About this episode

The episode discusses Steven Soderbergh's film THE LAUNDROMAT and its commentary on the corrupt financial system.

The very same year as Parasite, one of Hollywood's most accomplished filmmakers tried to take on the corrupt financial system, with less-than-spectacular results. We discuss Steven Soderbergh's answer to the Panama Papers scandal, THE LAUNDROMAT (2019). Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://patreon.com/michaelandus Check out the Michael & Us website and database - https://michael-and-us.com/ Listen to Luke on "Pod Casty for Me" - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-laundromat-2019-with-luke-savage/id1663139827?i=1000775312181

People in this episode

Hosts: Luke Savage, Will Sloan

Topics covered

• financial corruption
• film analysis
• Hollywood
• Panama Papers
• Steven Soderbergh

Keywords

• THE LAUNDROMAT
• Steven Soderbergh
• financial system
• Hollywood
• Parasite
• Panama Papers
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Panama Papers

Books & works: THE LAUNDROMAT, Parasite

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