Can a Bad Movie Have a Perfect Performance? | Quick Question Ep. 319

About this episode

Soren and Daniel passionately defend Chris Pine's performance in a bad movie while discussing various aspects of film and celebrity culture.

Two Best Friends and Comedy Writers Soren Bowie & Daniel O'Brien present a passionate defense of Chris Pine as a methed-out white nationalist in Smoking Aces while mourning Toby Kebbell's lost stardom after RocknRolla. Along the way: James Austin Johnson's Trump impression has shades of Ferrell's W; the revelation that Gilbert Godfrey's entire persona was a put-on; why Sebastian Maniscalco's choreographed segues make zero logical sense and the quiet devastation of realizing Oscar season has become a conveyor belt of biopics about men who solved being alive by blowing their brains out. You'll leave armed with warm feelings for Ben Foster, Nicole Kidman, and Michael Stuhlbarg's monologue supremacy. They say honey, turn the television on—but you can't, because there was no wind. Thanks to Butcherbox for sponsoring this episode. Go to ButcherBox.com/QQ for $20 off, free shipping always, and choose organic ground beef, chicken breast or ground turkey in every box for a year, new subscribers only. Follow the guys on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/danielobrien.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/sorenbowie.bsky.social Bonus episodes 2x/month at patreon.com/quickquestion OR Apple…

People in this episode

Hosts: Soren Bowie, Daniel O'Brien

Topics covered

• film analysis
• comedy
• performances
• biopics
• celebrity culture
• Oscar season

Keywords

• Chris Pine
• Toby Kebbell
• Smoking Aces
• RocknRolla
• Oscar season
• biopics
• Gilbert Godfrey
• James Austin Johnson
• Sebastian Maniscalco

Sponsors

Butcherbox

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