Air, or Soleless

Air, or Soleless

From Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema by Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, and Cole Netscape

June 12, 2026 · 1h 46m · Episode 171

About this episode

Nicole and Stu discuss the film about the Affleck/Damon brand-biopic, exploring its themes and cultural implications.

Cole was too busy watching actual basketball, so Nicole and Stu are left to fend for themselves in alien territory as we enter the worlds of shoes and sports with the Affleck/Damon brand-biopic. Is it a fleeting microgenre, or are products the new comic books? We discuss what makes the film hollow and irritating, the limits of slipping 'subversive' messages into hyper-corporate movies, the odd way it handles Michael Jordan as a figure, it's success with xillennials, endless 80s nostalgia, and how the film doubles as a pitch for Affleck and Damon's revenue-sharing based studio 'Artists Equity'. An extra special thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: JetChiclete, Isaac, squishward, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, jprestonpoole, Lohik, bernventers, and Owen2. If you can, please lend some support to these organizations: Gaza Funds PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund) MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians) National Networks of Abortion Funds Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota If you enjoy the show please consider: Subscribing to our Patreon, where you can enjoy exclusive subscriber only episodes.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicole, Stu

Topics covered

  • shoes
  • sports
  • biopic
  • corporate films
  • 80s nostalgia
  • revenue-sharing

Keywords

  • Affleck
  • Damon
  • biopic
  • Michael Jordan
  • 80s nostalgia
  • corporate films
  • Artists Equity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Artists Equity, Patreon

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