About this episode
Director/star James Sweeney’s sophomore follow-up to Straight Up made a spalsh at Sundance this January, winning the Audience Award and a lot of buzz about Dylan O’Brien’s dual roles as twins Roman and Rocky. Director and writer Bryan Fuller, whose feature debut DUST BUNNY recently premiered at TIFF, joins us to see what all the fuss is about. Then we share some of our favorite dark comedies. What’s Good Alonso - Hobnobs (and Hobnob Fever!) Drea - Competitive nonsense (windowdressing, bedmaking, etc) Bryan - a murder of yard crows Kevin - no more wasps ITIDIC TIFF Wraps Up, Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet Wins Audience Award Paramount Wants to Buy Warner Bros Remembering Robert Redford Staff Picks Drea - Predators (2025) (and Love and Monsters ) Alonso - Chain Reactions Bryan - The Last Viking Kevin - Alien Follow us on BlueSky , Facebook , Instagram , or Letterboxd With Kevin Avery Drea Clark Alonso Duralde Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Sr. Producer Laura Swisher