Episode 30: Traffic (2000)

In this episode, Hal and Craig discuss Steven Soderbergh's Traffic and its perspective on the War on Drugs, as well as our favorite Soderbergh films. Discussion also includes:

• The new king of hip-hop: Ben Shapiro;

• Craig accidenteally watched a Christian horror movie;

• Steven Soderbergh at the forefront of new cinematic techniques;

• Movies with large ensemble casts and multiple plot lines;

• Our recent film watches, including THE LAST DUEL, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, SOCIETY OF THE SNOW, and THE DAMNED.

SOURCES & LINKS:

• 1999 UNESCO report “Drug Trafficking in Mexico: A First General Assessment” by sociologist Luis Astorga: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000117644 

• Gorrin, Morales-Arilla, and Ricca (2023). “Export side effects of wars on organized crime: The Case of Mexico” Volume 144 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022199623000612 

• https://www.businessinsider.com/40-years-ago-the-us-sent-mexico-into-a-financial-crisis-and-it-transformed-the-narcotics-industry-2015-9