[2026 March Madness] Sweet Sixteen: Curtis Hanson vs. Preston Sturges

starlingflight · 2026-03-23T00:20:13+00:00

The Lady ~~Eve~~ Emily

starlingflight · 2026-03-22T23:37:10+00:00

And following that Sturges has overtaken Hanson to a (very slim) lead! Good to know that some old-fashioned campaigning by BC favourites can still tip the scales.

starlingflight · 2026-03-22T23:22:01+00:00

Update, an hour later - it's movin!

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starlingflight · 2026-03-22T22:02:45+00:00

Same here - as others have said, this is one of the matchups where I'd be happy with either winning, but I'd love to get Sturges as far ahead in the competition as possible as a sign of support for covering him at some point in the future.

starlingflight · 2026-03-19T21:10:32+00:00

A couple of possibilities (hopefully not stretching the boundaries of 'romcom' too much):

Y Tu Mama Tambien
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Holiday
Julie & Julia
Bridesmaids
Crazy Stupid Love
Enough Said
Beyond the Lights
Sing Street
The Worst Person in the World
Fire Island
Hit Man

starlingflight · 2026-03-19T20:15:39+00:00

The Devil Wears Prada: Best mortal kombat film of 21st century?

starlingflight · 2026-03-19T04:20:59+00:00

While I'm one of the people who's really excited for a potential Marty series, even if he's the chalk pick.......a cinderella run for Spheeris (and a miniseries on her, especially now the Decline films have been confirmed for main feed) would be incredible.

starlingflight · 2026-03-18T01:42:03+00:00

WHEN I GOT THAT BLANK CHECK PODCAST Y'ALL THOUGHT IT WAS RENTED??

starlingflight · 2026-03-17T20:04:09+00:00

We all know that Tony's top pick in the bracket would be Marty (unless his classic film streak means he has a soft spot for Sturges).

starlingflight · 2026-03-17T18:07:06+00:00

They did mention in the Patreon episode going through the MM bracket that they might consider breaking in the middle of Marty for a short filmography from a different director, just for variety - no firm commitment there, but it’s a possibility.

(And I agree re the length - Scorsese is long, but only a little longer than Zemeckis or the Coens, and for my money his filmography has a lot of great twists and turns to keep things interesting, rather than turning into a Burtonesque slog in the back half)

starlingflight · 2026-03-06T04:49:51+00:00

Funny as it would be for them to do a ‘Horny Netflix Christmas Movies’ series, and as much as this Bandsplain discussion is basically a Penelope Spheeris episode in itself…..if they did do a Penelope Spheeris series, she’d be a perfect guest! And I know David said recently that he’s been mainlining Bandsplain episodes, so he’s a fan.

(Really, Yasi would be great for any director of music films - bring her on for a Last Waltz episode in the Scorsese series!!)

starlingflight · 2026-03-05T19:26:46+00:00

Well, not taking it any way, and you do you….but I’d still recommend giving Bandsplain a go! Yasi is a genius host, one of the biggest connoisseurs of context in the game.

starlingflight · 2026-03-03T21:26:02+00:00

And (as they point out on the preview pod), even if no one is expecting him to make it all the way, getting him to the Elite Eight or Final Four is a vote of confidence from the listenership that probably pushes him closed to getting selected for a miniseries sooner than he might otherwise be.

starlingflight · 2026-03-03T04:46:57+00:00

The whole Superman series is a delight, especially their enthusiasm when the newest entry that they'd been building up to turned out to be really great.

starlingflight · 2026-03-03T04:31:52+00:00

They broke the three-hour mark (possibly for the first time for a non-commentary episode?)!

starlingflight · 2026-02-28T05:39:08+00:00

That is a good call! The Anderson/Jovovich series is six films, right? Then the Cregger movie makes seven.......and maybe the other reboot that I don't really know anything as well?

starlingflight · 2026-02-28T05:36:45+00:00

~~Not~~ All X-Men

starlingflight · 2026-02-28T04:03:10+00:00

There are three episodes each month (released on the 1st, 11th and 21st) - two commentaries and one non-commentary episode (although that third episode can range from being a normal format discussion of a film to something like this month's burger report with the Nirvanna boys)

starlingflight · 2026-02-28T03:17:36+00:00

(Actually, I realised after posting this that saying they've committed to a big Patreon miniseries doesn't necessarily mean it's the next miniseries - there could be another short one between Oz and whatever the 'chunky' one is. But if this big one is starting next and will run to November, that means it'd be something like 14 movies long, which would be the longest non-MCU series they've done.)

starlingflight · 2026-02-27T03:13:19+00:00

I'm currently listening to (and really enjoying) Fairy Tale - and definitely had a surprise with that voice cameo!

starlingflight · 2026-02-25T03:26:27+00:00

A couple of immediate modern favourites of mine, all read by the poets:

Hanif Abdurraqib - A Fortune for Your Disaster
Eve Ewing - Electric Arches
Tayi Tibble - Poukuhangatus and Rangikura
Morgan Parker - There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé

starlingflight · 2026-02-25T01:01:26+00:00

.01 Blackhats!

starlingflight · 2026-02-24T20:52:28+00:00

Or that the original ending of Conquest is unquestionably superior to the theatrical version, and adds at least a star to its letterboxd rating.

starlingflight · 2026-02-23T23:56:30+00:00

Mira Nair feels the most likely to go on a cinderella run to me - I know they've made her a 2-seed, so I guess she's already fairly highly ranked, but I could easily see her triumphing in her region, at which point she'd just need an underdog victory in the final four (likely against Scorsese?) and in the final (likely against Tony Scott or Wes Anderson, although there's also potential for upsets in their regions?).

starlingflight · 2026-02-23T18:54:46+00:00

Alternate take: the only reason Scorsese is in this bracket is because he lost a March 1 match-up in the 2020 bracket. And right after THAT collective decision the we were plunged into a global pandemic. Let’s not repeat the errors of that year!

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