In this episode, Hal & Craig discuss John Frankenheimer's 1962 political thriller THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, and Janet Leigh and the cynical, political use of a vague Communist Menace. We discuss the history of the Red Scare, the legacy of McCarthyism, and the lives upended in its wake. Discussion also includes:

• Craig finally watched Hal's favorite movie: Ken Russell’s THE DEVILS;

• Our favorite right-wing moron, Steven Crowder, is still having a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day!;

• Good news on Florida's terrible Don't Say Gay Bill;

• We read (and laugh at) Armond White's 2023 Better-Than List.

In this episode, Hal and Craig discuss Oliver Stone’s 1986 Vietnam film PLATOON (starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, and Tom Berenger). Discussions also include: the colonial history of Vietnam; Steven Crowder’s very bad 2023; the brutality of SCREAM VI; and Ari Aster’s much anticipated new film BEAU IS AFRAID.