Episode #405: 'The Phoenician Scheme' with Matt Zoller Seitz

Wes Anderson’s latest film has no shortage of charts and plans. Our guest, Matt Zoller Seitz (bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social), helps guide us through THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, and warns us about emotional land mines (which, in fact, we might actually want to step on? It’ll make sense in context.) Then we nominate our favorite filmed father/daughter dynamics to the Hall of Excellence.
What’s Good
Alonso - bitching about the new season of AND JUST LIKE THAT…
Drea - your friends meeting
Matt - The Life of Chuck
Kevin - The Traitors Australia
ITIDIC
• Disney delaying next two Avengers films (variety.com/2025/film/news/avengers-delayed-do…)
• Paramount Plans Celebrations for 30th Anniversary of ‘Clueless’ (webmaster.paramountpictures.com/us/m/6kx2j2ln1…)
• 2025’s Domestic Box Office (the-numbers.com/market/2025/top-grossing-movies) Chat
Staff Picks
Alonso - Mountainhead (justwatch.com/us/movie/mountainhead)
Matt - Deaf President Now (justwatch.com/us/movie/deaf-president-now) & Sharp Corner (justwatch.com/us/movie/sharp-corner)
Drea - Holy Cow (justwatch.com/us/movie/holy-cow-2025) (Vingt Dieux)
Kevin - Mazes & Monsters (justwatch.com/us/movie/mazes-and-monsters)
Visit the arts bookstore at Mzs.press (mzs.press)

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With
Kevin Avery (instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy)
Drea Clark (twitter.com/thedreaclark)
Alonso Duralde (bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social)
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart (instagram.com/flaxbart)
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher (twitter.com/swish)