the abyss known as “Why do men love GOODFELLAS so much?” On their weekly film review show, Aya adventures through some of the so-called “greatest films of all time” for the first time ever, with Kevin as a doting guide through uncharted waters. Attempting to understand the psychosis of the patriarchy? That’s the true divine comedy. Merry-Go-Round Magazine yes https://feeds.simplecast.com/68aUXziX classic movies, tarantino, scorsese, imdb, letterboxd, chapman university, malick, fight club, goodfellas, mgrm, fincher, keanu, kevin cookman, aya lehman, talk, journalism, angeles, los, aya, big, boys, bro, cinema, film, go, history, independent, kevin, magazine, media, merry, reviews, round, show, the, "bro movies" Merry-Go-Round Magazine merrygoroundmag@gmail.com d8bff811-b604-4e23-91c0-b8e5151119c9 KEVIN VS. 26 review us on apple podcasts :)

]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:57:38 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Merry-Go-Round Magazine ) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/kevin-vs-26-vvuK758S review us on apple podcasts :)

]]> KEVIN VS. 26 Merry-Go-Round Magazine 00:43:16 your regularly scheduled programming COMING SOON your regularly scheduled programming COMING SOON yes full 89 6d9f1002-c84d-40cd-b91b-75fe26402e9f EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (feat. Alexandra Wallachy) Sat, 9 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Merry-Go-Round Magazine ) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-sjZ1Gd0G EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (feat. Alexandra Wallachy) Merry-Go-Round Magazine 01:22:12 A24-PRIL is back, this time with their latest venture into the multiverse: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022). A24-PRIL is back, this time with their latest venture into the multiverse: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022). yes full 88 ecb86a5d-f03a-4ae8-9255-bf45f7536b51 CODA Our Best Picture mini-series goes out not with a bang, but with a slap, baby.

 

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]]> Sat, 2 Apr 2022 17:08:21 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/coda-Xpt3eJXE Our Best Picture mini-series goes out not with a bang, but with a slap, baby.

 

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]]> CODA Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:38:27 yeah sure, CODA (2021). yeah sure, CODA (2021). coda, kirsten dunst, sian heder, best picture winner, ridley scott, coda movie, coda best picture, oscars 2022, academy awards, oscars, wow, amy schumer, chris rock, oscars slap, violence, the oscars, will smith, chris rock slap yes full 87 36a5310e-6f4c-47d1-80b5-6dd2e95952b2 12 YEARS A SLAVE ok wait wait, before you scroll past: this is somehow still a fun episode.

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]]> Sat, 19 Mar 2022 19:01:20 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/12-years-a-slave-UgQ3er3w ok wait wait, before you scroll past: this is somehow still a fun episode.

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]]> 12 YEARS A SLAVE Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:35:31 We close the Best Picture mini-series on a positive upbeat note, with Steve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVE (2013). We close the Best Picture mini-series on a positive upbeat note, with Steve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVE (2013). donald glover, plan b, blue jasmine, chromatica tour, foxcatcher 2014, the underground railroad barry jenkins, domee shi, gravity, black americans, obama, steve mcqueen director, the king's speech, james cameron, liberalism, david ehrlich, janelle monae, grand crew, the sunken place, house of gucci, slavery, parasite, iran, meryl streep accent, martin scorsese, jonathan demme, 12 years a slave film, ricki and the flash, turning red movie, the shape of water, solomon northup, lacma, foxcatcher, ellen degeneres, zack fox, jimmy kimmel, get out, the underground railroad, academy of motion picture arts and sciences, harriet, the underground railroad amazon, ben affleck latino, captain phillips, the maze runner, paul giamatti, titanic, chris redd, disney, pixar, spider-man: no way home, chiwitel, spike lee, call me by your name, tampon, andrew garfield, lady gaga, kevin cookman, cate blanchett, 12 years a slave, carl tart, small axe, streaming movies, jared leto, ferguson missouri, 12 years a slave discussion, the eyes of tammy faye, garret dillahunt, lovers rock, white jesus, jane fonda, 12 years a slave film review, lupita nyongo, movie review, tarantino, shame steve mcqueen, the artist, the bridges of madison county, hollywood handbook, alec baldwin, abbott elementary, billy zane pasadena guy, snoop dogg, philomena, 12 years a slave movie, andrew garfield brazilian, american history, 12 years a slave review, the riddler, her movie, white savior, steve mcqueen, film history, jordan peele, 12 years a slave movie review, harvey weinstein, a star is born 2018, sophie's choice, tick tick boom, gone girl, france, barbarella, james bond anniversary, taran killam, black cinema, billy zane, warren beatty, django unchained, chromatica ball, james bond, dallas buyers club, ben affleck, michael fassbender, the wolf of wall street, august osage county, sarah paulson, argo, birdman, david fincher the social network, la la land, driving miss daisy, aya vs. the big boys, best picture, moonlight, scoot mcnairy, chiwetel ejiofor, janet jackson, spotlight, oscars so white, carne y arena, 12 years a slave 2013 movie, meryl streep, the weinstein company, cia, gladiator, selma, argo movie, george w. bush, inside llewyn davis, trump, iran hostage crisis, frances ha, american hustle, antebellum, atlanta, turning red pixar, paul dano, film review, nicole byer, shampoo, barry jenkins, weinsteins, the iron lady, outer space, trumpism, bradley cooper, nope, the batman, george clooney, hans zimmer, populism, hunger steve mcqueen, 2010s movies, andrew yang, 12 years a slave 2013, turning red, the social network, mcu, jeremy kleiner, a star is born, brad pitt plan b, the intern, 2014 oscars, snapchat, merry go round magazine, alexander payne, widows steve mcqueen, aya lehman, white guilt, marvel, best picture oscar, black directors, critical race theory, the godfather, green book, study abroad, sean clements, white people, oscar, magneto, dvds, brad pitt, argo best picture, avbb yes full 86 eeeb73ef-dfd0-42d4-9aac-9cbf2b0d8e2e NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> Sat, 12 Mar 2022 05:47:50 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/no-country-for-old-men-hc9dp6a8 ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:27:55 Aya says "no thanks" to The Coen Brothers' NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) Aya says "no thanks" to The Coen Brothers' NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) american men, the silence of the lambs (1991), homer, beavis, mulholland drive, nacho libre, little miss sunshine, halloween, viggo mortensen, zoe kravitz, no country for old men best picture, coen, atonement, america, g, barton fink, o brother where art thou, jane campion, silence of the lambs, michael clayton, no country for old men movie review, the big lebowski, burn after reading, the hudsucker proxy, westerns, texas chainsaw massacre, moulin rouge, cowboys, raising arizona, mexicans, norteno band, sweeney todd, there will be blood, kevin cookman, new beverly, kelly mcdonald, james mcavoy, hbo max, 1980, b, michelle yeoh, ethan coen, movie buff, joel coen, beavis and butthead, elliot page, american movies, no country for old men, the assassination of jesse james, intolerable cruelty, alamo drafthouse, good time, michael myers, juno, paul thomas anderson, jackass, the texas chainsaw massacre, boy movie, 2007, gone baby gone movie, tai chi master, atonement 2007, bro movie, coen brothers, greek epic, casey affleck, agua, the power of the dog, no country for old men discussion, hannibal lecter, international womens day, blood simple, butthead, men, no country for old men review, homer the odyssey, joe wright, 1999, hot fuzz, coen bros, tommy lee jones, 2007 movies, fargo, the batman, american western, the man of tai chi, texas, eastern promises, a serious man, simon pegg, johnny depp, gone baby gone 2007, mexico, aya lehman, halloween 1978, the diving bell and the butterfly, the devil wears prada, coen brother, no country for old men film, cormac mccarthy, no country for old men discourse, the odyssey, jackass 3d yes full 85 9178473e-fd39-4132-9a8b-f916d9460625 BRAVEHEART ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> Sat, 5 Mar 2022 19:28:14 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/braveheart-aeSC0Q2v ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> BRAVEHEART Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:27:21 FOR FREEEEDOM !!!! FOR FREEEEDOM !!!! coda, louis c.k., nazi, merry-go-round magazine, scorsese, kevin cookman, mel gibson, casino, hacksaw ridge, apocalypto, don't look up, the power of the dog, sag, aya vs. the big boys, best picture, dragged across concrete, crash, mgrm, braveheart, sugar tits, sag-aftra, braveheart 1995, louis ck, aya lehman, oscar, capitol riot yes full 84 493f8085-33e6-4c96-a007-6ef0565a15b4 AMADEUS ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2022 17:06:02 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/amadeus-WiriiDXb ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> AMADEUS Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:42:36 Aya and Kevin get rocked down by AMADEUS (1984). Aya and Kevin get rocked down by AMADEUS (1984). one flew over the cuckoo's nest, splash, dollface, out of africa, reagan, john hughes, stephen king, tom hulce, milos forman, american sniper, 1980s box office, meg tilly, 1993 body snatchers, wes anderson, wolfgang, scat, george orwell, best picture winner, the last emperor, beverly hills cop, herstory, body snatchers, carrie bradshaw, kevin cookman, salieri, platoon, amadeus, jeffrey jones, mozart, ordinary people, italian, 1980s, f. murray abraham, bts, starman, academy awards, sally field, amadeus review, molly ringwald, 1984 amadeus, terms of endearment, american, fetish, oscars, one flew over the cuckoo's nesy, screenrant, the grand budapest hotel, austrian, driving miss daisy, rushmore, best picture, firemen's ball, keanu reeves, ghostbusters, amadeus movie, mrs. doubtfire, amadeus film, 16 candles, kramer vs. kramer, the killing fields, raise the red lantern, 1984, gandhi, ghost busters, sixteen candles, aya lehman, amadeus movie review, jimmy buffett, chariots of fire, little buddha yes full 83 3bb48858-1f91-4c90-8c86-8adeb9d367e0 ROCKY ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> Sat, 19 Feb 2022 08:48:07 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (AYA LEHMAN, KEVIN COOKMAN) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/rocky-0YfIQ6CA ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> ROCKY AYA LEHMAN, KEVIN COOKMAN 01:18:49 Aya and Kevin go the distance with the Italian Stallion, ROCKY (1976). Aya and Kevin go the distance with the Italian Stallion, ROCKY (1976). rocky best picture, apollo creed, guillermo del toro, martin scorsese, john huston, rocky review, spider-man: no way home, talia shire, kevin cookman, yogi bear, crimson peak, joe biden, green book 2018, ivan drago, drive my car, oscars 2022, carl weathers, kamala harris, oscars, ryusuke hamaguchi, sylvester stallone, rocky road ice cream, burt young, best picture, green book movie, rocky, rocky balboa, robert wise, francis ford coppola, no way home, mgrm, boxing, maltese falcon, it's always sunny, philadelphia, rocky boxer, del toro, mcu, nightmare alley, it's always sunny in philadelphia, rocky movie, aya lehman, marvel, a, green book, bill conti, irishman yes full 82 aa190e0d-b27a-493b-9b19-fa977582b2ac ALL ABOUT EVE + MIDNIGHT COWBOY THE HOTTIE MASTER-LIST: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PUQapFNDyczMEcxMW-H1MWYC0l6zqpuOfjU-y8Bx66w/edit?usp=sharing

 

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]]> Sat, 12 Feb 2022 20:00:04 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/all-about-eve-midnight-cowboy-mHdwtZvC THE HOTTIE MASTER-LIST: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PUQapFNDyczMEcxMW-H1MWYC0l6zqpuOfjU-y8Bx66w/edit?usp=sharing

 

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]]> ALL ABOUT EVE + MIDNIGHT COWBOY Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:39:39 ENJOY THIS BRIEF MOMENT WHERE BEST PICTURE WINNERS WERE GOOD!!! ENJOY THIS BRIEF MOMENT WHERE BEST PICTURE WINNERS WERE GOOD!!! kevin cookman, jon voight, bette davis, dustin hoffman, aya lehman, a yes full 81 f23a3252-3fef-4ad5-a7e3-f41e0b5d7199 BEST FILMS OF 2021 (THE 2021 GOLDEN BOYS) The best films of 2021, the hottest hotties of the year, and a personal grading of how we did last year. 

Wow! Self-reflection!

 

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]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 07:21:10 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/best-films-of-2021-the-2021-golden-boys-OOhGdjUa The best films of 2021, the hottest hotties of the year, and a personal grading of how we did last year. 

Wow! Self-reflection!

 

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]]> BEST FILMS OF 2021 (THE 2021 GOLDEN BOYS) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:43:25 WE'RE BACK, and we're HUNGRY WE'RE BACK, and we're HUNGRY best films of 2021, movies, best movies of 2021, laura dern, euphoria, licorice pizza, kevin cookman, suzanna son, best, paul thomas anderson, titane, oscars, aya vs. the big boys, wild at heart, aya vs the big boys, best of the year, colman domingo, sydney sweeney, podcast, awards, aya lehman, a, films yes full 80 7715a4ff-618e-4f0a-b7f5-5b71ad35941f EYES WIDE SHUT We'll be taking a holiday break until January 22nd!

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]]> Sat, 25 Dec 2021 09:36:33 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/eyes-wide-shut-omhQ9BIB We'll be taking a holiday break until January 22nd!

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]]> EYES WIDE SHUT Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:55:01 It's Aya & Kevin celebrating a Happy Christmas with EYES WIDE SHUT (1999). It's Aya & Kevin celebrating a Happy Christmas with EYES WIDE SHUT (1999). eyes wide shut movie, christmas, under the silver lake, kubrick, the matrix resurrections, andrew garfield, eyes wide shut movie review, eyes wide shut, eyes wide shut 1999, eyes wide shut explained, tom cruise, matrix resurrections, eyes wide shut analysis, the matrix, eyes wide shut film review, eyes wide shut film, nicole kidman, stanley kubrick yes full 79 2e65a6f9-a94c-44ca-b298-5d135611692f SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME + NIGHTMARE ALLEY + DUNE + BENEDETTA + WEST SIDE STORY + THE POWER OF THE DOG + HOUSE OF GUCCI + ETERNALS + VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE Sun, 19 Dec 2021 06:43:11 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/2021-big-boy-round-up-spider-man-no-way-home-nightmare-alley-dune-benedetta-west-side-story-the-power-of-the-dog-house-of-gucci-eternals-avAX2EQ_ SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME + NIGHTMARE ALLEY + DUNE + BENEDETTA + WEST SIDE STORY + THE POWER OF THE DOG + HOUSE OF GUCCI + ETERNALS + VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:55:49 Aya & Kevin tackle all the new big boys that could've had their own episodes! It's the 2021 Big Boy Round-Up! Aya & Kevin tackle all the new big boys that could've had their own episodes! It's the 2021 Big Boy Round-Up! yes full 78 bbfb037b-427f-400f-bd8e-42cb2ddbc391 LICORICE PIZZA (feat. Andrew Warren) PIZZZAAAAA

 

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]]> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:58:19 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman, Andrew Warren) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/licorice-pizza-feat-andrew-warren-JGo_O0zj PIZZZAAAAA

 

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]]> LICORICE PIZZA (feat. Andrew Warren) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman, Andrew Warren 01:58:09 Aya & Kevin get some help from Andrew of 818s & HEARTBREAK to cover LICORICE PIZZA (2021). Aya & Kevin get some help from Andrew of 818s & HEARTBREAK to cover LICORICE PIZZA (2021). haim, phantom thread, covid, network 1976, pta, life on mars david bowie, the many saints of newark, north hollywood, kris kristofferson, lancaster dodd, pinball, ucla, jon peters, nina simone, jonathan demme, alana haim, inherent vice, danielle haim, skyler gisondo, over the edge 1979, elton john, american sniper, semi-tough, richard linklater, the towering inferno, quentin tarantino, carpocalypse 2011, fat bernies, ken jennings, licorice pizza, phantom thread 2017, over the edge, philip seymour hoffman, michael ian black, silver linings playbook, there will be blood, kevin cookman, los angeles, carpocalypse, jeremy 1973, burt reynolds, jodie foster, cooper hoffman, let me roll it, kelly reichardt, dorothy parker, tim conway jr, boogie nights 1997, haim summer girl, dazed and confused, barry egan, freddy quell, burnt bradley cooper, the bruin, last night in soho, paul thomas anderson, taj mahal, tom waits, 818s & heartbreak, 70s los angeles, a star is born 2018, san fernando valley, dave chapelle, kitchen confidential, edgar wright, boogie nights, 818s and heartbreak, david bowie, sopranos, jeopardy, andrew jeopardy, gary valentine, andrew warren, the pom pom girls, licorice pizza movie, minnie riperton, foxes, married to the mob, let me roll it paul mccartney wings, aya vs the big boys, let me roll it wings, john michael higgins, punch-drunk love, westwood, bradley cooper, wet hot american summer, regency village theater, este haim, paul mccartney, sean penn, michael gandolfini, a star is born, barbara streisand, aya lehman, the master, life on mars, burnt, the hangover yes full 77 b2eec088-f5d3-4c1f-8368-fb2ff4e16674 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT IIIIII SHOULDA KNOWN BETTA WIT A GURL LIKE UUUUUUU

 

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]]> Sat, 4 Dec 2021 06:12:23 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/a-hard-days-night-H12pQqjU IIIIII SHOULDA KNOWN BETTA WIT A GURL LIKE UUUUUUU

 

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]]> A HARD DAY'S NIGHT Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:24:17 Aya & Kevin are invaded by Beatlemania with A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964). Aya & Kevin are invaded by Beatlemania with A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964). beatles movie, british invasion, one direction, peter jackson, bts rm, korea, k-pop, bts v, kevin cookman, get back documentary, england, bts jungkook, let me roll it, j-hope, hard day's night, bts jin, bts, pop music, the beatles, aya vs. the big boys, george harrison, a hard day's night, bts suga, mgrm, get back, 1964, paul mccartney, beatles, bts j-hope, aya lehman, ringo starr, harry styles, john lennon yes full 76 9da26b63-d536-48a3-aa0b-f8ae3729e515 GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE munch? her?

 

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]]> Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:42:25 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/ghostbusters-afterlife-f7I5biJZ munch? her?

 

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]]> GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:17:55 muncher muncher muncher muncher muncher muncher ghostbusters: afterlife, ghostbusters 3, ghost, bill murray, muncher, ghostbusters yes full 75 a493242e-86ed-4966-8f9d-e1fb25ffae2e NETWORK ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> Sat, 13 Nov 2021 08:09:13 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/network-N4AicPF7 ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> NETWORK Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:37:18 Aya & Kevin see how little has changed since NETWORK (1976). Aya & Kevin see how little has changed since NETWORK (1976). network 1976, network movie, 1976, lumet network, network, princess diana, spencer, kristen stewart, aaron sorkin, jackie, succession, lumet, dog day afternoon, pablo larrain, the social network, sidney lumet yes full 74 cb520801-2c82-42fa-8dc7-ee5433d56031 THE FRENCH DISPATCH + TOP 5 WES ANDERSON MOVIES The episode all about Wes Anderson.... deep breath in

 

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]]> Sat, 6 Nov 2021 05:10:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/the-french-dispatch-guQGjc8R The episode all about Wes Anderson.... deep breath in

 

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]]> THE FRENCH DISPATCH + TOP 5 WES ANDERSON MOVIES Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:42:27 With a new Wes Anderson upon us, Aya & Kevin go full extra extra with THE FRENCH DISPATCH (2021), as well as every other one of his flicks. With a new Wes Anderson upon us, Aya & Kevin go full extra extra with THE FRENCH DISPATCH (2021), as well as every other one of his flicks. wes anderson ranked, wes anderson, kevin cookman, timothee chalamet, the french dispatch 2021, french, bill murray, tilda swinton, wes anderson movie, mgrm, lea seydoux, beautiful boy, the french dispatch, aya lehman, wes anderson list yes full 73 3cc347f8-c557-4c9e-861e-bcaaefff1c36 LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (feat. Trevor Dillon) Goodbye Spooky Month!!!!

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]]> Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:40:32 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/last-night-in-soho-feat-ghost-party-radio-w5QqpZhT Goodbye Spooky Month!!!!

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]]> LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (feat. Trevor Dillon) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:19:04 Aya & Kevin close out October with Trevor Dillion and Edgar Wright's LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (2021). Aya & Kevin close out October with Trevor Dillion and Edgar Wright's LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (2021). the silence of the lambs (1991), shaun of the dead, last night in soho movie review, doctor who, dune, lily james, leigh whannell, rian johnson, jonathan demme, thunderball, krysty wilson-cairns, michael ajao, kevin spacey, lana wachowski, wes anderson, quentin tarantino, girlboss, the matrix resurrections, fashion school, bro movies, twilight, elizabeth moss, sweeney todd, last night in soho movie, kevin cookman, carrie, eternals, 2021 horror movie, dario argento, anya taylor-joy, england, david fincher, matt smith, thomasin mckenzie, last night in soho film review, tarantino, jeong jeong-hun, girl power, santa ana arthouse, the frida cinema, bro cinema, taika waititi, ghost party radio, last night in soho, paul thomas anderson, the magnificent ambersons, edgar wright, margaret nolan, baby driver, star wars, trevor dillon, the invisible man 2020, last house on the left, santa ana, twilight saga, keanu reeves, magnificent ambersons, scott pilgrim vs. the world, terence stamp, last night in soho film, last night in soho review, fincher, letterboxd, ansel elgort, amc theaters, hot fuzz, twilight zone, spaced, the suicide squad, 2021, drive-in, carrie de palma, the invisible man, cornetto trilogy, film programming, horror movie, deja vu, the matrix, horror, simon pegg, anya taylor joy, nicole kidman, brian de palma, aya lehman, tony scott, iconic horror, fashion, soho, diana rigg, english, scott pilgrim yes full 72 7ae7a84d-f632-47c7-8660-6a7d25a4a338 A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> Sat, 23 Oct 2021 05:19:47 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984-jmiQptna ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:21:39 Aya & Kevin meet Freddy, bitch: it's time for A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984). Aya & Kevin meet Freddy, bitch: it's time for A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984). john carpenter, halloween kills 2021, kevin cookman, a nightmare on elm street, nightmare on elm street, nightmare on elm street film, nightmare on elm street robert englund, halloween kills, michael myers, paul rudd, nightmare on elm street 1984, j, freddy krueger, wes craven, nightmare on elm street movie review, nightmare on elm street original, nightmare on elm street film review, nightmare on elm street review, john saxon, aya lehman, nightmare on elm street movie, robert englund yes full 71 15730f95-e771-4d11-8261-fc3787843d8d THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (feat. Noah Marger & Mason Maguire) ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> Sat, 16 Oct 2021 05:46:16 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Noah Marger, Aya Lehman, Mason Maguire, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/the-silence-of-the-lambs-diaHJIxK ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (feat. Noah Marger & Mason Maguire) Noah Marger, Aya Lehman, Mason Maguire, Kevin Cookman 01:59:36 Aya & Kevin are joined by Noah & Mason from IT'S ON THE LIST to escape the psychological toils of Hannibal Lecter in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991). Aya & Kevin are joined by Noah & Mason from IT'S ON THE LIST to escape the psychological toils of Hannibal Lecter in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991). the silence of the lambs (1991), mason maguire, kevin cookman, it's on the list, noah marger, anthony hopkins, aya lehman yes full 70 6bf59e26-e481-4a96-beca-a61a781296f9 CARRIE (1976) ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> CARRIE (1976) kevin cookman, aya lehman 01:28:25 Aya & Kevin take CARRIE (1976) to prom. Aya & Kevin take CARRIE (1976) to prom. blow out, october, spooky season, john travolta, boys don't cry, stephen king, chloe grace moretz, tom holland, de palma passion, carrie review, hausu 1977, midsommar movie, rupaul's drag race, high school, piper laurie, de palma, house, carrie 2013, carrie, real housewives of potomac, boy movies, exploitation, marc maron, mtv, horror movies, feminine rage, the black dahlia, carrie brian de palma, heathers, carnage, bro cinema, passion 2012, black dahlia murder, scarface, stop-loss, crossing delancey, sissy spacek, carrie 1976, the shining, titane, mtv stop-loss, oscars, hausu, rachel mccadams, ouija, high school bullying, nancy allen, midsommar 2019, the exorcist, noomi rapace, carrie kimberly peirce, womanhood, midsommar, venom: let there be carnage, welcome back kotter, amy irving, make a wish, steven soderbergh, female rage, torture porn, snl, carrie movie, iconography, oscar nominated, pj soles, kimberly peirce, jack fisk, the matrix, prom, drag race, rupaul, brian de palma, carrie horror movie, marvel, venom, house 1977, heathers 1988, carrie movie review, real housewives, phoebe waller-bridge, carrie remake, wtf marc maron yes full 69 cb242afb-23c4-451a-bc72-0c00c0b3b8c3 THE FLY (1986) Welcome to Spooky Month!!!!

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]]> Sat, 2 Oct 2021 08:12:42 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/the-fly-1986-X8_xh4Pp Welcome to Spooky Month!!!!

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]]> THE FLY (1986) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:13:27 Aya fights off a stomach flu and immediately watches THE FLY (1986). What can go wrong? Aya fights off a stomach flu and immediately watches THE FLY (1986). What can go wrong? glee, the fly 1986, david cronenberg, john carpenter, rachel berry, abortion, baboon, grimes, kurt russell, the fly, telepod, jeff goldblum, earth girls are easy, elon musk, hbo max, the fly movie, mk ultra, the fly movie review, fly, 1986, the fly film review, justin trudeau, geena davis, titane, the thing, 1982, fear street netflix, lea michele, david cronenberg movie, the fly review, the fly remake, canada, netflix, cronenberg the fly, fear street, seattle, vanderpump rules, maps to the stars, the thing john carpenter, existenz, brundlefly yes full 68 5909edec-1ed2-4654-a982-887fb9ae0d49 YOUR NAME We wrap our Hispanic Heritage Month mini-series with the most Hispanic medium of all: anime.

 

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]]> Sat, 25 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/your-name-AxKbyvB0 We wrap our Hispanic Heritage Month mini-series with the most Hispanic medium of all: anime.

 

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]]> YOUR NAME Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:22:49 It's Aya & Kevin vs. one of the most popular Japanese films ever made: YOUR NAME (2016). It's Aya & Kevin vs. one of the most popular Japanese films ever made: YOUR NAME (2016). your name anime, your name movie review, your name podcast, your name 2016, your name review, merry-go-round magazine, your name, your name movie, hispanic heritage month, japan, mgrm, your name japan, anime yes full 67 d74c58c3-cc8d-413f-9ce5-c5d50c5d46a8 ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER ay ay ayy !!!

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]]> Sat, 18 Sep 2021 15:50:44 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/all-about-my-mother-VmlyLE6T ay ay ayy !!!

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]]> ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:26:11 Aya & Kevin celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Almodóvar's ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (1999). Aya & Kevin celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Almodóvar's ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (1999). spain, almodovar, spanish cinema, kevin cookman, all about my mother, hispanic heritage month, mexican cinema, all about my mother movie review, todo sobre mi madre, mexico, aya lehman yes full 66 e92118f3-c7b3-4e53-9c60-4b377babc546 JFK – A 9/11 SPECIAL America is broken !!

 

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]]> Sat, 11 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/jfk-w7UTx8W2 America is broken !!

 

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]]> JFK – A 9/11 SPECIAL Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:40:19 On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Aya & Kevin talk about conspiracy theories and Oliver Stone's JFK (1991). On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Aya & Kevin talk about conspiracy theories and Oliver Stone's JFK (1991). ronald reagan, jfk 1991, jfk movie review, jfk movie, nixon 1995, jfk, kamala harris, nixon, scarface oliver stone, oliver stone, jimmy carter, oliver stone jfk movie, any given sunday, aya lehman yes full 65 62cceddb-c0ae-4139-8f1a-cdc81f88e4d5 DOG DAY AFTERNOON (feat. Robert Franco) Sidney Lumet, prolific American cinema master whose catalogue spans the Golden Era to the 2000's auteur revitalization... And Aya has only ever seen THE WIZ. 

 

The duo is joined by Film Twitter magnate Robert Franco to discuss all things Al Pacino, the masculinity of bank robbing, and the ethics of making Hollywood movies about real-life deadbeat losers.

 

Also Rob casts himself as Spider-Man.

 

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]]> Sat, 4 Sep 2021 17:44:04 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Robert Franco, Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/dog-day-afternoon-feat-robert-franco-lhOHNQu0 Sidney Lumet, prolific American cinema master whose catalogue spans the Golden Era to the 2000's auteur revitalization... And Aya has only ever seen THE WIZ. 

 

The duo is joined by Film Twitter magnate Robert Franco to discuss all things Al Pacino, the masculinity of bank robbing, and the ethics of making Hollywood movies about real-life deadbeat losers.

 

Also Rob casts himself as Spider-Man.

 

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]]> DOG DAY AFTERNOON (feat. Robert Franco) Robert Franco, Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:37:41 Aya & Kevin recruit local Pacino expert Robert Franco to hold Sidney Lumet's DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975) hostage. Aya & Kevin recruit local Pacino expert Robert Franco to hold Sidney Lumet's DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975) hostage. the wiz, cruising, nyc, dog day afternoon podcast, john cazale, tom holland, dog day afternoon film review, brooklyn, new york city, responsiblerob, al pacino, kevin cookman, dog day afternoon sidney lumet, dog day afternoon al pacino, spiderman, clint eastwood, richard jewell, spider-man, dog day afternoon, rob franco, dog day afternoon movie review, aya lehman, robert franco, the godfather, prince of the city yes full 64 65e20caf-3ff1-4109-ae00-dedf3fd1dfd5 CANDYMAN (1992) Join us as we solve gentrification!!!

 

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]]> Sat, 28 Aug 2021 08:27:58 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/candyman-1992-W1ohFNc6 Join us as we solve gentrification!!!

 

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]]> CANDYMAN (1992) Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:19:38 Aya & Kevin submit their thesis on Bernard Rose's video rental classic, CANDYMAN (1992). Aya & Kevin submit their thesis on Bernard Rose's video rental classic, CANDYMAN (1992). candyman sequel, candyman horror movie, kevin cookman, candyman movie review, k, candyman, candyman remake, candyman 2021, candyman movie, 1992, candyman tony todd, candyman original, candyman review, mgrm, candyman 1992, merry go round magazine, aya lehman yes full 63 76038d85-d4d7-4799-a9d5-9cb590ed10c8 STAND BY ME ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 18:00:25 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/stand-by-me-ewP_OGhd ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> STAND BY ME Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:25:13 For its 35th anniversary, Aya & Kevin turn STAND BY ME (1986) into a dead body! For its 35th anniversary, Aya & Kevin turn STAND BY ME (1986) into a dead body! stand by me movie, stephen king, kevin cookman, stand by me movie review, stand by me anniversary, stand by me, aya lehman, stephen king podcast yes full 62 d4d5da55-b4be-413f-963c-620514ae6288 ALL THAT JAZZ ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> Sat, 14 Aug 2021 17:42:53 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/all-that-jazz-sIcnvjAk ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/

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]]> ALL THAT JAZZ Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:20:02 Aya & Kevin dance a lil diddy with Bob Fosse's ALL THAT JAZZ (1979). Aya & Kevin dance a lil diddy with Bob Fosse's ALL THAT JAZZ (1979). all that jazz film review, roy scheider, all that jazz review, all that jazz, rob marshall, kevin cookman, chicago 2002, sweet charity, all that jazz 1979, liza minnelli, gwen verdon, catherine zeta jones, chicago, fx, all that jazz movie review, fosse, cabaret, bob fosse, aya lehman, movie podcast, a yes full 61 a2ad4553-19b3-4c60-8a42-f29d98c0b697 THE SUICIDE SQUAD + LISTENER MAILBAG You know what it is, only the hippest Latinx film podcast on the Internet – Órale guey !!! Hot cheetos!!

 

Ok, onto the show.

 

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]]> Sat, 7 Aug 2021 07:44:43 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/the-suicide-squad-pc_wd_7W You know what it is, only the hippest Latinx film podcast on the Internet – Órale guey !!! Hot cheetos!!

 

Ok, onto the show.

 

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]]> THE SUICIDE SQUAD + LISTENER MAILBAG Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:17:28 Aya and Kevin answer your questions, then kamikaze straight into James Gunn's THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021). Aya and Kevin answer your questions, then kamikaze straight into James Gunn's THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021). david ayer, ronald reagan, the joker, marilyn monroe, the toxic avenger, paul verhoeven, justice league, iran-contra, kevin feige, south america, daniela melchior, guardians of the galaxy, the suicide squad movie review, dc, castro, bloodsport, the suicide squad film review, the suicide squad sequel, snyder cut, harley quinn, ratcatcher, sean gunn, sandinistas, kevin cookman, jared leto, hbo max, dceu, f9 john cena, movie review, weasel, robocop, the suicide squad review, the suicide squad 2021, captain boomerang, pete davidson, james gunn fired, iron man, amanda waller, joker 2019, the conjuring, suicide squad 2, super 2011, loki, sylvester stallone, hot cheetos, john cena, in the heights, joker, aya vs. the big boys, the suicide squad 2, lloyd kaufman, tromeo and juliet, margot robbie hot, guardians of the galaxy vol. 2, margot robbie harley quinn, peacemaker, netflix, superman, film podcast, the suicide squad spoilers, suicide squad, aya vs the big boys, the suicide squad, tom hiddleston, 2021, warner brothers, film review, captain america, king shark, dc comics, margot robbie, the matrix, fidel castro, elephant graveyard, zack snyder, idris elba, flula borg, ratcatcher 2, john wick, aya lehman, carl dreyer, marvel, james gunn, movie podcast, jai courtney, the godfather, will smith, harry styles, neo the matrix, f9, rick flag yes full 60 1cde64a6-0339-40a2-afdf-dc9bb24f1042 A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (feat. Hayley Bensmiller) Hayley Bensmiller: https://hayleybensmiller.wixsite.com/media

 

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]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:23:34 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/a-woman-under-the-influence-FzlUJY_0 Hayley Bensmiller: https://hayleybensmiller.wixsite.com/media

 

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]]> A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (feat. Hayley Bensmiller) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:34:35 Aya & Kevin, with the help of filmmaker Hayley Bensmiller, face down their first Cassavetes: A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (1974). Aya & Kevin, with the help of filmmaker Hayley Bensmiller, face down their first Cassavetes: A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (1974). a woman under the influence podcast, gena rowlands, peter falke, kevin cookman, a woman under the influence cassavetes, john cassavetes, a woman under the influence movie review, a woman under the influence movie, a woman under the influence film review, columbo, john cassavetes podcast, aya lehman, a woman under the influence yes full 59 d22794ce-157f-47ab-adb2-fcb655fc6715 BURNING (feat. Jacqueline Codiga) david ehrlich made all of us watch this! most of us loved it, some of us didn't get it! ooOoooo tension!!

 

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]]> Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:22:31 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/burning-feat-jacqueline-codiga-WzIHx9R1 david ehrlich made all of us watch this! most of us loved it, some of us didn't get it! ooOoooo tension!!

 

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]]> BURNING (feat. Jacqueline Codiga) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:21:21 AYA! KEVIN! Indieheads' very own JACKIE! LEE CHANG-DONG'S BURNING (2018)! AYA! KEVIN! Indieheads' very own JACKIE! LEE CHANG-DONG'S BURNING (2018)! indieheads podcast, korean, indieheads, movie review, dj horse jeans, south korea, burning 2018, lee chang-dong, steven yeun, yoo ah-in, aya lehman, movie podcast yes full 58 c304fd11-ea92-4a46-962f-7e083129c756 LOKI: Season 1 Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/loki-season-1-Eu9u4kQa LOKI: Season 1 Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:21:20 Aya and her friend Maddie hash out the latest in the MCU with LOKI (2021). Kevin is also occasionally present. Aya and her friend Maddie hash out the latest in the MCU with LOKI (2021). Kevin is also occasionally present. marvel cinematic universe, loki disney plus, wandavision, loki podcast, disney, kevin cookman, loki review, thor, loki, loki show, mcu, aya lehman, marvel, disney plus, steve rogers yes full 57 212f2ed2-1c05-426a-9eda-ced63340c14b SHAFT (1971) Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn

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]]> Sun, 11 Jul 2021 21:03:40 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/shaft-1971-kfFRagXq Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn

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]]> SHAFT (1971) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:16:14 SHAFT! AYA! KEVIN! SHAFT! SHAFT! AYA! KEVIN! SHAFT! shaft original, shaft original movie, g, blaxploitation, shaft 1971, kevin cookman, exploitation, b, shaft movie, shaft goes to africa, jack hill, richard roundtree, shaft movie review, shaft, sweet sweetback, gordon parks, aya lehman, movie podcast, shaft's big score yes full 56 858376aa-299b-41cb-9556-ac4c277beb1f INDEPENDENCE DAY 25 years of INDEPENDENCE DAY, 25 years of movies being ruined <3 <3

 

Or not! We love being American! Hey, Mr. FBI Agent who listens to the show! We love you!

 

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]]> Sat, 3 Jul 2021 12:30:09 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/independence-day-c_vW5Svq 25 years of INDEPENDENCE DAY, 25 years of movies being ruined <3 <3

 

Or not! We love being American! Hey, Mr. FBI Agent who listens to the show! We love you!

 

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]]> INDEPENDENCE DAY Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:30:36 Fire up the grill: it's INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996). Fire up the grill: it's INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996). independence day movie review, white house, iran, independence day film review, america, jeff goldblum, kevin cookman, red table talks, movie review, bill clinton, movie, instagram, american, freedom, germany, independence day, independence day review, will smith independence day, independence day movie, film, jada pinkett-smith, roland emmerich, film podcast, film review, celebrity, delta variant, w, independence, aya lehman, movie podcast, will smith yes full 55 b5be1ed2-7eac-4e3b-aaae-4f82eee3f56c F9: THE FAST SAGA (feat. Dorie Bailey) Every single FAST AND FURIOUS movie. Every single one. Enjoy.

 

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]]> Sat, 26 Jun 2021 17:03:23 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/f9-the-fast-saga-feat-dorie-bailey-obNtzXgY Every single FAST AND FURIOUS movie. Every single one. Enjoy.

 

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]]> F9: THE FAST SAGA (feat. Dorie Bailey) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:35:05 With the help of Dorie Bailey and F9: THE FAST SAGA (2021), Aya & Kevin return to the movies. With the help of Dorie Bailey and F9: THE FAST SAGA (2021), Aya & Kevin return to the movies. brain dead studios, fast and furious movie, kathryn bigelow, fairfax, london, f9 review, nathalie emmanuel, fast and furious film review, fast and furious, justin lin, strange days, kevin cookman, new beverly, dwayne johnson, point break, f9 movie review, f9 film review, f9 the fast saga, fast and furious movie review, paul walker, strange days 1995, michelle rodriguez, john cena, aya vs. the big boys, fast and the furious, james wan, mgrm, street racing, aya lehman, the fast and the furious, vin diesel, f9, jordana brewster, tokyo drift yes full 54 f149809e-2323-4db0-810d-c6c317613107 UNFORGIVEN (feat. Mitch Lehman) Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn

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]]> Sat, 19 Jun 2021 14:46:50 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/unforgiven-feat-mitch-lehman-_uX0yOdR Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn

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]]> UNFORGIVEN (feat. Mitch Lehman) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:18:33 It's a Father's Day special as Aya and Kevin tackle Aya's dad's all-time favorite film: Clint Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN (1992). It's a Father's Day special as Aya and Kevin tackle Aya's dad's all-time favorite film: Clint Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN (1992). 1992 unforgiven, kevin cookman, cowboy, western, clint eastwood unforgiven, clint eastwood, oscars, morgan freeman, aya vs. the big boys, best picture, gene hackman, film podcast, aya lehman yes full 53 f708c8b1-c621-43e9-b83d-19863acb85d9 MOMMY AYA VS. THE BIG BOYS vs. MOMMY.... How Freudian!

 

Closing out June's Pride programming double feature is Xavier Dolan's explosive, Tumblr-friendly MOMMY, one of the most discussed & adored films of the 2010s.... Until it suddenly became one of the decade's forgotten smash hits. Huh? How'd that happen?

 

Young men making movies in their 20s, MOMMY's huge year amongst film bros and subsequent burial from the critical consciousness, and Dolan's bizarre choice to inject dystopian sci-fi in a domestic drama. Also, the duo answers once and for all: why is Xavier Dolan in IT: CHAPTER TWO?

Your speakers are fine, Aya has just become an NPR Andy. Who is Aya hiding from? Is there someone in the house? Aya?..... AYA???

 

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]]> Sun, 13 Jun 2021 02:15:45 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (aya lehman, kevin cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/mommy-7BlASUUY AYA VS. THE BIG BOYS vs. MOMMY.... How Freudian!

 

Closing out June's Pride programming double feature is Xavier Dolan's explosive, Tumblr-friendly MOMMY, one of the most discussed & adored films of the 2010s.... Until it suddenly became one of the decade's forgotten smash hits. Huh? How'd that happen?

 

Young men making movies in their 20s, MOMMY's huge year amongst film bros and subsequent burial from the critical consciousness, and Dolan's bizarre choice to inject dystopian sci-fi in a domestic drama. Also, the duo answers once and for all: why is Xavier Dolan in IT: CHAPTER TWO?

Your speakers are fine, Aya has just become an NPR Andy. Who is Aya hiding from? Is there someone in the house? Aya?..... AYA???

 

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]]> MOMMY aya lehman, kevin cookman 01:01:12 Kevin and A(SMR)ya wrap 2021's Pride programming with Xavier Dolan's MOMMY (2014). Kevin and A(SMR)ya wrap 2021's Pride programming with Xavier Dolan's MOMMY (2014). pride, it chapter two, merry-go-round magazine, tongues untied, it, kevin cookman, laurence anyways, movie review, cannes film festival, boyhood, in the heights, mommy 2014, latino, marlon riggs, it chapter 2, film podcast, mgrm, 2021, portrait of a lady on fire, merry go round magazine, aya lehman, xavier dolan, movie podcast, gay, films, mommy xavier dolan yes full 52 581ded50-c778-45fc-b54f-3013c8a0e509 PINK FLAMINGOS Camp. CRUELLA. Crap.

 

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]]> Sat, 5 Jun 2021 09:48:31 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/pink-flamingos-PK1zKfmw Camp. CRUELLA. Crap.

 

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]]> PINK FLAMINGOS Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:16:48 Aya and Kevin dive into some Pride programming with a first-ever viewing of PINK FLAMINGOS (1972). Aya and Kevin dive into some Pride programming with a first-ever viewing of PINK FLAMINGOS (1972). pink flamingos movie, grease 1978, grease, lgbtq+, pink flamingos review, pride, june 2021, female trouble, susan sontag, merry-go-round magazine, queer cinema, hairspray, kevin cookman, john waters, hbo max, the rocky horror picture show, mink stole, susan sontag camp, movie, edith massey, kate winslet, bucky barnes, loki, mary vivian pearce, pink flamingos, rocky horror, funeral parade of roses, loki mcu, camp, 1972 pink flamingos, kenneth anger, kink, film, the wrong missy, film podcast, alvin and the chipmunks, mgrm, loki disney+, lauren lapkus, dog, mare of easttown, grease movie, david lochary, hbo, drag race, disney+, criterion channel, johnny depp, aya lehman, movie podcast, divine, films, lgbtq, ru paul, hairspray 1988, toshio matsumoto, the undoing yes full 51 7fb44222-f135-47ed-b728-5fc215d8c811 Kevin's Mom Vs. The Big Boys Kevin asks his mom about raising a boy in a world designed to break their brains, and instead she reviews DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR, Guy Ritchie's WRATH OF MAN, MEET JOE BLACK, John Waters' CRY BABY & NOMADLAND.

 

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]]> Sat, 29 May 2021 07:51:05 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/kevins-mom-vs-the-big-boys-GjLDEbsj Kevin asks his mom about raising a boy in a world designed to break their brains, and instead she reviews DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR, Guy Ritchie's WRATH OF MAN, MEET JOE BLACK, John Waters' CRY BABY & NOMADLAND.

 

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]]> Kevin's Mom Vs. The Big Boys Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 00:37:26 Kevin makes the mistake of introducing his mother to the Internet. Kevin makes the mistake of introducing his mother to the Internet. nomadland, laemmle playhouse 7, popcorn, kevin cookman, john waters, wrath of man, movie review, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, aya vs. the big boys, film podcast, meet joe black, frances mcdormand, film review, mcdonagh, three billboards, brad pitt yes full 50 65d4b4a3-1ad7-45b4-ac7f-2c756d912cad ARMY OF THE DEAD Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn

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]]> Sat, 22 May 2021 07:31:38 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/army-of-the-dead-OtgvODKs Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn

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]]> ARMY OF THE DEAD Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:20:55 Aya and Kevin dive into the Netflix mines for another Zack Snyder extravaganza, ARMY OF THE DEAD (2021). Aya and Kevin dive into the Netflix mines for another Zack Snyder extravaganza, ARMY OF THE DEAD (2021). ted sarandos, raúl castillo, zombies, army of the dead netflix, justice league, mgm, movies, 28 days later, tig notaro, hannibal, tig, the matrix 4, theo rossi, halle berry, kevin cookman, discovery, army of the dead movie review, hiroyuki sanada, elon musk, garret dillahunt, dave bautista, t, movie review, army of the dead review, bro cinema, zombie, samantha win, angelina jolie, zombie movie, matthias schweighöfer, omari hardwick, nora arnezeder, himbo, hannibal lecter, ana de la reguera, army of the dead, keanu reeves, train to busan, film, snack snyder, jeff bezos, netflix, army of the dead movie, warner brothers, film review, army of the dead film review, zack snyder, sean spicer, mexico, john wick, aya lehman, fox news, short king, ella purnell, watchmen, those who wish me dead, tesla yes full 49 9004759d-aa58-4da8-bb9b-6ce458a42977 WILD AT HEART Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn

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]]> Sat, 15 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/wild-at-heart-vU1woZ68 Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn

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]]> WILD AT HEART Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:16:11 Aya & Kevin got that Cannes fever with Palme d'Or winner WILD AT HEART (1990). Aya & Kevin got that Cannes fever with Palme d'Or winner WILD AT HEART (1990). wild at heart review, wild at heart 1990, laura dern, wild at heart film review, david lynch wild at heart, kevin cookman, david lynch, david lynch explained, willem dafoe, nicolas cage, 1990, wild at heart, podcast, aya lehman, a, wild at heart movie review yes full 48 eebf0e3b-ea85-4a50-b9e8-393e2f653485 ED WOOD Aya comes to terms with Tim Burton not being a genuine outsider artist! Kevin visited the AMC Burbank 16 again! The duo is decidedly quite mixed on ED WOOD! Why do film bros keep naming this as their favorite Burton? And, hold up, is Tim Burton even a "boy movie" director? ....

 

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]]> Sat, 8 May 2021 08:11:10 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/ed-wood-Nr9ijR_I Aya comes to terms with Tim Burton not being a genuine outsider artist! Kevin visited the AMC Burbank 16 again! The duo is decidedly quite mixed on ED WOOD! Why do film bros keep naming this as their favorite Burton? And, hold up, is Tim Burton even a "boy movie" director? ....

 

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]]> ED WOOD Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:30:44 Aya & Kevin definitively talk Tim Burton & ED WOOD (1994). Aya & Kevin definitively talk Tim Burton & ED WOOD (1994). amc, dolores fuller, dumbo, charlie and the chocolate factory, rooney mara, guillermo del toro, burbank, brady bunch, planet of the apes, tim burton, ed wood movie review, 1994, lacma, ed wood review, ed wood film review, orson welles, bela lugosi, merry-go-round magazine, disney, beetlejuice, tim burton ed wood review, the disaster artist, sweeney todd, kevin cookman, mank, lisa marie, john waters, ed wood, david fincher, b, movie review, pee-wee herman, jeffrey jones, last night in soho, bill murray, james franco, edgar wright, ed wood 1994, willem dafoe, ed wood movie, walter keane, citizen kane, 1989, scott pilgrim vs. the world, sarah jessica parker, corpse bride, big fish, big eyes, a24, film review, batman, martin landau, v, mars attacks, plan 9 from outer space, edward scissorhands, ramona flowers, sarah jessica parker horse, milf, nightmare alley, seth rogen, bryan lee o'malley, sondheim, johnny depp, valencia, aya lehman, patricia arquette, tommy wiseau, movie theaters, f9, margaret keane, scott pilgrim yes full 47 88c182b9-a0e7-4923-847d-2a100eff46ef NOMADLAND Steps toward being productive! 

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]]> Sat, 1 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/nomadland-Jkk5H_UY Steps toward being productive! 

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]]> NOMADLAND Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:20:44 Aya and Kevin make sense of the 2021 Best Picture winner, Chloé Zhao's NOMADLAND (2020). Aya and Kevin make sense of the 2021 Best Picture winner, Chloé Zhao's NOMADLAND (2020). chloe zhao, italian neorealism, oscars 2021 nomadland, nomadland, italian occupation, bicycle thieves, nomadland movie, nomadland film review, kevin cookman, vittorio de sica, cheaprvliving, the rider, jessica bruder, nomadland best picture, joel coen, david strathairn, umberto d, oscars, nomadland movie review, bob wells, chadwick boseman, frances mcdormand, mgrm, aya vs the big boys, jessica bruder nomadland, neorealism, anthony hopkins, oscars 2021, merry go round magazine, aya lehman, rome, avbb yes full 46 f0e90eef-06e2-4a9e-aec3-3ec9fd19d94a UNDER THE SILVER LAKE (feat. Maddie Connors) Steps toward being productive! 

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This is it.... The end of A(24)PRIL, and a deep dive into one of the looming cult classics of the coming decade, David Robert Mitchell's polarizing UNDER THE SILVER LAKE.

 

Comedian, writer, and The New York Times + Teen Vogue-minted journalist Maddie Connors joins the show to talk INHERENT VICE, neoliberal monocultures, Andrew Garfield's queerbaiting, and working through having crushes on skater boys with your therapist: there's a full spectrum of hate, light enjoyment, and  pure love in this episode. We told you it's a polarizing movie.

 

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]]> Sat, 24 Apr 2021 07:02:38 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/under-the-silver-lake-DLU5i8M9 Steps toward being productive! 

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This is it.... The end of A(24)PRIL, and a deep dive into one of the looming cult classics of the coming decade, David Robert Mitchell's polarizing UNDER THE SILVER LAKE.

 

Comedian, writer, and The New York Times + Teen Vogue-minted journalist Maddie Connors joins the show to talk INHERENT VICE, neoliberal monocultures, Andrew Garfield's queerbaiting, and working through having crushes on skater boys with your therapist: there's a full spectrum of hate, light enjoyment, and  pure love in this episode. We told you it's a polarizing movie.

 

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]]> UNDER THE SILVER LAKE (feat. Maddie Connors) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:33:06 Aya & Kevin mark the end of A(24)PRIL with Maddie Connors and UNDER THE SILVER LAKE (2019) Aya & Kevin mark the end of A(24)PRIL with Maddie Connors and UNDER THE SILVER LAKE (2019) the new york times, d, under the silver lake movie review, david mamet, inherent vice, movies, drone, under the silver lake, eric garcetti, the big lebowski, it follows, california, riley keough, nyt, andrew garfield, maddie connors, topher grace, kevin cookman, los angeles, r, mel gibson, silver lake, shameless, kurt cobain, spiderman, l.a., la, paul thomas anderson, under the silver lake review, hacksaw ridge, dakotah johnson, scott rudin, riki lindhome, grace van patten, aya vs. the big boys, elvis presley, film, cinespia, spider-man, mgrm, aya vs the big boys, a24, lena dunham, jimmi simpson, zosia mamet, sydney sweeney, the social network, belladonna, merry go round magazine, aya lehman, robert altman, under the silver lake film review yes full 45 1b22bccc-d692-460a-b420-3de0db73029c AMERICAN HONEY (feat. Rachel Wood) Pack your travel bag and join the crew as they trudge through America's flyover states to sell you a 12-month magazin esubscription to Power and Motoryacht: A(24)PRIL continues with Andrea Arnold's hot pickle and trap-rap opus, AMERICAN HONEY.

 

Aya & Kevin discuss auteur-driven poverty porn, Sasha Lane's approach to character agency, and mourn the dearly departed ArcLight Cinemas. Then, they're joined by designer Rachel Wood to hear about her ill-fated internship at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival (where she saw AMERICAN HONEY surrounded by rich weirdos!)

 

Do we trust Andrea Arnold with these stories? Should anyone be trusted? Do we really got no type?*

 

*yes, but bad bitches is the only thing that we like

 

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]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/american-honey-EeT0g3D3 Pack your travel bag and join the crew as they trudge through America's flyover states to sell you a 12-month magazin esubscription to Power and Motoryacht: A(24)PRIL continues with Andrea Arnold's hot pickle and trap-rap opus, AMERICAN HONEY.

 

Aya & Kevin discuss auteur-driven poverty porn, Sasha Lane's approach to character agency, and mourn the dearly departed ArcLight Cinemas. Then, they're joined by designer Rachel Wood to hear about her ill-fated internship at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival (where she saw AMERICAN HONEY surrounded by rich weirdos!)

 

Do we trust Andrea Arnold with these stories? Should anyone be trusted? Do we really got no type?*

 

*yes, but bad bitches is the only thing that we like

 

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]]> AMERICAN HONEY (feat. Rachel Wood) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:35:40 Aya & Kevin are joined by Rachel Wood during A(24)PRIL to act sweet with AMERICAN HONEY (2016). Aya & Kevin are joined by Rachel Wood during A(24)PRIL to act sweet with AMERICAN HONEY (2016). punk, american honey review, american honey, migos, cannes, rae sremmurd, american honey film review, festival de cannes, ilovemakonnen, kevin cookman, los angeles, movie review, tarantino, 2016, cannes film festival, american honey movie review, review, fish tank, lady antebellum, arclight, sasha lane, andrea arnold, aya vs. the big boys, shia labeouf, magazine, trump, mgrm, aya vs the big boys, a24, film review, cd13, albany, merry go round magazine, aya lehman, arclight hollywood, oklahoma, cinerama dome yes full 44 f799eef7-88ff-41ce-8255-fa24084d5f0f GREEN ROOM (feat. A.E. Hodge) A.E. Hodge: https://twitter.com/ae_hodge

 

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]]> Sat, 10 Apr 2021 08:23:29 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/green-room-usbp3xfE A.E. Hodge: https://twitter.com/ae_hodge

 

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]]> GREEN ROOM (feat. A.E. Hodge) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:18:46 Aya & Kevin, with the help of writer A.E. Hodge, open up the pit with GREEN ROOM during A(24)PRIL. Aya & Kevin, with the help of writer A.E. Hodge, open up the pit with GREEN ROOM during A(24)PRIL. punk, anton yelchin, oregon, patrick stewart, kevin cookman, green room, callum turner, black flag, tucker carlson, dead kennedys, star wars, aya vs. the big boys, fear, alia shawkat, frank churchill, trump, mgrm, aya vs the big boys, a24, jeremy saulnier, star trek, nazi punks fuck off, white nationalist, macon blair, aya lehman, fox news, a yes full 43 d61a6bff-a70b-4527-9606-4c7ae9b962f3 FIRST REFORMED Pop back a blackpill with a short glass of Pepto, it's FIRST REFORMED time.

 

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]]> Sat, 3 Apr 2021 08:49:59 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/first-reformed-gmWBgN10 Pop back a blackpill with a short glass of Pepto, it's FIRST REFORMED time.

 

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]]> FIRST REFORMED Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:27:32 Happy Easter! In the first installment of A(24)PRIL, Aya & Kevin face a crisis of faith with Paulie Schrader's FIRST REFORMED (2018). Happy Easter! In the first installment of A(24)PRIL, Aya & Kevin face a crisis of faith with Paulie Schrader's FIRST REFORMED (2018). the seventh seal, church, martin scorsese, first reformed review, god, kevin cookman, robert bresson, movie review, ingmar bergman, ethan hawke, first reformed, first reformed film review, first reformed movie review, a24, film review, paul schrader, albany, aya lehman yes full 42 2a385424-0f92-497a-a716-a03e9e6089d7 CHASING AMY Aya follows her lust for Ben Affleck and dips her toes into her very first Kevin Smith film with CHASING AMY, a truly demented combo of warped queer theory, Miramax leveraging, and a director telling you he's learned his lesson while very clearly not learning anything. Kevin Smith got GOOD WILL HUNTING made? This movie is about WHO?? Jason Lee is a Scientologist???

plus reactions to FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER and an end-of-episode announcement for our next mini-series....

 

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]]> Sat, 27 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/chasing-amy-8mWBGWZV Aya follows her lust for Ben Affleck and dips her toes into her very first Kevin Smith film with CHASING AMY, a truly demented combo of warped queer theory, Miramax leveraging, and a director telling you he's learned his lesson while very clearly not learning anything. Kevin Smith got GOOD WILL HUNTING made? This movie is about WHO?? Jason Lee is a Scientologist???

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]]> CHASING AMY Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:17:46 It's the ultimate pursuit as Aya & Kevin face down CHASING AMY (1997). It's the ultimate pursuit as Aya & Kevin face down CHASING AMY (1997). gus van sant, winter soldier, 1997, kevin cookman, mank, david fincher, chasing amy, harvey weinstein, falcon, falcon and the winter soldier, mindhunter, ben affleck, aya vs. the big boys, f, criterion, fincher, criterion collection, watermelon woman, mgrm, aya vs the big boys, miramax, mcu, disney+, merry go round magazine, aya lehman, cheryl dunye, joey lauren adams, kevin smith yes full 41 1fb9bb71-764f-4066-85f0-1a152f38878f JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE SNYDER CUT Look, just.... It's the Snyder Cut episode. Aya didn't even finish ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE! Flame her!!

 

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]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2021 09:38:06 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/justice-league-the-snyder-cut-f1byosCC Look, just.... It's the Snyder Cut episode. Aya didn't even finish ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE! Flame her!!

 

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]]> JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE SNYDER CUT Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:17:35 Aya & Kevin cut it up with THE SNYDER CUT. Aya & Kevin cut it up with THE SNYDER CUT. e, patty jenkins, justice league, wb, gal gadot, snyder cut, kevin cookman, justice league review, hbo max, wonder woman, ezra miller, ben affleck, aya vs. the big boys, dawn of justice, superman, warner brothers, batman, the flash, zack snyder, snyder cut review, aya lehman yes full 40 f10ce46c-547d-48a4-a180-3481c6180dfd LET'S CANCEL CLASSIC MOVIES - Spring Vibe Check Movie theaters re-opening, DRAGON SEED, Tucker Carlson, "cancel culture," and buying JUJUTSU KAISEN merch at anime conventions while on the frontlines of America's new culture wars.

 

Wrap it up, the American experiment was a flop.

 

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]]> Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/were-cancelling-classic-movies-march-vibe-check-t4Z_6Ug8 Movie theaters re-opening, DRAGON SEED, Tucker Carlson, "cancel culture," and buying JUJUTSU KAISEN merch at anime conventions while on the frontlines of America's new culture wars.

 

Wrap it up, the American experiment was a flop.

 

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]]> LET'S CANCEL CLASSIC MOVIES - Spring Vibe Check Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 00:49:39 In emotional & psychological preparation for THE SNYDER CUT, Aya and Kevin check the vibes: they are not good. In emotional & psychological preparation for THE SNYDER CUT, Aya and Kevin check the vibes: they are not good. persona, jonas brothers, turner classic movies, gone with the wind, fast and furious, west hollywood, dragon seed, jujutsu kaisen, fast and furious 9, movie review, ben mankiewicz, jeffrey toobin, movie, breakfast at tiffany's, cancel, crunchyroll, truman capote, pandemic, review, americana, playstation 5, tucker carlson, gelson's, japan, naruto, aya vs. the big boys, cancel culture, fast 9, katharine hepburn, ps5, alita: battle angel, persona 5, film review, covid-19, alita battle angel, podcast, anime, battle angel, fox news, theaters, mickey rooney, movie theaters, f9 yes full 39 60b023e3-cac7-4042-9ffa-4e90f0d2add2 WANDAVISION Kevin and Aya watched a 6-hour long Marvel movie, and, yknow what: Scorsese's being too nice lmao.

 

American authoritarianism in the MCU ("You see, the difference between you and me is that you did this on purpose" jesus christ), appointment television, grief as window-dressing, and the logic of Scarlet Witch and The Vision settling down in... NEW JERSEY???

 

please stop turning Marvel movies into Big Boys so we can stop watching them.

 

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]]> Sat, 6 Mar 2021 09:32:03 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/wandavision-L1EhlC4C Kevin and Aya watched a 6-hour long Marvel movie, and, yknow what: Scorsese's being too nice lmao.

 

American authoritarianism in the MCU ("You see, the difference between you and me is that you did this on purpose" jesus christ), appointment television, grief as window-dressing, and the logic of Scarlet Witch and The Vision settling down in... NEW JERSEY???

 

please stop turning Marvel movies into Big Boys so we can stop watching them.

 

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]]> WANDAVISION Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:17:32 You all watched it, so Aya and Kevin did, too: it's a WANDAVISION (2021) episode. You all watched it, so Aya and Kevin did, too: it's a WANDAVISION (2021) episode. wandavision tv review, tv review, civil war, bewitched, grief, new jersey, martin scorsese, winter soldier, wandavision, iron man 2, hydra, evan peters, new york times, merry-go-round magazine, disney, zendaya, nyt, scorsese, anaheim, mephisto, hawkeye, kevin cookman, killmonger, immortals, wandavision review, ezra klein, sebastian stan, movie review, chris hemsworth, miss marvel, movie, elizabeth olsen, ant-man, spiderman, russo brothers, paul bettany, thor, matt shakman, iron man, black panther, doctor strange, wandavision explained, the vision, disney world, tv, thor ragnarok, dr. strange, kathryn hahn, film, far from home, spider-man, disneyland, mgrm, kat dennings, 2021, film review, captain america, s, wakanda, mcu, ms. marvel, wanda maximoff, aya lehman, marvel, a, new, chris evans, tony stark yes full 38 aaaec067-75cd-41c2-867b-e216523456c6 TRAINING DAY Finally, FINALLY: it's Denzel time. Denzel Washington, your parents' favorite actor and one of the top 3 superstars pumping out hit after hit still to this day, wins his lone Best Actor Oscar in the grimy, insane, GTA-inspiring TRAINING DAY, a dour portrait of a Los Angeles of Christmas Past when Sweetgreens didn't pollute every borough, Pacific Dining Co. was still alive and primarily funded by crooked ass cops ordering well-done steaks, and Echo Park before the transplants  gentrified it so hard that they could eat $23 take-out where bodies were once buried. 

Are you a wolf? OR ARE YOU A SHEEP??

The duo discusses post-9/11 flops, Denzel Washington's disappointing track record, David Ayer's insane life story, the Church of Scientology, and being afraid of Mexicans. Are you ready to make detective?? Strap in.

 

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]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:37:11 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/training-day-zWZFhRhq Finally, FINALLY: it's Denzel time. Denzel Washington, your parents' favorite actor and one of the top 3 superstars pumping out hit after hit still to this day, wins his lone Best Actor Oscar in the grimy, insane, GTA-inspiring TRAINING DAY, a dour portrait of a Los Angeles of Christmas Past when Sweetgreens didn't pollute every borough, Pacific Dining Co. was still alive and primarily funded by crooked ass cops ordering well-done steaks, and Echo Park before the transplants  gentrified it so hard that they could eat $23 take-out where bodies were once buried. 

Are you a wolf? OR ARE YOU A SHEEP??

The duo discusses post-9/11 flops, Denzel Washington's disappointing track record, David Ayer's insane life story, the Church of Scientology, and being afraid of Mexicans. Are you ready to make detective?? Strap in.

 

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]]> TRAINING DAY Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:05:47 In a white-dominated canon, Aya & Kevin discuss one of the few big boys by a Black director: Antoine Fuqua's TRAINING DAY (2001). In a white-dominated canon, Aya & Kevin discuss one of the few big boys by a Black director: Antoine Fuqua's TRAINING DAY (2001). david ayer, mark wahlberg, jonathan demme, scientology, se7en, antoine fuqua, spike lee, mexican, chris pine, los angeles, black history month, poetic justice, taylor lautner, echo park, training day, denzel, better call saul, flight (2012), snoop dogg, end of watch (2012), la, tom and jerry, goatee, ryan reynolds, ethan hawke, dr. dre, king arthur, rudy giuliani, scott glenn, barb and star go to vista del mar (2021), lorne michaels, a24, 9/11, steven yeun, training day review, eva mendes, the equalizer, abduction, leah remini, denzel washington, john singleton, zoolander, zemeckis, tony scott, boyz n the hood, michael pena, minari, book of eli yes full 37 03392513-a791-45a6-a8dc-03e632668ef3 LETHAL WEAPON (1987) To wash down the icky sticky sentimentality of Valentine's Day, the dynamic duo dances the tango with an all-timer 80s action duo: Murtaugh and Riggs. It's your estranged uncle's all-time favorite movie, and probably airing somewhere on cable as we speak, it's Richard Donner and Shane Black's LETHAL WEAPON. That's right.... It's an episode where Mr. Mel Gibson is discussed. Instantly cursed!

 

The truth is, LETHAL WEAPON is just not that interesting of a movie: it gets the job done, but its most intriguing aspects are sanded down to their most sellable features. Instead, Aya & Kevin talk about Martin Scorsese's latest essay on art vs. content, Tina Fey's abominable whiteness, Shane Black's career, and if watching movies by cancelled filmmakers should make you feel icky.

 

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]]> Sat, 20 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/lethal-weapon-YHL3UZiS To wash down the icky sticky sentimentality of Valentine's Day, the dynamic duo dances the tango with an all-timer 80s action duo: Murtaugh and Riggs. It's your estranged uncle's all-time favorite movie, and probably airing somewhere on cable as we speak, it's Richard Donner and Shane Black's LETHAL WEAPON. That's right.... It's an episode where Mr. Mel Gibson is discussed. Instantly cursed!

 

The truth is, LETHAL WEAPON is just not that interesting of a movie: it gets the job done, but its most intriguing aspects are sanded down to their most sellable features. Instead, Aya & Kevin talk about Martin Scorsese's latest essay on art vs. content, Tina Fey's abominable whiteness, Shane Black's career, and if watching movies by cancelled filmmakers should make you feel icky.

 

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]]> LETHAL WEAPON (1987) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:21:43 Aya & Kevin face off against the seminal buddy-cop template, Richard Donner's LETHAL WEAPON (1987). Aya & Kevin face off against the seminal buddy-cop template, Richard Donner's LETHAL WEAPON (1987). cinema, roman polanski, martin scorsese, action, 1987, lethal weapon, disney, scorsese, kevin cookman, lethal weapon review, mel gibson, gary busey, movie, danny glover, cruela, review, shane black, bro, emma stone, buddy holly, shonda rhimes, film, netflix, 30 rock, tina fey, mcu, 80s, the goonies, it's always sunny in philadelphia, richard donner, aya lehman, bridgerton yes full 36 7a27a80c-c730-461e-9dd9-ee0ac50c0bdf BEFORE SUNRISE + BEFORE SUNSET + BEFORE MIDNIGHT (feat. Amanda Ball) Happy Valentine's Day to all the lovers out there! On this special, extra isolated fake holiday, Aya and Kevin are joined by Merry-Go-Round Magazine contributor Amanda Ball to discuss one of the most highly esteemed film trilogies ever made: THE BEFORE TRILOGY.  Three feature-length films of some of the purest love ever depicted in cinema – and probably what inspired that one weirdo on the Metro to try and ask you about what book you were reading. It's the most films ever discussed on a mainline episode, and, as it turns out, these movies that can be distilled down into "two people talk for like 90 minutes" are actually some of the densest films the duo has ever faced off against.

 

Just how annoying is Jesse in BEFORE SUNRISE? Is BEFORE SUNSET like TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN? At the end of almost two decades of projecting onto them, do we really want Celine and Jesse to fight BEFORE MIDNIGHT? Most importantly, why do the French suck ass?

 

Amanda Ball: https://twitter.com/aamanda_bee

 

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]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/before-sunrise-before-sunset-before-midnight-feat-amanda-ball-TXyKw9kD Happy Valentine's Day to all the lovers out there! On this special, extra isolated fake holiday, Aya and Kevin are joined by Merry-Go-Round Magazine contributor Amanda Ball to discuss one of the most highly esteemed film trilogies ever made: THE BEFORE TRILOGY.  Three feature-length films of some of the purest love ever depicted in cinema – and probably what inspired that one weirdo on the Metro to try and ask you about what book you were reading. It's the most films ever discussed on a mainline episode, and, as it turns out, these movies that can be distilled down into "two people talk for like 90 minutes" are actually some of the densest films the duo has ever faced off against.

 

Just how annoying is Jesse in BEFORE SUNRISE? Is BEFORE SUNSET like TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN? At the end of almost two decades of projecting onto them, do we really want Celine and Jesse to fight BEFORE MIDNIGHT? Most importantly, why do the French suck ass?

 

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]]> BEFORE SUNRISE + BEFORE SUNSET + BEFORE MIDNIGHT (feat. Amanda Ball) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:49:43 On a Valentine's special, Aya and Kevin face off against Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke's BEFORE TRILOGY (1995, 2004, 2013). On a Valentine's special, Aya and Kevin face off against Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke's BEFORE TRILOGY (1995, 2004, 2013). valentine's day, richard linklater, amanda ball, merry-go-round magazine, twin peaks, julie delpy, before sunrise, twin peaks: the return, kevin cookman, valentine, before sunset, before sunset review, before midnight review, movie, 2013, review, romance, ethan hawke, aya vs. the big boys, before sunrise review, film, mgrm, paris, vienna, 1995, greece, aya lehman, before midnight, 2004 yes full 35 5074958a-2be7-48e4-8eb8-7ce0f1939c32 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (feat. Albert Corado) On this mega-cursed Super B*wl weekend, we don't care about no stinkin' big game, we want the biggest freakin' boy you got, and folks... We got him: James Cameron's 1991 epic, perhaps the greatest sequel of all time, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, discussed alongside Los Angeles activist Albert Corado.

Is TERMINATOR 2 the greatest action film ever made? Is it one of the best L.A. films ever made? Is James Cameron toying with anti-cop sentiments for the aesthetic, or is homeboy legitimately ACAB?

 

Albert Corado: https://twitter.com/digitalurn

AL FOR LA: https://www.alforla.com/

818s & Heartbreak: a san fernando valley show: https://twitter.com/818heartbreak

 

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]]> Sat, 6 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (aya lehman, kevin cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/terminator-2-judgment-day-feat-albert-corado-aCXS6iCl On this mega-cursed Super B*wl weekend, we don't care about no stinkin' big game, we want the biggest freakin' boy you got, and folks... We got him: James Cameron's 1991 epic, perhaps the greatest sequel of all time, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, discussed alongside Los Angeles activist Albert Corado.

Is TERMINATOR 2 the greatest action film ever made? Is it one of the best L.A. films ever made? Is James Cameron toying with anti-cop sentiments for the aesthetic, or is homeboy legitimately ACAB?

 

Albert Corado: https://twitter.com/digitalurn

AL FOR LA: https://www.alforla.com/

818s & Heartbreak: a san fernando valley show: https://twitter.com/818heartbreak

 

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]]> TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (feat. Albert Corado) aya lehman, kevin cookman 01:35:08 Aya and Kevin are joined by activist & L.A. City Council candidate Albert Corado to reckon with the greatest action film ever made – TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991) Aya and Kevin are joined by activist & L.A. City Council candidate Albert Corado to reckon with the greatest action film ever made – TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991) e, kathryn bigelow, james cameron, terminator 2 review, arnold schwarzenegger, terminator 2: judgment day, t2, judgment day review, kevin cookman, los angeles, k, t2 review, terminator 2 judgment day, point break, 1991, judgment day, t-1000, stan winston, the terminator, linda hamilton, acab, john connor, terminator 2, sarah connor, terminator 2: judgment day review, edward furlong yes full 34 cb77f42b-9e3d-451d-b061-462b603c995a THE COMEDY (feat. Jackie Quinn) Sundance 2021 is dominating their lives, so, yes,  Aya and Kevin are fashionably late with a look back on one of the most fabled Sundance premieres in recent memory, Rick Alverson's THE COMEDY, one of the most booed and walked-out-of movies in the event's history.

Joined by Jackie Quinn,  the team discusses anti-comedy & disillusionment in the 2010s, how much it sucks that Lena Dunham made a great TV show, and sweet Park City memories from Sundances' pasts.

 

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]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2021 21:27:20 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (aya lehman, kevin cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/the-comedy-feat-jackie-quinn-eUnQ_2Y9 Sundance 2021 is dominating their lives, so, yes,  Aya and Kevin are fashionably late with a look back on one of the most fabled Sundance premieres in recent memory, Rick Alverson's THE COMEDY, one of the most booed and walked-out-of movies in the event's history.

Joined by Jackie Quinn,  the team discusses anti-comedy & disillusionment in the 2010s, how much it sucks that Lena Dunham made a great TV show, and sweet Park City memories from Sundances' pasts.

 

Jackie Quinn:  https://twitter.com/llcooljackie

 

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]]> THE COMEDY (feat. Jackie Quinn) aya lehman, kevin cookman 01:04:00 To celebrate the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Aya and Kevin are joined by comedy writer Jackie Quinn to tackle one of the fest's most notorious, Rick Alverson's THE COMEDY (2012). To celebrate the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Aya and Kevin are joined by comedy writer Jackie Quinn to tackle one of the fest's most notorious, Rick Alverson's THE COMEDY (2012). tim and eric, the comedy, eric warheim, jackie quinn, merry-go-round magazine, kevin cookman, rocky pajarito, lcd, lcd soundsystem, aya vs. the big boys, james murphy, mgrm, aya vs the big boys, tim heidecker, rick alverson, aya lehman yes full 33 85c7b4da-52c9-4f79-93e1-2be0dc128d9d ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL We'll be honest: we 100% expected the United States to be in complete flames post-Inauguration (reality: it was super boring), so in anticipation of massive bloodshed, Aya and Kevin decided to spend their final moments alive pounding beers and watching ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL. And why not dude, it's a Power Hour, too, sure, welcome to the BATTLE ANGEL POWER HOUR.

 

Aya and Kevin get plowed to smithereens by the secretly perfect 2019 cult classic, exploring the coziness & perversions of anime, Rosa Salazar's incredible earnestness, and the surprising similarities to Bong Joon-ho's PARASITE.

 

ALITA HIVE RISE UP !!!

 

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]]> Sat, 23 Jan 2021 19:30:19 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/alita-battle-angel-jcGy0zxA We'll be honest: we 100% expected the United States to be in complete flames post-Inauguration (reality: it was super boring), so in anticipation of massive bloodshed, Aya and Kevin decided to spend their final moments alive pounding beers and watching ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL. And why not dude, it's a Power Hour, too, sure, welcome to the BATTLE ANGEL POWER HOUR.

 

Aya and Kevin get plowed to smithereens by the secretly perfect 2019 cult classic, exploring the coziness & perversions of anime, Rosa Salazar's incredible earnestness, and the surprising similarities to Bong Joon-ho's PARASITE.

 

ALITA HIVE RISE UP !!!

 

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]]> ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:05:34 It's Aya and Kevin and ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019) vs. Joe Biden's America. It's Aya and Kevin and ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019) vs. Joe Biden's America. studio ghibli, cyborgs, james cameron, ponyo, parasite, porco rosso, alita: battle angel movie review, movies, neon genesis evangelion, motorball, alita movie review, merry-go-round magazine, uwu, the wind rises, avatar, kevin cookman, alita battle angel movie review, spirited away, rosa salazar, alita: battle angel film review, manga, joe biden, alita: battle angel review, movie review, miyazaki, movie, bts, ed skrein, alita hive, christoph waltz, review, japanese, cyberpunk, hausu, spy kids, dua lipa, japan, alita, edward norton, megan thee stallion, merry-go-round, keanu reeves, film, lana condor, cyberpunk 2077, mgrm, alita: battle angel, bong joon-ho, anime, robert rodriguez, battle angel, evangelion, mahershala ali, aya lehman, 2019, blank check, jennifer connelly yes full 32 cbf85f1b-c47d-4942-aef0-562231e2878f BEST FILMS OF 2020 (THE 2020 GOLDEN BOYS) As far as years go, we can collectively agree that 2020 was the ugliest piece of shit of them all. Not only did everything go poorly, but the movies? Not even good! Kevin & Aya waded through the muck to present their top 3 films of 2020, the rare gems in a field of shit, handing out trophies for their esteemed Bronze Boy, sacred Silver Boy, and the coveted Golden Boy: the best film of the year.

 

The duo vibe checks the past 8 months of AYA VS. THE BIG BOYS, determine the hottest of the 30 flicks they've covered so far, and set their sights on what they think is the definitive Big Boy of 2020.

 

Merry-Go-Round Magazine's 20 Films For 2020: https://bit.ly/38ODxk3

 

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]]> Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:09:30 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/the-2020-golden-boys-best-of-2020-OAg4IYV6 As far as years go, we can collectively agree that 2020 was the ugliest piece of shit of them all. Not only did everything go poorly, but the movies? Not even good! Kevin & Aya waded through the muck to present their top 3 films of 2020, the rare gems in a field of shit, handing out trophies for their esteemed Bronze Boy, sacred Silver Boy, and the coveted Golden Boy: the best film of the year.

 

The duo vibe checks the past 8 months of AYA VS. THE BIG BOYS, determine the hottest of the 30 flicks they've covered so far, and set their sights on what they think is the definitive Big Boy of 2020.

 

Merry-Go-Round Magazine's 20 Films For 2020: https://bit.ly/38ODxk3

 

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Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman

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]]> BEST FILMS OF 2020 (THE 2020 GOLDEN BOYS) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:22:42 Kevin and Aya kill 2020 dead, once and for all, with the first annual Golden Boys awards ceremony! Kevin and Aya kill 2020 dead, once and for all, with the first annual Golden Boys awards ceremony! tenet, brandon cronenberg, best of 2020, merry-go-round magazine, clueless, harley quinn, blackpink, austen, christopher nolan, lovers rock, best movies, movie review, bts, bro cinema, birds of prey, possessor, bloody nose empty pockets, steve mcqueen, review, cronenberg, bro movie, palm springs, merry-go-round, mgrm, the lonely island, emma, big boys, films, robert pattinson yes full 31 f5e4083b-cc31-4341-8744-ae9ed18265d4 BOOGIE NIGHTS (feat. Hilary Jane Smith) Happy New Year! 2020 was a shotgun to the senses, and we're not anywhere near out of the woods yet, but Aya and Kevin take a note from The Frida Cinema's playbook and take a look at a definitive NYE movie: BOOGIE NIGHTS. 

 

Joined by Merry-Go-Round contributor, Hilary Jane Smith, the trio explores the apocalyptic rise of Reaganist conservatism as seen through porn, Mark Wahlberg's career as a comedic expert, and a way-too-invasive psychoanalysis of a drug-addicted, family-yearning, 26-year-old Paul Thomas Anderson.

 

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]]> Fri, 1 Jan 2021 01:50:57 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Hilary Jane Smith, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/boogie-nights-3MyFc8QI Happy New Year! 2020 was a shotgun to the senses, and we're not anywhere near out of the woods yet, but Aya and Kevin take a note from The Frida Cinema's playbook and take a look at a definitive NYE movie: BOOGIE NIGHTS. 

 

Joined by Merry-Go-Round contributor, Hilary Jane Smith, the trio explores the apocalyptic rise of Reaganist conservatism as seen through porn, Mark Wahlberg's career as a comedic expert, and a way-too-invasive psychoanalysis of a drug-addicted, family-yearning, 26-year-old Paul Thomas Anderson.

 

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]]> BOOGIE NIGHTS (feat. Hilary Jane Smith) Kevin Cookman, Hilary Jane Smith, Aya Lehman 01:29:21 Aya and Kevin are joined by Hilary Jane Smith to boogie down in Paul Thomas Anderson's BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997). Aya and Kevin are joined by Hilary Jane Smith to boogie down in Paul Thomas Anderson's BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997). mark wahlberg, pta, 1997, fiona apple, porn, porno, burt reynolds, rollergirl, heather graham, paul thomas anderson, san fernando valley, oscars, boogie nights, pornography, boogie nights review, boogie nights movie review, mgrm yes full 30 272680e9-ffcd-4a53-aa03-1c74c218f23f Aya's Friends Vs. The Big Boys Merry Christmas Weekend! Previously only available on Patreon, enjoy a main feed premiere of one of our best episodes. Aya interviews her closest friends, the ones who've shaped & influenced her taste over the years, about all things "Big Boy." What's a "Big Boy"? Do they like them? Who created this canon?

 

It's an hour of vibrant conversations with profoundly insightful women of color, queer women, and friends from all walks of Aya's life.

 

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]]> Sat, 26 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/ayas-friends-vs-the-big-boys-ivLL_SNb Merry Christmas Weekend! Previously only available on Patreon, enjoy a main feed premiere of one of our best episodes. Aya interviews her closest friends, the ones who've shaped & influenced her taste over the years, about all things "Big Boy." What's a "Big Boy"? Do they like them? Who created this canon?

 

It's an hour of vibrant conversations with profoundly insightful women of color, queer women, and friends from all walks of Aya's life.

 

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]]> Aya's Friends Vs. The Big Boys Aya Lehman 00:57:28 Aya interviews her friends to get down to the basics: what's a "Big Boy" ? Aya interviews her friends to get down to the basics: what's a "Big Boy" ? merry-go-round magazine, aya vs. the big boys, mgrm, aya vs the big boys, donnie darko, the godfather yes full 29 666215a8-b9d0-4486-9d73-06c5556b6873 DIE HARD This week on the pod, Aya and Kevin dodge explosions to give you their take on the Santa Claus of Big Boys, an 80s classic, and one of the crown jewels of the John McTiernan canon, DIE HARD (1988). Considered one of the greatest action movies of all time, DIE HARD is probably best known for coming out during the period of Bruce Willis' career when he was actually trying and...for being a Christmas movie.

Your brave hosts plumb the film's odd production schedule, the visceral sensory details, and its ability to birth an entire subgenre of action movies. Kevin valiantly tries to explain this movie while navigating feet, gunplay, and Aya's broad disapproval. The kind of stuff Aya Vs. The Big Boys was made for.

It's DIE HARD, it's that movie! The one you probably know about even if you've never seen it! The kind of movie that spawns discourse years later for really no reasons at all. Also, Alan Rickman's there. How could you go wrong? 

 

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]]> Sat, 19 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/die-hard-jSG8Rb8y This week on the pod, Aya and Kevin dodge explosions to give you their take on the Santa Claus of Big Boys, an 80s classic, and one of the crown jewels of the John McTiernan canon, DIE HARD (1988). Considered one of the greatest action movies of all time, DIE HARD is probably best known for coming out during the period of Bruce Willis' career when he was actually trying and...for being a Christmas movie.

Your brave hosts plumb the film's odd production schedule, the visceral sensory details, and its ability to birth an entire subgenre of action movies. Kevin valiantly tries to explain this movie while navigating feet, gunplay, and Aya's broad disapproval. The kind of stuff Aya Vs. The Big Boys was made for.

It's DIE HARD, it's that movie! The one you probably know about even if you've never seen it! The kind of movie that spawns discourse years later for really no reasons at all. Also, Alan Rickman's there. How could you go wrong? 

 

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]]> DIE HARD Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 00:59:30 Aya and Kevin take on DIE HARD (1988), entirely barefoot. Aya and Kevin take on DIE HARD (1988), entirely barefoot. cinema, die hard film review, movies, bruce willis, die hard christmas movie, bruce, rickman, kevin cookman, die, willis, die hard, john, kevin, 1988, die hard review, die hard movie review, family matters, bro, hard, 80s action movie, aya, boy, mgrm, mctiernan, john mctiernan, alan, moviesh, big, merry go round magazine, aya lehman yes full 28 2a48c53b-069c-40d1-ae3a-f44f343ae65c TOP GUN (feat. Dorie Bailey) Talk to me, Goose!

At last, the Cruise Missile crashes into Aya Vs. The Big Boys. This week, Aya, Kevin, and special guest Dorie Bailey take on TOP GUN (1986), Tony Scott's (totally not gay) airforce film/recruitment tool. A major stop in the Tom Cruise canon and a Big Boy for its masculine energy and "80's action film that's been given new consideration as a serious film" energy, TOP GUN is... A lot!

Aya, Kevin, and Dorie attempt to unpack the film's gaze, while struggling to get a basic grasp on what exactly the movie's about outside the greased up bodies and sexual tension. There's a surprising It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia reference, some basic discussion of Tony Scott's obsession with professional jargon, and a reckoning with the question that plagues TOP GUN: why doesn't it go all the way extreme?

You'll have to listen to find out!

 

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]]> Sat, 12 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman, Dorie Bailey) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/top-gun-feat-dorie-bailey-jJ_VsN7E Talk to me, Goose!

At last, the Cruise Missile crashes into Aya Vs. The Big Boys. This week, Aya, Kevin, and special guest Dorie Bailey take on TOP GUN (1986), Tony Scott's (totally not gay) airforce film/recruitment tool. A major stop in the Tom Cruise canon and a Big Boy for its masculine energy and "80's action film that's been given new consideration as a serious film" energy, TOP GUN is... A lot!

Aya, Kevin, and Dorie attempt to unpack the film's gaze, while struggling to get a basic grasp on what exactly the movie's about outside the greased up bodies and sexual tension. There's a surprising It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia reference, some basic discussion of Tony Scott's obsession with professional jargon, and a reckoning with the question that plagues TOP GUN: why doesn't it go all the way extreme?

You'll have to listen to find out!

 

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]]> TOP GUN (feat. Dorie Bailey) Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman, Dorie Bailey 01:02:34 Aya, Kevin, and special guest Dorie Bailey dogfight with TOP GUN (1986). Aya, Kevin, and special guest Dorie Bailey dogfight with TOP GUN (1986). cinema, top, tom, gun, airforce, tony, kevin, boys, cruise, bro, tom cruise, scott, aya, freddy krueger, big, missile, the, tony scott, jerry bruckheimer yes full 27 b7625eb5-d6ec-4a6b-a5ca-5918c53a8d38 MANK Ladies, germs, and enbies, the day is upon us: sweet, sweet MANK day. Have you MANK'd? Aya and Kevin MANK'd their MANKs so hard.

Aya's favorite director dropped a new big boy, a biopic of a B-tier Hollywood director's screenwriter brother written by Fincher's late father decades ago, so the duo dives head-first into The Great Depression to figure out exactly why David Fincher made this weirdo, pain-stakingly crafted exploration of the purpose of cinema beyond held-over sentimental feelings. Or, maybe, that's all the reason you need to make a movie.

There's discussion of William Randolph Hearst's sinister wealth, the uselessness of Gary Oldman, the modern function of D.W. Griffith's THE BIRTH OF A NATION, and nonstop adulating praise for Miss Amanda Seyfried.

Should you MANK your MANK? You'll have to listen to find out!

 

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]]> Sat, 5 Dec 2020 13:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/mank-u29AtKv1 Ladies, germs, and enbies, the day is upon us: sweet, sweet MANK day. Have you MANK'd? Aya and Kevin MANK'd their MANKs so hard.

Aya's favorite director dropped a new big boy, a biopic of a B-tier Hollywood director's screenwriter brother written by Fincher's late father decades ago, so the duo dives head-first into The Great Depression to figure out exactly why David Fincher made this weirdo, pain-stakingly crafted exploration of the purpose of cinema beyond held-over sentimental feelings. Or, maybe, that's all the reason you need to make a movie.

There's discussion of William Randolph Hearst's sinister wealth, the uselessness of Gary Oldman, the modern function of D.W. Griffith's THE BIRTH OF A NATION, and nonstop adulating praise for Miss Amanda Seyfried.

Should you MANK your MANK? You'll have to listen to find out!

 

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]]> MANK Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:16:05 Aya and Kevin face down the latest from Papa Fincher: MANK (2020). Aya and Kevin face down the latest from Papa Fincher: MANK (2020). mankiewicz, cinema, orange county, merry-go-round magazine, lily collins, kevin cookman, los angeles, mank, emily in paris, david fincher, movie review, the birth of a nation, movie, socialist, review, mank review, arliss howard, film, netflix, amanda seyfried, mgrm, socialism, bolshevik, upton sinclair, mank movie review, chapman university, gary oldman, merry go round magazine, vanessa hudgens, aya lehman, streaming, 2020 yes full 26 7a3aae32-030c-4824-b6c2-3a75d8253331 YI YI (feat. Jennifer Anderson & Alexandra Wallachy) You've had your turkey, you've napped it off, you've even escaped your family. Now buckle up for a whole other kind of family drama with Edward Yang's YI YI (2000), the first official "Soft Boy" Bro Cinema pick for the pod.

While YI YI is a gem of New Taiwanese Cinema and a Letterboxd fave, Aya, Kevin and special guests, Jen and Alexandra, try and find some nuance between the film's sensitive, personal, existential pondering and the outsized reaction the following years have appended to it.

There's discussion of Edward Yang's propensity for drip-filled films, how annoying or not various romantic subplots are, and of course, some much deserved Yang-Yang appreciation. 

But why is YI YI (2000) "the One" for so many people? You'll have to listen to find out!

 

Jen Anderson: https://www.instagram.com/trash_cake/

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]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/yi-yi-feat-jennifer-anderson-alexandra-wallachy-rb94ywZY You've had your turkey, you've napped it off, you've even escaped your family. Now buckle up for a whole other kind of family drama with Edward Yang's YI YI (2000), the first official "Soft Boy" Bro Cinema pick for the pod.

While YI YI is a gem of New Taiwanese Cinema and a Letterboxd fave, Aya, Kevin and special guests, Jen and Alexandra, try and find some nuance between the film's sensitive, personal, existential pondering and the outsized reaction the following years have appended to it.

There's discussion of Edward Yang's propensity for drip-filled films, how annoying or not various romantic subplots are, and of course, some much deserved Yang-Yang appreciation. 

But why is YI YI (2000) "the One" for so many people? You'll have to listen to find out!

 

Jen Anderson: https://www.instagram.com/trash_cake/

Alexandra Wallachy: https://twitter.com/wall2wallachy

 

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]]> YI YI (feat. Jennifer Anderson & Alexandra Wallachy) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:13:03 Aya, Kevin, and special guests Alexandra and Jen, take on soft boy favorite, Edward Yang's YI YI (2000). Aya, Kevin, and special guests Alexandra and Jen, take on soft boy favorite, Edward Yang's YI YI (2000). libra, d, cinema, luca guadagnino, phantom menace, bull durham, edward yang, tsai ming-liang, richard linklater, elisabeth moss, yi yi, disney, twilight, call me by your name, shirley, coen bros., taiwan, aries, mr. 3000, mark ruffalo, kevin, anger management, dazed and confused, boys, tom sandoval, edward, lady bird, boyhood, wild wild west, bro, a league of their own, adam sandler, star wars, aya, outkast, boy, yi, criterion, letterboxd, criterion collection, inside llewyn davis, tarzan, 2002, suspiria, greta gerwig, vanderpump rules, big, andre 3000, hou hsiao-hsien, 2000, soft, jack nicholson, catherine hardwicke, yang yes full 25 21025a24-69bc-4d7e-bf8e-f84b081410db GOOD TIME The Sadie Brothers' breakthrough feature, and arguably the pinnacle of the A24 film bro canon, GOOD TIME (2017), is a grimy-ass movie – a film for a recognizable actor to really immerse themselves in and try some accents. To process that, Aya brings her TWILIGHT knowledge to bear and Kevin... His admiration for Pattinson's bankability, managing to chart the star's trajectory and what a Pattinson vehicle means outside of blockbusters like THE BATMAN (2022). 

Do the Safdies manage to balance their street-level grit with studio polish? How weird are Pattinson's acting choices? Is UNCUT GEMS actually better?

You'll have to drop LSD and listen to find out!

 

 

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]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/good-time-38nvpcia The Sadie Brothers' breakthrough feature, and arguably the pinnacle of the A24 film bro canon, GOOD TIME (2017), is a grimy-ass movie – a film for a recognizable actor to really immerse themselves in and try some accents. To process that, Aya brings her TWILIGHT knowledge to bear and Kevin... His admiration for Pattinson's bankability, managing to chart the star's trajectory and what a Pattinson vehicle means outside of blockbusters like THE BATMAN (2022). 

Do the Safdies manage to balance their street-level grit with studio polish? How weird are Pattinson's acting choices? Is UNCUT GEMS actually better?

You'll have to drop LSD and listen to find out!

 

 

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]]> GOOD TIME Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:12:40 Aya and Kevin take on Robert Pattinson's cautionary Sprite fable, GOOD TIME (2017). Aya and Kevin take on Robert Pattinson's cautionary Sprite fable, GOOD TIME (2017). cinema, new york city, twilight, brothers, good, kevin, boys, good time, safdie bros, josh safdie, bro, aya, pattinson, robert, a24, safdie, s, time, benny safdie, big, safdie brothers, robert pattinson yes full 24 0665a079-39b7-48a0-bd88-82572a3d88b0 DAZED AND CONFUSED Alright, alright.... Wait for it... Alright. In the wake of the 60-years-long 2020 election, Aya and Kevin retreat to an all-timer big boy comfort watch in Richard Linklater's seminal 1993 cult classic, DAZED AND CONFUSED. Kevin finds this humanist masterpiece way more melancholic than he remembered, while Aya couldn't stop clawing her eyes out as a Texan baseball jock directed a self-indulgent auto-biographical circle jerk about the other uninteresting men he went to high school with.

Do "hangout movies" still work if you actually have friends?  Have men ever made a story worth sharing? What ever happened to Michelle Burke?

 

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]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/dazed-and-confused-m1doTc_a Alright, alright.... Wait for it... Alright. In the wake of the 60-years-long 2020 election, Aya and Kevin retreat to an all-timer big boy comfort watch in Richard Linklater's seminal 1993 cult classic, DAZED AND CONFUSED. Kevin finds this humanist masterpiece way more melancholic than he remembered, while Aya couldn't stop clawing her eyes out as a Texan baseball jock directed a self-indulgent auto-biographical circle jerk about the other uninteresting men he went to high school with.

Do "hangout movies" still work if you actually have friends?  Have men ever made a story worth sharing? What ever happened to Michelle Burke?

 

Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn

Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman

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]]> DAZED AND CONFUSED Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 00:59:03 Kevin loves DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993). Aya hates DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993) with all her being. They fight. Kevin loves DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993). Aya hates DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993) with all her being. They fight. dazed and confused review, movies, dazed and confused movie review, jason london, richard linklater, wes anderson, sasha jenson, merry-go-round magazine, rory cochrane, chris pine, kevin cookman, wiley wiggins, matthew mcconaughey, superbad, joe biden, dazed and confused, movie, lady bird, boyhood, adam goldberg, ben affleck, parker posey, austin, rushmore, aya vs. the big boys, marissa ribisi, cole hauser, milla jovavich, film, slow ride, criterion collection, anthony rapp, michelle burke, mgrm, greta gerwig, texas, shawn andrews, renée zellweger, once upon a time in hollywood, aya lehman, sacramento, joey lauren adams, dazed and confused film review yes full 23 cbb186b0-899f-4181-84fe-57ed380cad60 BORAT + BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM Say it together now: MY WIFE!! Tackling one of the most influential comedies of the 21st century (and its Amazon Prime sequel), Aya and Kevin decided to format this episode to be as personally excruciating as possible: a discussion of BORAT pre-election and a review of BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM recorded post-election. What a colossally dumb idea.

The duo face down the fall of Rome and invite special guest Julia [LAST NAME REDACTED] to discuss her sexual attraction to Borat. Look, it's 2020, lay off.

Did BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM's aims to fix America work? Is Sacha Baron Cohen just an enabled theater kid? 14 years later, is this character still even funny??

 

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]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/borat-borat-subsequent-moviefilm-3g92bGQS Say it together now: MY WIFE!! Tackling one of the most influential comedies of the 21st century (and its Amazon Prime sequel), Aya and Kevin decided to format this episode to be as personally excruciating as possible: a discussion of BORAT pre-election and a review of BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM recorded post-election. What a colossally dumb idea.

The duo face down the fall of Rome and invite special guest Julia [LAST NAME REDACTED] to discuss her sexual attraction to Borat. Look, it's 2020, lay off.

Did BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM's aims to fix America work? Is Sacha Baron Cohen just an enabled theater kid? 14 years later, is this character still even funny??

 

Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn

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]]> BORAT + BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:41:31 Aya and Kevin beat down BORAT (2006), BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM (2020), & the 2020 United States presidential election. Aya and Kevin beat down BORAT (2006), BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM (2020), & the 2020 United States presidential election. kazakhstan, borat subsequent moviefilm review, democrats, cinema, my, baron, donald trump, borat subsequent moviefilm movie review, merry-go-round magazine, borat movie review, kevin cookman, joe biden, borat 2 movie review, b, kevin, sacha baron cohen, movie, boys, kamala harris, ali g, liberals, wife, bro, election 2020, aya, subsequent, borat 2 review, film, sacha, rudy giuliani, borat subsequent moviefilm, maria, cohen, big, borat 2, aya lehman, borat review, borat yes full 22 4b5c00f6-9fa4-4131-b1bc-ffa0130f7709 THE LOST BOYS (feat. Allison McIntyre) Happy Halloween! Trick r' treating might be cancelled, but Aya and Kevin have still got a sweet-tooth for some hyper-stylized studio entertainment with Joel "The Sex God" Schumacher's THE LOST BOYS (1987). Bodacious & bloody, THE LOST BOYS has stood the test of time as a meme monument (shirtless sax man!) and a geek den poster staple, re-writing the tenets of the modern horror-comedy. Did we mention that Jason Patric was super hot? The crew closes out Spooky Month with a dive into an 80s classic with Criterion and horror movie connoisseur Allison "Ally Novak" McIntyre! 

Is the horror community sus or fully welcoming? What's the best Halloween-themed movie? Why is the AMITYVILLE HORROR house in Long Island decorated with skulls??

 

Follow Allison on YouTube, Twitter, and Letterboxd!

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https://twitter.com/mariskahcrgitay

https://letterboxd.com/joycebyers/

 

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]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/the-lost-boys-GnfRLQ8_ Happy Halloween! Trick r' treating might be cancelled, but Aya and Kevin have still got a sweet-tooth for some hyper-stylized studio entertainment with Joel "The Sex God" Schumacher's THE LOST BOYS (1987). Bodacious & bloody, THE LOST BOYS has stood the test of time as a meme monument (shirtless sax man!) and a geek den poster staple, re-writing the tenets of the modern horror-comedy. Did we mention that Jason Patric was super hot? The crew closes out Spooky Month with a dive into an 80s classic with Criterion and horror movie connoisseur Allison "Ally Novak" McIntyre! 

Is the horror community sus or fully welcoming? What's the best Halloween-themed movie? Why is the AMITYVILLE HORROR house in Long Island decorated with skulls??

 

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]]> THE LOST BOYS (feat. Allison McIntyre) Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:03:41 Aya and Kevin are joined by YouTuber Allison McIntyre as they meet THE LOST BOYS (1987). Aya and Kevin are joined by YouTuber Allison McIntyre as they meet THE LOST BOYS (1987). alex winter, ally novak, halloween, 1987, spooky, the criterion collection, kiefer sutherland, joel schumacher, jason patric, corey haim, vampires, allison mcintyre, horror, phantom of the opera, the lost boys yes full 21 c2ac1f0d-cf87-49d4-bb9d-71745ee4172e THE EXORCIST Likely the movie your parents will describe as "the scariest movie ever made", this week Aya and Kevin do battle with the great, the terrible, THE EXORCIST (1973). Shocking, Catholic, and wildly popular upon its release, THE EXORCIST exists as one of director William Friedkin's masterpieces. But is it a Spooky Month success? How badass/dangerous is William Friedkin? Does evil truly pervade every aspect of daily life? What's up with all that vomit? How much does Aya make Kevin's brain melt?

THE EXORCIST's graphic imagery is forever imprinted on the public consciousness, but is it too Big a Boy to handle? 

YOU'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIND OUT!

 

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]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/the-exorcist-RaFsH_qZ Likely the movie your parents will describe as "the scariest movie ever made", this week Aya and Kevin do battle with the great, the terrible, THE EXORCIST (1973). Shocking, Catholic, and wildly popular upon its release, THE EXORCIST exists as one of director William Friedkin's masterpieces. But is it a Spooky Month success? How badass/dangerous is William Friedkin? Does evil truly pervade every aspect of daily life? What's up with all that vomit? How much does Aya make Kevin's brain melt?

THE EXORCIST's graphic imagery is forever imprinted on the public consciousness, but is it too Big a Boy to handle? 

YOU'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIND OUT!

 

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]]> THE EXORCIST Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:05:41 Aya and Kevin take on THE EXORCIST (1973). Aya and Kevin take on THE EXORCIST (1973). cinema, max van sydow, possession, africa, exorcist, kevin, william, friedkin, boys, bro, the exorcist, aya, william friedkin, devil, ellen burstyn, big, 70s, the yes full 20 8419e7db-6fb6-4c1b-879f-442fd548cfd8 FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) The first film of Spooky Month to be described as "young, dumb and full of c**," it's 1980's FRIDAY THE 13TH, maybe the most famous of the HALLOWEEN rip-offs. Where do Aya and Kevin stand on summer camp? How about the  merits of Disney's HEAVYWEIGHTS? What about that twist ending? 

All these questions and more answered in an episode that has a lot of thoughts on FRIDAY THE 13TH's placement in the horror canon and even more thoughts on lakes.

 

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]]> Sat, 17 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/friday-the-13th-6s6yeM1u The first film of Spooky Month to be described as "young, dumb and full of c**," it's 1980's FRIDAY THE 13TH, maybe the most famous of the HALLOWEEN rip-offs. Where do Aya and Kevin stand on summer camp? How about the  merits of Disney's HEAVYWEIGHTS? What about that twist ending? 

All these questions and more answered in an episode that has a lot of thoughts on FRIDAY THE 13TH's placement in the horror canon and even more thoughts on lakes.

 

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]]> FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:04:55 Aya and Kevin take on FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980). Aya and Kevin take on FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980). ronald reagan, killer, cinema, halloween, slasher, john carpenter, house of wax, twin peaks, sean s. cunningham, high school, spooky, paris hilton, friday the 13th, nightmare on elm street, month, kevin, judd apatow, boys, camping, the burning, vorhees, bro, murder, jason, camp, aya, crystal, freddy krueger, catalina, sleepaway camp, jason vorhees, friday, jimmy carter, wet hot american summer, big, lake, 80s, horror, 13th, the, 80s horror, heavyweights yes full 19 901c01ca-b7e5-4483-9cf9-6c794e5c13d1 ALIEN This is the second time Aya and Kevin have talked Ridley Scott, with much better results than BLADE RUNNER! Some of the topics discussed in this episode include all of the phallic and sapphic imagery, the iconic design of the Xenomorph, and just how much Carpenter borrowed from ALIEN for the THING. 

 

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]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/16-alien-hg_488Ue This is the second time Aya and Kevin have talked Ridley Scott, with much better results than BLADE RUNNER! Some of the topics discussed in this episode include all of the phallic and sapphic imagery, the iconic design of the Xenomorph, and just how much Carpenter borrowed from ALIEN for the THING. 

 

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]]> ALIEN Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:13:22 Aya and Kevin take on ALIEN (1979). Aya and Kevin take on ALIEN (1979). ridley, cinema, weaver, sigourney, alien, kevin, boys, bro, scott, aya, big, xenomorph yes full 17 f526a237-1652-4fa9-9f45-d0b7ba709979 AMERICAN PSYCHO (feat. CJ Simonson) Aya and Kevin debut "Spooky Month" by starting with a film set in one of the spookiest places on Earth...the world of New York finance!! That's right, the hottest film of 2000 that doesn't involve Jim Carrey in prosthetics, AMERICAN PSYCHO! Does the first female directed Big Boy have any special flavors to offer? Is AMERICAN PSYCHO a comedy, a horror movie or some horrible mix in-between? How can we square Patrick Bateman's underwear choices with everything else we know about him? 

Because when you think about it, would a wealthy sociopath wear boxers while they work out? Or would they simply be nude? Does the decidedly not luxurious choice of under garment suggest a stunted, perhaps even adolescent psychology?

Something to ponder while you listen and inevitably rate this podcast five stars.

 

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]]> Wed, 7 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/american-psycho-s0GG2LA0 Aya and Kevin debut "Spooky Month" by starting with a film set in one of the spookiest places on Earth...the world of New York finance!! That's right, the hottest film of 2000 that doesn't involve Jim Carrey in prosthetics, AMERICAN PSYCHO! Does the first female directed Big Boy have any special flavors to offer? Is AMERICAN PSYCHO a comedy, a horror movie or some horrible mix in-between? How can we square Patrick Bateman's underwear choices with everything else we know about him? 

Because when you think about it, would a wealthy sociopath wear boxers while they work out? Or would they simply be nude? Does the decidedly not luxurious choice of under garment suggest a stunted, perhaps even adolescent psychology?

Something to ponder while you listen and inevitably rate this podcast five stars.

 

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]]> AMERICAN PSYCHO (feat. CJ Simonson) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:37:08 Aya and Kevin take on AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000). Aya and Kevin take on AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000). cinema, killers, huey lewis, true crime, merry-go-round magazine, mary, new york city, texas chainsaw massacre, york, sex worker, kevin cookman, yuppies, christian, bret easton ellis, kevin, 1980s, boys, american psycho film review, christian bale, bale, new wave, american psycho movie review, american, phil collins, les miserables, bro, willem dafoe, murder, chloe sevigny, cj simonson, aya, american psycho, serial killer, genesis, trump, blood, mary harron, mgrm, serial, big, 80s, 2000, psycho, aya lehman, cocaine, harron, new yes full 18 91a1651f-dd6c-44aa-9aaf-63b12b7f1187 TENET Our Two Protagonists Aya and Kevin invert time to take on Christopher Nolan's newest justification for IMAX theaters, TENET (2020). They talk Aya's catchphrase, Robert Pattinson's hotness, certain CURRENT EVENTS and of course, the dire state of theatrical distribution in the United States. 

 

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]]> Sat, 3 Oct 2020 22:44:04 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/16-tenet-laooOGi_ Our Two Protagonists Aya and Kevin invert time to take on Christopher Nolan's newest justification for IMAX theaters, TENET (2020). They talk Aya's catchphrase, Robert Pattinson's hotness, certain CURRENT EVENTS and of course, the dire state of theatrical distribution in the United States. 

 

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]]> TENET Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:14:41 Aya and Kevin take on TENET (2020) and the "Death" of Cinema. Aya and Kevin take on TENET (2020) and the "Death" of Cinema. tenet movie review, tenet review, cinema, john david washington, tenet, washington, jonathan, coronavirus, christopher nolan, movie review, john, boys, review, bro, david, dunkirk, debicki, pattinson, robert, trump, covid-19, big, spies, christopher, elizabeth, 2020, nolan, inception, robert pattinson yes full 16 7265b1f6-4576-4b39-924e-b8fc50e9251e THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) "I just can't take no pleasure in killing. There's just some things you gotta do. Don't mean you have to like it." 

The grossest, bleakest slasher movie ever made had a revival at the Mission Tiki Drive-in Theater hosted by Beyond Fest  and it was a perfect opportunity for our duo to catch it as it was meant to be seen. Beyond Fest is notorious for attracting the absolute worst film bros in the world, how did it hold up in a socially distanced setting? How does one of the oldest, most bare-bones horror movies hold up in 2020? Should Q&As still exist after Coronavirus is finally over? These questions and more are explored on this episode! 

 

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]]> Sat, 3 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/15-texas-chainsaw-massacre-b3h844rJ "I just can't take no pleasure in killing. There's just some things you gotta do. Don't mean you have to like it." 

The grossest, bleakest slasher movie ever made had a revival at the Mission Tiki Drive-in Theater hosted by Beyond Fest  and it was a perfect opportunity for our duo to catch it as it was meant to be seen. Beyond Fest is notorious for attracting the absolute worst film bros in the world, how did it hold up in a socially distanced setting? How does one of the oldest, most bare-bones horror movies hold up in 2020? Should Q&As still exist after Coronavirus is finally over? These questions and more are explored on this episode! 

 

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]]> THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:13:28 Aya and Kevin take on THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974). Aya and Kevin take on THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974). massacre, cinema, of, in, "texas chainsaw massacre", heart, hooper, kevin, down, boys, tobe, bro, aya, texas, big, horror, chainsaw, the yes full 15 83d2bedf-0d23-48ad-884d-41c51ffd3b46 THERE WILL BE BLOOD "I do my own podcasting and the boys who podcast for me, podcast for me...I run a family podcast, this is my son and Big Boy,  Kevin." 

On the Mt. Rushmore of Big Boys, it is finally time to talk about Paul Thomas Anderson himself. In this prize-fight, how does PTA's Bush-era epic square up against Aya's assessment? For a film that is barely over a decade old, does it earn the iconic status so often bestowed on it?

Plus, a 31 days of Keanu update! What's not to love?

 

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]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:00:03 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/14-there-will-be-blood-blsN40Ak "I do my own podcasting and the boys who podcast for me, podcast for me...I run a family podcast, this is my son and Big Boy,  Kevin." 

On the Mt. Rushmore of Big Boys, it is finally time to talk about Paul Thomas Anderson himself. In this prize-fight, how does PTA's Bush-era epic square up against Aya's assessment? For a film that is barely over a decade old, does it earn the iconic status so often bestowed on it?

Plus, a 31 days of Keanu update! What's not to love?

 

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]]> THERE WILL BE BLOOD Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:34:08 Aya and Kevin take on THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007). Aya and Kevin take on THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007). cinema, jonathan demme, be, thomas, california, there will be blood, there, oil, kevin, boys, will, 2007, boogie nights, bro, ddl, aya, paul, daniel day lewis, blood, paul dano, upton sinclair, big, anderson, the master yes full 14 20fd8a68-c5b8-4932-9be5-170343865b16 ARE 'BOY MOVIES' DESTROYING US? - Summer Vibe Check Look, we're still knee-deep in the pandemic (even back when this was recorded in July), there's no end in sight, there are no rules anymore.  We're wrapping up on roughly three months of Aya Vs. The Big Boys, so this is a relaxed episode assessing the show so far and checking in with our hosts. What does it mean to assess masculinity through movies? Does it work? Let's unpack the suitcase and peel the onion together, baby! 

 

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]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:09:08 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/13-end-of-july-vibe-check-RPHA_H_0 Look, we're still knee-deep in the pandemic (even back when this was recorded in July), there's no end in sight, there are no rules anymore.  We're wrapping up on roughly three months of Aya Vs. The Big Boys, so this is a relaxed episode assessing the show so far and checking in with our hosts. What does it mean to assess masculinity through movies? Does it work? Let's unpack the suitcase and peel the onion together, baby! 

 

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Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman

 

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]]> ARE 'BOY MOVIES' DESTROYING US? - Summer Vibe Check Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 00:41:18 Aya and Kevin take a break and discuss everything they've discovered so far. Aya and Kevin take a break and discuss everything they've discovered so far. cinema, of, check, vibe, kevin, masculinity, boys, bro, aya, july, end, big yes full 13 44075ef4-f41e-43fe-8841-7c5351b51096 APOCALYPSE NOW "I love the smell of napalm and male friendship in the morning." 

It's time to unpack one of the biggest boys in all of American cinema, the war film to end all war films, the controversial, the incomparable, the magnificent and profane: APOCALYPSE NOW. Aya loves war movies, Kevin thinks this is a horror movie disguised as a war epic, the takes are as hot as a Vietnamese summer folks, you don't want to miss it.

 

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]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2020 07:00:25 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/12-apocalypse-now-kKfMdFuX "I love the smell of napalm and male friendship in the morning." 

It's time to unpack one of the biggest boys in all of American cinema, the war film to end all war films, the controversial, the incomparable, the magnificent and profane: APOCALYPSE NOW. Aya loves war movies, Kevin thinks this is a horror movie disguised as a war epic, the takes are as hot as a Vietnamese summer folks, you don't want to miss it.

 

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]]> APOCALYPSE NOW Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:13:21 Aya and Kevin take on APOCALYPSE NOW (1979). Aya and Kevin take on APOCALYPSE NOW (1979). cinema, apocalypse, ford, war, coppola, movie review, kevin, boys, apocalypse now movie review, now, vietnam, bro, nam, aya, joseph conrad, film, heart of darkness, film review, francis, apocalypse now review, big yes full 12 57930597-2d37-4a23-90f7-c8ab39930936 SCARFACE (1983) Aya says hello WITH her little friend Kevin to Brian De Palma's SCARFACE, arguably the "genome" of the bro-cannon from way back in 1983.

SCARFACE exists more as a meme than a film in 2020, but does that excuse its dated cultural depictions? Can you ever get over Al Pacino's Cuban accent? Is SCARFACE the #2 Dad movie? Listen in as Aya takes on Tony Montana and his bros in this quintessential crime epic. 

Oliver Stone was kicking a cocaine habit while writing it, how could it not be fun?!!

 

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]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:00:10 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/11-scarface-GrVEzwMD Aya says hello WITH her little friend Kevin to Brian De Palma's SCARFACE, arguably the "genome" of the bro-cannon from way back in 1983.

SCARFACE exists more as a meme than a film in 2020, but does that excuse its dated cultural depictions? Can you ever get over Al Pacino's Cuban accent? Is SCARFACE the #2 Dad movie? Listen in as Aya takes on Tony Montana and his bros in this quintessential crime epic. 

Oliver Stone was kicking a cocaine habit while writing it, how could it not be fun?!!

 

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]]> SCARFACE (1983) Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:13:55 Aya and Kevin take on SCARFACE (1983). Aya and Kevin take on SCARFACE (1983). palma, de, cinema, michael j. fox, stephen king, al, castro, brian, latinx, excess, michelle pfeiffer, gangster, de palma, howard hawks, al pacino, carrie, scarface review, mafia, dario argento, pacino, steven bauer, italian, movie, boys, jfk, scarface, review, vietnam, communism, bro, tom cruise, dorm room poster, latino, film, oliver stone, 1983, big, cuba, miami, 80s, carlito's way, lolita, casualties of war, brian de palma, cocaine, tony montana yes full 11 77979fa1-910d-4a7a-a3b2-d261dd86f0f2 THE MATRIX (feat. Kelsie Adams) This week Aya takes on on one of the most misunderstood members of the bro cinema cannon. The ultimate Keanu vehicle, the Wachowskis's 1999 masterpiece, THE MATRIX. Wake up from your simulation to hear about Laurence Fishburne's 90's run, the hosts lack of connection to "this kind of movie" and of course, The Kult of Keanu. Do the Wachowskis's earnest explanations of philosophy hold up, or are they responsible for the ways their film have been misunderstood by 2010's most undesirable groups? You'll have to listen in to find out!

 

 

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]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:35:39 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kelsie Adams, Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/10-the-matrix-Yo3kZ32Z This week Aya takes on on one of the most misunderstood members of the bro cinema cannon. The ultimate Keanu vehicle, the Wachowskis's 1999 masterpiece, THE MATRIX. Wake up from your simulation to hear about Laurence Fishburne's 90's run, the hosts lack of connection to "this kind of movie" and of course, The Kult of Keanu. Do the Wachowskis's earnest explanations of philosophy hold up, or are they responsible for the ways their film have been misunderstood by 2010's most undesirable groups? You'll have to listen in to find out!

 

 

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]]> THE MATRIX (feat. Kelsie Adams) Kelsie Adams, Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:28:05 Aya, Kevin and guest Kelsie Adams take on THE MATRIX (1999). Aya, Kevin and guest Kelsie Adams take on THE MATRIX (1999). cinema, moss, fishburne, sisters, laurence, reeves, wachowski, carrie, ann, matrix, kevin, boys, whoa, bro, aya, big, the, keanu yes full 10 68b3544a-4dfa-4c6c-a521-4f90b7727a7d ROBOCOP (1987) + SE7EN This week: a double-dip of cop flicks to match our current times. Up first is a discussion of how Verhoven's infamous 1987 satire fails to rise to our very specific circumstances, after all, if the man could predict so much of what policing would become in 1987, how did he manage to not do anything about it? In much more detail, our duo gets into David Fincher's sick and twisted SE7EN, a move that Aya had somehow avoided seeing until now. Is it a swing or a miss for our number one Fincher stan? Tune in to find out! 

 

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]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:11:02 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/9-robocop-se7en-11VUr296 This week: a double-dip of cop flicks to match our current times. Up first is a discussion of how Verhoven's infamous 1987 satire fails to rise to our very specific circumstances, after all, if the man could predict so much of what policing would become in 1987, how did he manage to not do anything about it? In much more detail, our duo gets into David Fincher's sick and twisted SE7EN, a move that Aya had somehow avoided seeing until now. Is it a swing or a miss for our number one Fincher stan? Tune in to find out! 

 

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]]> ROBOCOP (1987) + SE7EN Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:18:48 Aya and Kevin take on ROBOCOP (1987) and SE7EN (1995). Aya and Kevin take on ROBOCOP (1987) and SE7EN (1995). cinema, se7en, kevin cookman, kevin, robocop, boys, verhoeven, bro, david, aya, paul, fincher, mgrm, ya lehman, big, merry go round magazine, a yes full 9 dd77b4f7-796a-4515-b8b6-2ea7e48a9a4c STEP BROTHERS This week, Aya squares off against Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's ode to man-children, STEP BROTHERS. Our dynamic duo deconstructs why a 40-year old man wearing a Yoda t-shirt isn't nearly as funny in 2020 as it was in 2008, and how this movie ended up predicting the exact type of man-baby who would go on to dominate popular culture for the next twelve years. Plus, generous discussion of just how radiant Mary Steenburgen is in a movie of men who look like absolute garbage. 

 

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]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2020 07:00:11 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/8-step-brothers-H95ZumHw This week, Aya squares off against Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's ode to man-children, STEP BROTHERS. Our dynamic duo deconstructs why a 40-year old man wearing a Yoda t-shirt isn't nearly as funny in 2020 as it was in 2008, and how this movie ended up predicting the exact type of man-baby who would go on to dominate popular culture for the next twelve years. Plus, generous discussion of just how radiant Mary Steenburgen is in a movie of men who look like absolute garbage. 

 

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]]> STEP BROTHERS Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 01:04:56 Aya and Kevin take on STEP BROTHERS (2008). Aya and Kevin take on STEP BROTHERS (2008). cookman, steenburgen, yoda, adam, step, mixer, mary, brothers, john, kevin, lehman, boys, will, reily, wine, drums, mckay, c, aya, catalina, big, ferrell yes full 8 6bad0603-2115-4bba-bbf3-19f48c7d4b68 JOKER + TAXI DRIVER (feat. Albert Corado)  (Joker voice) I’ve got nothing left to lose!

Oh baby, here it is! The much-hyped TAXI DRIVER/JOKER PRIZE FIGHT! Aya and Kevin dive straight into the hyper-masc worlds of Travis Bickle and Arthur Fleck, two of the Biggest Boys they’ve faced so far. PLUS! A conversation with LA-based activist and organizer Albert Corado about the effects of JOKER on the recent uprising against police violence.

Is JOKER as bad as Aya feared? Does De Niro go 2-1 for hottest of the flick? How does Aya manage to make the conversation about Keanu Reeves this time? Find out on the MAIN FEED!

 

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]]> Wed, 9 Sep 2020 07:00:04 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Albert Corado, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/7-taxi-driver-joker-w-albert-jaragua-corado-QKwtTRUi  (Joker voice) I’ve got nothing left to lose!

Oh baby, here it is! The much-hyped TAXI DRIVER/JOKER PRIZE FIGHT! Aya and Kevin dive straight into the hyper-masc worlds of Travis Bickle and Arthur Fleck, two of the Biggest Boys they’ve faced so far. PLUS! A conversation with LA-based activist and organizer Albert Corado about the effects of JOKER on the recent uprising against police violence.

Is JOKER as bad as Aya feared? Does De Niro go 2-1 for hottest of the flick? How does Aya manage to make the conversation about Keanu Reeves this time? Find out on the MAIN FEED!

 

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]]> JOKER + TAXI DRIVER (feat. Albert Corado) Aya Lehman, Albert Corado, Kevin Cookman 01:45:53 Aya, Kevin and special guest Albert Corado take on TAXI DRIVER (1976) and JOKER (2019). Aya, Kevin and special guest Albert Corado take on TAXI DRIVER (1976) and JOKER (2019). amc, cookman, taxi, corado, cinema, wtf, joker movie review, movies, martin scorsese taxi driver, joaquin phoenix, de niro, scorsese, kevin cookman, los angeles, todd phillips joker, christopher nolan, frances conroy, marc maron, shea whigham, clowns, taxi driver movie review, phoenix, kevin, lehman, boys, bill camp, deniro, joker film review, joker 2019, the dark knight rises, joker movie, bro, martin, todd phillips, joker, al for la, zazie beetz, driver, aya, gotham, film, robert, taxi driver, batman, albert corado, joaquin, robert de niro, big, albert, sondheim, gotham city, aya lehman, taxi driver 1976, joker review, maron yes full 7 a9b1eb3f-dd1c-4af7-92f0-a27c02db0548 MULHOLLAND DRIVE (feat. Rachel Wood) Let's get ready to rumble in the jungle of FEELINGS. The dynamic duo is joined this week by Aya's very good pal and Lynch aficionado Rachel Wood to dissect the revered and criminally misinterpreted David Lynch opus from 2001. Our panel talks about what makes this such a haunting and unique movie, as well as why so many people (boys) tend to try to make the movie something else than what it's trying to be. Plus, Kevin tells a spooky story about being literally haunted by David Lynch's mind.

 

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]]> Sat, 5 Sep 2020 07:00:02 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Rachel Wood, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/6-mulholland-dr-w-rachel-wood-d578DDIw Let's get ready to rumble in the jungle of FEELINGS. The dynamic duo is joined this week by Aya's very good pal and Lynch aficionado Rachel Wood to dissect the revered and criminally misinterpreted David Lynch opus from 2001. Our panel talks about what makes this such a haunting and unique movie, as well as why so many people (boys) tend to try to make the movie something else than what it's trying to be. Plus, Kevin tells a spooky story about being literally haunted by David Lynch's mind.

 

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]]> MULHOLLAND DRIVE (feat. Rachel Wood) Kevin Cookman, Rachel Wood, Aya Lehman 01:18:06 Aya, Kevin and special guest Rachel Wood take on MULHOLLAND DR. (2001). Aya, Kevin and special guest Rachel Wood take on MULHOLLAND DR. (2001). cookman, wood, cinema, laura dern, 2001, eraserhead, twin peaks, fire walk with me, kevin cookman, david lynch, kevin, lehman, boys, lynch, bro, david, drive, aya, wild at heart, mulholland, big, aya lehman, rachel yes full 6 6044fe12-cbcc-48e7-8578-ba17ef5a73ab BLADE RUNNER + BLADE RUNNER 2049 (feat. Jesse Herb) This week we're beyond excited to welcome the one and only Jesse Herb into the ring!! Aya and Jesse tag-team to completely demolish Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER, boys on Tinder are going to be frothing with rage at this one.  Luckily, the team also watched Denis Villenueve's BLADE RUNNER 2049, which takes far less of a beating. We've got hot takes on the depiction of women in the BLADE RUNNER universe and a pretty compelling case for why the pieces of BLADE RUNNER are more interesting than the whole. 


WARNING: at the 33 minute mark there is a frank discussion of sexual assault that lasts until about the 42 minute mark. 

 

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]]> Wed, 2 Sep 2020 07:00:11 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Jesse Herb, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/5-blade-runner-blade-runner-2049-w-jesse-herb-kR0WE43x This week we're beyond excited to welcome the one and only Jesse Herb into the ring!! Aya and Jesse tag-team to completely demolish Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER, boys on Tinder are going to be frothing with rage at this one.  Luckily, the team also watched Denis Villenueve's BLADE RUNNER 2049, which takes far less of a beating. We've got hot takes on the depiction of women in the BLADE RUNNER universe and a pretty compelling case for why the pieces of BLADE RUNNER are more interesting than the whole. 


WARNING: at the 33 minute mark there is a frank discussion of sexual assault that lasts until about the 42 minute mark. 

 

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]]> BLADE RUNNER + BLADE RUNNER 2049 (feat. Jesse Herb) Aya Lehman, Jesse Herb, Kevin Cookman 01:02:17 Aya, Kevin and special guest Jesse Herb take on BLADE RUNNER (1982) and BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017). Aya, Kevin and special guest Jesse Herb take on BLADE RUNNER (1982) and BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017). ridley, cinema, villenueve, harrison ford, robin wright, blade, blade runner 2049 review, ford, kevin cookman, movie review, blade runner review, denis villenueve, boys, harrison, jesse herb, bro, scott, denis, runner, 2049, big, aya lehman yes full 5 e2aaa0ae-4442-489c-8698-aada7338968b THE THING (1982) This week's second showdown has Aya squaring off against the holy grail of gross-out horror, John Carpenter's THE THING. This testosterone fueled story of isolation and paranoia proved to be almost too apropos of our current quarantine lockdown, leading Kevin and Aya to both face down some demons of their own. We've got icky gore, we've got consensus on what a total babe Kurt Russell is, we've got discussion of the monthly body horror that is having your period, what more do you want?? 

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]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2020 07:00:01 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/4-the-thing-qlgHzoQy This week's second showdown has Aya squaring off against the holy grail of gross-out horror, John Carpenter's THE THING. This testosterone fueled story of isolation and paranoia proved to be almost too apropos of our current quarantine lockdown, leading Kevin and Aya to both face down some demons of their own. We've got icky gore, we've got consensus on what a total babe Kurt Russell is, we've got discussion of the monthly body horror that is having your period, what more do you want?? 

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]]> THE THING (1982) Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:10:11 Aya and Kevin take on THE THING (1982). Aya and Kevin take on THE THING (1982). cinema, john carpenter, thing, russel, kevin cookman, john, kurt, boys, the thing, bro, 1982, carpenter, the thing (1982), big, the, aya lehman yes full 4 97f70b2c-1e47-46b6-ab13-65eb04b91394 DRIVE This week, Aya and Kevin go in on perhaps the pinnacle of 2010s Bro Cinema, Nicholas Winding Refn's DRIVE. It's a knock-down, drag-out fight, and no punches are spared on this hollowed out pastiche film that hasn't managed to age particularly gracefully.

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]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:46:22 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/3-drive-9h_kkZgu This week, Aya and Kevin go in on perhaps the pinnacle of 2010s Bro Cinema, Nicholas Winding Refn's DRIVE. It's a knock-down, drag-out fight, and no punches are spared on this hollowed out pastiche film that hasn't managed to age particularly gracefully.

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]]> DRIVE Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:12:01 Aya and Kevin take on DRIVE (2011). Aya and Kevin take on DRIVE (2011). cinema, go, nicholas, winding, los angeles, cranston, refn, gosling, round, merry, bro, bryan, drive, magazine, ryan yes full 3 d21d3cc6-be1d-4152-9368-1d954b09b92f GOODFELLAS We present to you our formally  Patreon exclusive, now public first episode of Aya Vs. The Big Boys, our series deconstructing the canon of bro cinema through the fresh perspective of our resident RomCom queen. This week, enjoy fresh takes on Karen's role in the narrative of GOODFELLAS, as well as Aya openly thirsting for Robert De Niro.

 

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]]> Sat, 22 Aug 2020 07:00:04 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/aya-vs-the-big-boys-goodfellas-FCd5_ugO We present to you our formally  Patreon exclusive, now public first episode of Aya Vs. The Big Boys, our series deconstructing the canon of bro cinema through the fresh perspective of our resident RomCom queen. This week, enjoy fresh takes on Karen's role in the narrative of GOODFELLAS, as well as Aya openly thirsting for Robert De Niro.

 

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]]> GOODFELLAS Kevin Cookman, Aya Lehman 01:03:51 Aya and Kevin take on GOODFELLAS (1990) Aya and Kevin take on GOODFELLAS (1990) cinema, episode, go, martin scorsese, lorraine bracco, movies, paul sorvino, samuel l. jackson, scorsese, kevin cookman, the sopranos, mafia, kevin, italian, italy, round, goodfellas 1990, merry, goodfellas review, first, goodfellas, bro, martin, ray liotta, aya, goodfellas film review, film, magazine, mobsters, robert de niro, joe pesci, aya lehman, goodfellas movie review yes full 2 4ab247e0-457e-437e-82fe-e51a43234ce7 FIGHT CLUB Resident Rom-Com queen Aya Lehman goes through the heavy-hitters of "bro cinema" with our very own Big Boy, Kevin Cookman. This week, we present the pilot episode, a discussion on 1999's FIGHT CLUB. 

 

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]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2020 02:46:37 +0000 merrygoroundmag@gmail.com (Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman) https://aya-vs-the-big-boys.simplecast.com/episodes/aya-vs-the-big-boys-fight-club-vZOuIvHf Resident Rom-Com queen Aya Lehman goes through the heavy-hitters of "bro cinema" with our very own Big Boy, Kevin Cookman. This week, we present the pilot episode, a discussion on 1999's FIGHT CLUB. 

 

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]]> FIGHT CLUB Aya Lehman, Kevin Cookman 00:43:27 Aya and Kevin take on FIGHT CLUB (1999) Aya and Kevin take on FIGHT CLUB (1999) cinema, kevin, show, fight, review, bro, david, aya, club, film, fincher, talk yes full 1