Across the Movie Aisle Returns! Many thanks to the good folks at The Bulwark for resurrecting the podcast, which can be pithily described as “Left, Right, and Center” meets “Siskel and Ebert.” This week, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) ask if it’s a controversy or a nontroversy that WW84 is moving to HBO Max at no extra cost. And they review Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy while trying to suss out just why its existence has made so many...
Nov 25, 2020•44 min•Ep. 33
Back, for one week only! (Unless your demand ensures the show gets picked up by The Bulwark, that is.) Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa talk about the world of movies and movie writing post-Trump. Is Christopher Nolan right that Hollywood studios should be looking to foreign box office dollars? Does Netflix have buyer's remorse about their mega-deals with super-producers? And now that The Trump Show is coming to a close, will the world of cultural writing be able to focus a bit more on, you know, the cu...
Nov 05, 2020•49 min•Ep. 32
This week on Across the Movie Aisle your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss Apple picking up the tab for Martin Scorsese’s latest, review the new-to-Prime indie flick, THE VAST OF NIGHT (21:40), and heatedly (but pleasantly!) discuss Christopher McQuarrie’s directorial debut, THE WAY OF THE GUN (36:42).
Jun 01, 2020•57 min•Ep. 31
This week on Across the Movie Aisle, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman celebrate the release of the Snyder Cut, ponder whether totally mediocre is the new above average while discussing THE LOVEBIRDS (15:58), and revisit Jean Luc Godard’s BAND OF OUTSIDERS in assigned viewing (30:50).
May 25, 2020•46 min•Ep. 30
This week on Across the Movie Aisle, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss Saudi Arabia’s investments in Live Nation and Carnival Cruises, pour dirt upon the grave of CAPONE (11:52), and revisit Miyazaki’s classic SPIRITED AWAY (29:59).
May 18, 2020•46 min•Ep. 29
This week on Across the Movie Aisle, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman ask whether or not Christopher Nolan can save movie theaters, discuss the Southern noirish blackly comic thriller ARKANSAS (17:46), and wrap things up with something far more uplifting: THE DEATH OF STALIN (30:42)!
May 11, 2020•45 min•Ep. 28
This week on Across the Movie Aisle, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman wonder how moves by the Oscars and Universal will impact theatrical exhibition, discuss the Netflix Original EXTRACTION (16:58), and take a look back at BONNIE AND CLYDE (31:12).
May 04, 2020•47 min•Ep. 27
This week on Across the Movie Aisle, presented by cGMP Consulting, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss whether or not there’s any role for Congress to play in tamping down Hollywood’s love for China, talked about MRS. AMERICA, the Phylis Schlafly bio-show on Hulu (14:55), and looked back at Buster Keaton’s THE GENERAL (33:51). And make sure to check out REBELLER’s first book, THEY CALLED ME WYATT, available at Amazon right now: https://amzn.to/358FuEC ....
Apr 27, 2020•47 min•Ep. 26
This week on Across the Movie Aisle, presented by cGMP Consulting, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss whether or not the WWE is an “essential” business, talk about the Netflix Original LOST GIRLS (17:06), and look back fondly at the bromance, but not the romance, of TOMBSTONE (31:04).
Apr 20, 2020•46 min•Ep. 25
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss Louis CK’s surprise new special, discuss DEVS, the best show streaming now that you might not even know about (17:40), and break down UNBELIEVABLE in assigned viewing (34:28). If you like the show, consider signing up for two free months of REBELLER since, as I mention on each and every program, if you don’t sign up, we don’t get to keep doing this. https://shop.cinestate.com/products/rebeller-free-2-month-trial...
Apr 13, 2020•49 min•Ep. 24
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss the rise of streaming and the impending demise of theatrical exhibition, try to suss out just why SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL is so bland (15:25), and revisit the zombie apocalypse as presented in 28 DAYS LATER (34:23). If you like the show, consider signing up for two free months of REBELLER since, as I mention on each and every program, if you don’t sign up, we don’t get to keep doing this. https://shop.cinestate.com/prod...
Apr 06, 2020•48 min•Ep. 23
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss China’s re-shuttering of their movie theaters, break down why CONTAGION is timely and relevant while OUTBREAK feels stale (11:52), and analyze DEEPWATER HORIZON as a way to prepare for SPENCER CONFIDENTIAL (31:12). If you like the show, consider signing up for two free months of REBELLER since, as I mention on each and every program, if you don’t sign up, we don’t get to keep doing this. https://shop.cinestate.com/pr...
Mar 30, 2020•46 min•Ep. 22
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss the movie theater apocalypse, figure out who got triggered while watching THE HUNT (15:02), and break down 90s viral blockbuster OUTBREAK (34:35) for reasons that have nothing to do with the news whatsoever. As mentioned on today’s episode, REBELLER is offering two free months at RebellerMedia.com . Just click the link here to redeem this limited time offer! http://bit.ly/REBELLERfree...
Mar 23, 2020•45 min•Ep. 21
As we announced at the end of last week’s episode, Across the Movie Aisle is off this week. If you need your Sonny fix, make sure to check out RebellerMedia.com , where he has an essay on THE HUNT up now. And if you prefer your content in podcast form, check out FANGORIA Frequencies, where REBELLER’s sister publication has interviews with THE HUNT director Craig Zobel and star Ethan Suplee.
Mar 16, 2020•1 min
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss the Coronavirus’s impact on the movie business, break down THE WAY BACK (17:05), and highlight HARD TARGET (32:50) the greatest movie ever made in which Jean Claude Van Damme punches a snake unconscious.
Mar 09, 2020•49 min•Ep. 20
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss whether or not Amazon Prime’s HUNTERS goes too far, work through THE INVISIBLE MAN’s messages, and watch THE ACCOUNTANT to prepare for THE WAY BACK.
Mar 02, 2020•48 min•Ep. 19
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman ask if Donald Trump is right about PARASITE, discuss the creepy fake dog movie THE CALL OF THE WILD, and watch UPGRADE to prepare for THE INVISIBLE MAN.
Feb 24, 2020•43 min•Ep. 18
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alysa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman ask if Wes Anderson’s movies are too white, as some on the Internet claim, review BIRDS OF PREY, and watch Jon Favreau's JUNGLE BOOK remake to prepare for CALL OF THE WILD.
Feb 17, 2020•49 min•Ep. 17
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman ask when the assistants in Hollywood are going to get their time to shine, discuss Bong Joon-Ho’s awards season favorite, PARASITE, and watch SUCKER PUNCH to prepare for BIRDS OF PREY.
Feb 10, 2020•47 min•Ep. 16
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman wonder why Oprah backed out of a #MeToo documentary, review THE GENTLEMEN, and watch SNOWPIERCER to prepare themselves for PARASITE.
Feb 03, 2020•48 min•Ep. 15
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman preview the Oscars, review Oscar-nominated MARRIAGE STORY, and watch LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS in preparation for Guy Ritchie’s return to the British gangster flick, THE GENTLEMEN.
Jan 27, 2020•47 min•Ep. 14
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss the uncertainty of TV schedules in the age of streaming, review ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, and watch Noah Baumbach's THE SQUID AND THE WHALE to prepare themselves for MARRIAGE STORY.
Jan 20, 2020•45 min•Ep. 13
The gang discusses WB’s plan to use a computer program to determine what movies you should watch in controversies and nontroversies, reviews ‘1917’ (spoiler alert!), and watches ‘Valley of the Dolls’ for assigned viewing. (Assigned viewing for next week’s show: ‘The Squid and the Whale,’ in preparation for a discussion of ‘Marriage Story.’)
Jan 13, 2020•43 min•Ep. 12
This week, your hosts Sonny Bunch, Alyssa Rosenberg, and Peter Suderman discuss whether or not men should be required to see LITTLE WOMEN, review UNCUT GEMS, and take a look back at Sam Mendes’s SPECTRE.
Jan 06, 2020•43 min•Ep. 11
On this episode of ACROSS THE MOVIE AISLE, your hosts Sonny, Alyssa, and Peter discuss Netflix's 6 UNDERGROUND.
Dec 30, 2019•39 min•Ep. 10
On this episode of ACROSS THE MOVIE AISLE, your hosts Sonny, Alyssa, and Peter give their takes on STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER.
Dec 23, 2019•41 min•Ep. 9
On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss RICHARD JEWELL.
Dec 16, 2019•51 min•Ep. 8
On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss KNIVES OUT. Assigned viewing for this week is AMERICAN SNIPER!
Dec 16, 2019•44 min•Ep. 7
On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss THE IRISHMAN. Assigned viewing for this week is BRICK!
Dec 16, 2019•44 min•Ep. 6
On this episode, Sonny, Peter, and Alyssa discuss FORD V FERRARI. Assigned viewing for this week is CASINO!
Dec 16, 2019•45 min•Ep. 5
