This week Matt is on vacation, so Scott journeyed south of the equator to chat with Elliot about season 2 of The Last of Us. They chat about the things they absolutely loved, the struggles they had with the show, and whether it can ultimately pull off what it wants to do.

Make sure you check out Elliot's newest show, Belting at Windmills: https://open.spotify.com/show/7gOZ4oUwLrYxZtGQoieDem

We'll be off next week but back in two weeks with another episode, Deconstructing Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia!

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This week on the show, we check out Paul Thomas Anderson's second film: 1997's acclaimed journey through the 1970s and 1980s porn industry: Boogie Nights. We talk about the movie's morality, Wahlberg's excellent performance, and why Burt Reynolds hated this movie so dang much.

Then, we chat about the trailer for Alien: Earth and if we're excited about Alien making it's way to TV.

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Show Notes:

1:51 - Boogie Nights

1:11:46 - Alien: Earth Trailer

This week on the show, we finally begin our newest Deconstructing Directors series. We set our sights on Paul Thomas Anderson and talk about his first film: 1996's Hard Eight. We chat about Anderson's style, the complicated nature of the lead character and also how cool smoking is.

Next week, Deconstructing PTA continues with Boogie Nights

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