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The Sun is Also a Star

Aug 12, 20201 hr 32 minSeason 1Ep. 10
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*Our episodes are very spoiler heavy. You’ve been warned*

News Items: The NBA returns and “Black is King” is a revelation (1:00); Disney pivots upcoming “Mulan” release to PVOD (12:20); another “Dirty Dancing” remake? [insert puke emoji here] (22:40); spotlight on: “The Sun is Also a Star” (28:00); Charles Melton and Yara Shahidi might be the hottest human beings we’ve ever seen (32:00); the awkwardness of THAT karaoke scene (36:20); notable differences between the book and the movie (38:25); Nicola Yoon and David Yoon: YA power couple (47:00); cultural touch points for both main characters (57:28); we pour one out for the Korean dining experience and BCD tofu house (58:00); the history of Koreans and the Black hair care industry (1:00:00); the importance of joyous interracial love stories (1:04:00); MTA and other NYC-related grapes (1:10:10); Daniel is annoying, impractical, and needs to open his heart to destiny (1:13:00); please remake this movie into a series (1:19:45); NYC nostalgia as depicted by pop culture (1:20:00)

Media References:

  • Master of None S2 E6 "New York, I Love You" (Netflix)
  • High Maintenance S1 E2 “Museebat” (HBO Max)
  • Forever S1 E6 "Andre and Sarah" (Amazon Prime)

The Official “Timmy” Chalamet mention count: 9

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