What We’ve Been Watching Episode 003

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In this episode, Reginald Titus Jr. and Casey G. Smith discuss recent movie watches, including a documentary on the ABA, M. Night Shyamalan's Glass, and trailers, before diving into NBA documentaries and Oscar updates.

Opening Discussion and "Soul Power"
Reginald Titus Jr.: What we've been watching, episode three.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Welcome to What We've Been Watching with Reginald Titus Jr. and Casey G. Smith, a spinoff of Filmmaker Commentary, where we take what we've been watching over the past few weeks and just dive right into it and let you know from movies to shows to movie trailers. So welcome to What We've Been Watching.
Casey G. Smith: So, it's Oscar evening.
Reginald Titus Jr.: That it is.
Casey G. Smith: What have you been watching?
Reginald Titus Jr.: All right, I will start off with a little bit of a a throwback to the days of the ABA. Oh.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yes. I found on Amazon Prime a documentary called *Soul Power: The Legend of the ABA*.
Casey G. Smith: Mm-hm.
Reginald Titus Jr.: It was quite awesome.
Casey G. Smith: Really?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yes. Gives you a nice dive into history, which I really, I really was not schooled in, of the founding of the ABA.
Casey G. Smith: The ball was different too, right? There was a different flavor. It was like white and red or something like that?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yes, sir. How how that came about, right, the American Basketball Association. How they began to like try to draft some talent from the NBA, the the challenges they faced, their their ultimate rise, the the the cities that their teams expanded into. They had a team in Kentucky. They had a team in New York. And then once it was all said and done, it was like a whole strategy of how they rise and the kind of the chapters of the documentary are broken down into, you know, strategy number one, you know, get talents from the NBA, you know, and then it rises up. And then you see talent beginning to kind of go over to the NBA. It's an it's interesting, very, very interesting. And there's still quite a few of these players that are still alive and they're sharing and and and talking, of course, Dr. J.
Casey G. Smith: Mm-hm.
Reginald Titus Jr.: He's a big part of the of the ABA story.
Casey G. Smith: Absolutely. Absolutely.
Reginald Titus Jr.: But then you see towards the end, you see the deals that happened and what teams got absorbed into the NBA. Like the San Antonio Spurs, like the Indiana Pacers.
Casey G. Smith: Okay.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And it's been a while since I've watched it, but there there are more. But it's it if you're a fan of basketball and the NBA, you could definitely appreciate what the ABA did. The ABA, they they they invented the three-point line. That came from the ABA. I didn't know that. I was like, huh.
Casey G. Smith: Okay.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And then at one point they would have scrimmages between the NBA and ABA players, because it was like this, oh, the NBA, those are the best players. But the ABA would take it to them. And they changed the style of basketball that was played.
Casey G. Smith: Mm.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, worthwhile watch, but it's the it's called *Soul Power: The Legend of the ABA* on Amazon Prime.
Casey G. Smith: I can dig it. I watched *Glass* with my sister not too long ago. It was about a month or so ago.
Reginald Titus Jr.: By M. Night Shyamalan?
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, M. Night Shyamalan. Have you seen it?
Reginald Titus Jr.: I have.
Casey G. Smith: I It took me a while to get to these. Now, I think this is my second time watching *Glass*, but there's a lot of years in between and I just and it took me a while to realize that they were related, you know, like *Split* was related, was in the same world as *Unbreakable*. I was like, wow, it's been a lot of years since *Unbreakable*. Like. That was a long time. And uh, I actually enjoyed that film. And then seeing then coming back and watching *Split*, I was like, oh my God, James McAvoy steals the show. And he does the same thing in *Glass*, steals the show. Me and my sister were just kind of like dying laughing because when he plays, of course when he plays a feminine character, he does it so well. I was like, oh, he's really a woman, you know, and then when he switches over to the little nine-year, yeah man, you know, you're you're guy you're gonna get it, etcetera. You know, and he keeps playing. I was like, this guy's good. He's good.
Reginald Titus Jr.: McAvoy is he is a powerhouse actor and can do he can do anything. I I've got he can do anything.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: He could be your your every every every man or everyday guy. He can be Professor Charles Xavier. I can't feel my legs. I can't feel my legs.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Or he can be a multiple personality disordered potential super being.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. And and I remember his face more mainly from the movie *Wanted*. Yeah. The uncertain, you know, newly graduated kid that's at the cubicle trying to decide what life is about.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Wesley, I think, was the name of the character. I think his name was Wesley.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, really? I don't remember the name of the character.
Reginald Titus Jr.: It's based on a comic book. And the original in the original graphic novel, the character is drawn to look just like Eminem.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, that would have been actually kind of cool if they cast him at his heyday.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Marshall. Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, *Glass*. I I I don't remember what platform it is. These movies move around now. They go from platform to platform like a circus. Uh, but *Glass*, yeah, it was good. It was good to revisit that one.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Okay. Yeah, *Unbreakable* was a revelation to me when I when I saw it back in the day. Very, very well done.

Trailers: "The Mummy" and "Toe"
Reginald Titus Jr.: Uh, I'll go into a a trailer. Oh, would you prefer to do we switch off? Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: We switch off, yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: All right, I'm I'm gonna hit y'all with a trailer. It's Lee Cronin's *Mummy*.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: We got me and you have the same one. There you go. All right, go ahead. Yo.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yo. When I initially saw I was like, oh, another *Mummy* movie. I'm like, huh, okay.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, same. I just I just kind of dismissed it. I was like, whatever. We've been here before. We get here.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. Click on the trailer to start and we see a a family together, getting ready to eat something. It's a two parents and a couple of of girls. Some daughters. And then we kind of are jumping back and forth between one of the daughters has apparently been abducted and they're getting up, oh, we think we found her. And then we see the parents gathered around the bed where the child is at and as they get close or as they see her, there's like an initial kind of shock.
Casey G. Smith: Been missing this whole time. Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, she looks kind of like a corpse a little bit.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, we get glimpses of her hands or feet and they look like not ashy but like dingy. Yeah, almost decrepit.
Casey G. Smith: Dingy. Yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: You're like, this is a young child. What's what is going on here? And we and most of the trailer, we're only seeing like the back of the girl's head, like just she's like in shadows. And there's clearly something wrong here, not right. Yeah. And it yo, this trailer was creepy, y'all. I was like, this is it's always creepy when there's a child that's that's that's the problem. Like, you know, you go to the Exorcist, whatever. But when it's a child that's like the monster. It's extra creepy. particularly when it's a little girl.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Because you gotta take care of this person. You know, if it's an adult, you run away.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: But you're stuck with the monster in the house 'cause you have to raise it. And they almost and the people are like dropping the kid. All right, it's your problem now. You know, we found her. Good luck. Good luck.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. There out of there.
Reginald Titus Jr.: But to know that this is a *Mummy* film. I'm like, wow, I'm I was I'm in. I'm in. Now I want to see how this unfolds.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. Absolutely. It comes out April 17th. Nice.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Nice.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Woo. Lee Cronin's *The Mummy*. And I wonder, I don't know if this is building 'cause I thought they they want to try to build like these, you know, horror universes, so we'll see if if it spins or includes any other potential Universal Monster franchises.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, it's creepy.
Reginald Titus Jr.: I was on YouTube and I this is a a documentary I watched a long time ago. This I watched a lot of like behind the scenes and movies about movies and this is one of them. It's called *Full Tilt Boogie*.
Casey G. Smith: Okay.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And it's behind the scenes of uh from *Dusk Till Dawn*.
Casey G. Smith: Yes.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And they had the people following them around and it is a true glimpse into how movies were made, especially at that time. Certain things slip out, you're like, ooh. One specific line was um, so people that don't know, um, *From Dusk Till Dawn*, it's starring uh George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino and Salma Hayek and our boy from *Reservoir Dogs*.
Casey G. Smith: Quentin Tarantino.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Michael Madsen? Mike Madsen?
Casey G. Smith: Um, no, the shorter guy.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Um, Harvey Keitel?
Casey G. Smith: Harvey Keitel. He's the priest, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And and and then when they
Reginald Titus Jr.: The Wolf! The Wolf! That's all you had to say!
Casey G. Smith: I'm on the mother. Um, uh, in the in the documentary, Harvey Keitel doesn't really want he's he's basically it's in subtitles, like he wasn't this is not what he's here for. He's not here to do the documentary, he's here to do the movie. And so when they interview him, he's responding as the pastor. And so I was like, what is this?
Reginald Titus Jr.: He's in character!
Casey G. Smith: Method.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, he's like, I didn't sign up for this. This is not just side production. I'm not getting paid to do, you know. Sometimes you gotta let him know. All right. That's not in my contract. Run alone. They they sit there. Yeah, he didn't he didn't want to be recorded, and then later on they finally got him on film, but he only did it as the pastor. So that was interesting.
Casey G. Smith: That's funny.
Casey G. Smith: Seeing how the playfulness between George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez? Robert Rodriguez directed it. But the actors. So those two, and what's the lady's name? Is it, um, she has a very distinct look. She does. Uh, it's, is it, uh, oh, man, what's her name? She was in, uh, *Born Natural Born Killers*. Yeah. I wanna say Julia Lewis. Um, But you see them as actors like kind of playing around. You'll see how George Clooney like writes her like love letters and do all these things. Or you will see how, um, and some things like on tape, feel across the line sexually. And you're like, ooh.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Julia? Julia.
Casey G. Smith: Lewis?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Is it Lewis?
Casey G. Smith: Oh, man, let me look her up.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Let me look her up. Julia.
Casey G. Smith: She was in, uh, *Born Natural Born Killers*.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yep.
Casey G. Smith: I wanna say Julia Lewis. Um, Sorry. Um, but you will see them as actors like kind of playing around. You will see how George Clooney like writes her like love letters and do all these things. Or you will see how, um, and some things like on tape, Phil across the line sexually.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Ooh.
Casey G. Smith: And you like, ooh, Julia Louis. You like, oh, wow, they're having a good time, right? And then cut to we see, um, Quentin Tarantino's, um, executive assistant. And like she's like, yeah, she's like stressed out doing all other stuff. Cut to George Clooney, she's like in a BMW. She's like cracking jokes. She reminds you of, um, um, what's the guy that, um, that was in *Superbad*? He was like kind of chubby, then he got skinny and, uh.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Juliet Lewis. Juliet Lewis.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Oh, um,
Casey G. Smith: Hmm.
Casey G. Smith: Uh, but she looked she reminds you of his
Reginald Titus Jr.: Jonah Hill.
Casey G. Smith: Jonah Hill. Her, no, no, no. Is it Jonah Hill?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, it's Jonah Hill.
Casey G. Smith: It's Jonah Hill. Okay. Just wanna make sure. Um, I was thinking of Michelle, or what's the, uh, Cena, Cena, uh, not Cena, what's his name? The skinny tall guy. Um,
Reginald Titus Jr.: You're thinking of, uh, Michael, um, it's Michael Cera.
Casey G. Smith: Cera. Lord. Yeah, because he was like, yeah, you're right. Jonah Hill. Uh, so her, the way that she talks and the way that her, um, her comedy is, even though she's an assistant, executive assistant, uh, specific for George Clooney, her comedy is like Jonah Hill. So, the lady's like, so, what do you do for George, uh, George Clooney? And she's like, give him hand jobs in the morning. I was like, oh! So like, she's like dropping stuff like this throughout like the interview. I was like, dang, is she serious? Or, you know, what's going on here? And then so, which kinda like began to, uh, uh, a dialogue about sex on the set and who's hooking up with who and this, this and that. And then Quentin Tarantino was like, hey, I don't know if I told you guys, but, um, when I was at, uh, when I was directing *Pulp Fiction*, Bruce Willis, you know, pulled me to the side and said, hey, just so you know, you can F anybody on the set. Just in case you don't know. Now you do know. And then, and then people are like, what? And then he like, he said, but not here, not here. I'm Johnny responsible, and then he kind of walks off. So, like, you you see kinda like things that kinda slip off, they can be toxic, they can be like, uh, this needs to be kinda
Reginald Titus Jr.: I think I watched this. I think you let me borrow your copy of *From Dusk Till Dawn*, and I'm I'm pretty sure I I watched *Full Tilt Boogie*.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, 'cause it was like part of like like a double disc type of thing. But it was like, man, it gives you like some insight at the time. And then they're also battling a union at the time because it was a, uh, either I think it was a writer strike going on. It was a strike that was going on at the time. But they're doing this production during a, EATSI. It was during a EATSI strike.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Are there some scenes where they're like all hanging out in somebody's hotel room together at times?
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. Yeah, the crew, all the crew is kind of like, yeah, letting off steam and drinking and and having a good time. And then, um, and then the EATSI, they go into those offices because they're having a convention. And the guy EATSI was like, you shouldn't be here. And just like, they were being like like terrible to the women, uh, documentarians. Uh, so it's just like really insightful just about that old school kind of Hollywood.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Where did you watch *Full Tilt Boogie*?
Casey G. Smith: It is free on YouTube.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Hey, there you go. There you go.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Another thing that I watched. This was a season two on Netflix of *Starting 5*.
Casey G. Smith: You you get into the NBA, huh?
Reginald Titus Jr.: This is a an NBA docu-series. Uh, I have been watching a little bit of ESPN Sports Plus. Cancel.
Reginald Titus Jr.: There we go. Sorry. I accidentally activated my virtual assistant.
Casey G. Smith: But, yeah, I've been following some sports highlights, but nonetheless, I I did watch the first season of *Starting 5* on Netflix, and it really it gave me an appreciation for for uh some certain athletes that I I wasn't really kind of I mean, I knew who they were, but I I wasn't really following. So guys like, um, Ant-Man, you know, Anthony Edwards.
Reginald Titus Jr.: But nonetheless, I I did watch the first season of *Starting 5* on Netflix, and it really it gave me an appreciation for for uh some certain athletes that I I wasn't really kind of I mean, I knew who they were, but I I wasn't really following. So guys like, um, Ant-Man, you know, Anthony Edwards.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, uh, what *Starting 5* of what? The *Starting 5* for who?
Reginald Titus Jr.: So the the docu-series is called *Starting 5*. They they take five NBA stars and it's you're following their life throughout a season. It's really well done. The first season was LeBron James, Anthony Edwards,
Casey G. Smith: Oh.
Casey G. Smith: Anthony Edwards is one of them.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Jimmy Jimmy Butler, uh, a player uh Sabonis's son from the who Sabonis who used to play for the Trail Blazers, but he has a son who plays for the Kings.
Casey G. Smith: Mm.
Reginald Titus Jr.: And who's the fifth guy? Anyway, doesn't doesn't matter. There was a fifth player as well. Oh, it was uh Tatum. Tatum was a was a fifth player. So it's all five of them in the first season. The second season, it's KD, James Harden, Jaylen Brown,
Casey G. Smith: Of course.
Casey G. Smith: These are hard hitters, bro.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Uh, yeah, they they they they go with starters. Like these are like top talent in the NBA. I can't remember the the the other one. But but it's really good. Like once you start watching, it's like you can't stop. Oh, um, uh, dude from the Pacers. The one who did the the choking. Uh, I can't think of his name. Oh, and then and then Shea Anthony Gillis. He's he yeah, he's in it. And so this goes all the way up It goes all the way up to the championship. It it is it is very dope 'cause you're you're getting behind the scenes and I mean it's the it's the it's it's very well done. But yeah, it's called *Starting 5*. It's on Netflix. Uh produced by Higher Ground Productions, right? The Barack and Michelle's uh production company. But yeah, really, really well done. If you have any any interest in the NBA or just pro basketball, this this gives you a very, like, I'll be honest. I I wasn't a huge James Hard fan. I remember really just from a distance. I'm like, I mean, I respect his game, but like, I was like, ah. Yeah, especially with that jump especially with that skip thing that he does to he like he skips and it looks like he's traveling, he but he does that to get away. And he does it twice. He does like and he skips twice. He's traveling. He's traveling. But they they get to get away with it nowadays. It's like Oh my gosh, it's bad. It's bad. So like, uh, so yeah, he does the skip twice, and then shoots a three. That's how he's always been able to get it off. I'm like, oh, I'm not a fan. I'm not like, you know, I like the beard, I like his character, I like what he's doing. Um, and it's like these guys find little, um, loopholes in the game to to exploit. And he's exploited that one for sure. But even with him, like there's a whole thing with his his his his mom, you know, some things that she was battling through. Oh, interesting. So Yeah, they Humanizes them. 100%. You you get some very just beautiful stories. You you see you see their family life. You see it's yeah, it's it's it's powerful. I was like, man. So yeah, it's very, very humanizing for for these various players. But yeah, highly recommended, but it's on Netflix. *Starting 5*. Um, just like randomly, just since you're talking about sports, but specifically basketball, I've I can't say specifically, but I've been on YouTube kind of like in my feed that's been popping up is like the comparisons to Michael Jordan. Like, because everybody loves like comparing like, if today's person was going against this today's person, then even Michael So people were scared of Michael Jordan. It's hilarious. Like Black Jesus. Yes. So, and they do like a whole compilation of all the people that were like talking about how great Michael Jordan was and like the one of the most famous lines was like Larry Bird, like that's not a person. That's That was God in basketball shoes. Yeah, Jesus in basketball shoes, like, oh, wow. Or God in basketball. From Bird. Yeah, from Larry Bird, which everybody kind of respected at that time. You know, respected and still respected. But, um, for him to say that, like, gives it legitimacy, right? Um, just because of how nasty they were as a, you know, their team and that city and, you know. For him to say that is saying. It's saying something. Um, and, uh, or like Reggie Miller. So they're all like kind of breaking down their stories. Uh, Reggie and and it's funny because it's always the young guys getting like kind of egged on by somebody else. And, um, and people are always talking about like Michael Jordan, like, hey, just don't just don't make him angry, you know, just like, just You don't want to give him fuel. Just let him do his thing. Let him get his 30, or whatever it's gonna be, but don't like give him a reason to like go off. Because then he goes to next next level. Yeah. And so and they say that's like part of his personality, is like he wants he wants to to destroy you. Yes. I I I think whatever you're talking about, I've I've watched. I've watched a couple of them. It's all and I've I've watched it over and over 'cause it's so fun to see somebody else talk about the story and their experience. And it's so like, it's so dehumanizing to them, but like it's fun because they're still, you know, competitors and they've had a long career. So it's just fun for them to go back and talk about. Like 'cause there's only one Michael Jordan. When you like kind of think about it, it's like, oh, this guy's a psychopath. To be as good to be as good as he was, and and you have to be a psychopath. You have to do things a certain way. I've I've heard or read somewhere that when you are so good at something and your your skill sets are kinda so tied in that and your brain is wired towards it, there are going to be some areas other areas in your life that are going to have lack because of that. We only got I guess only have the capacity to do so much, but when you are just Super obsessed and that's all you're doing, it's uh interest it's very interesting. But he's also highly competitive in like everything. Like psychotic. Yeah. And and when you hear about like how he like say he'll be out late, like, you know, you know, you know, smoking cigars and and So he's like a genetic freak in a way because other people can't do that. You know what I mean? Um, I like listening to Vernon Maxwell talk about. So if you if anybody listen to Vernon Maxwell, he's like the uncle that's like just raw. Like straight up raw. He gives exactly like it is. I had no idea. Like it's it's cool to see these guys like they've toned down a little bit, you know, they're not gonna be fighting, maybe not, maybe. Um, but they still you can still they still have that compassion, they they still competitive, and they still holding on to things. Um, and then he said and Vernon Maxwell was like, he'll he said, man, I used to hang out, you know, go to the club. This is that. But when I'm with Michael when when I know I'm going to against that mother. I'm I'm going to sleep. I'm going to sleep. You gonna need to rest. He's like, I'm going to sleep that night. And, uh, you know what I'm saying? And then they like, so how was it? You know, you was on the court or how was it? I'm like, I'm seen the bum this mother's feet, you know, the whole time. And they're going and then other people will like talk about how Vernon and him will go and he said, you I've never heard so many MFers in a game in my life. And they just kind of going back and forth. like, man, you realize how vicious it was. Yeah. And it was just I mean, it was, you know, it was a different time then. The level of competition. Sure players would yeah had friends with other players, but like competition-wise, it was You know, not saying players today aren't competitive, that's not not what I'm saying. But there was a It was a different mentality because there was a different mentality. They were they were they would be like, when it's when it's game time, every game is competitive. There's no such thing as load management. No, Jordan Jordan spoken to that. Like you you you you play. If you're injured, like are you are you are you hurt? Are you injured? But Jordan was also pretty fortunate in his his run with the Bulls. He wasn't aside from his like first year when he got when he hurt his his ankle or his foot. He really never had any sustained injuries throughout his career. He stayed pretty healthy . Yeah. Which is also kind of, um, if you think and you kinda go back and you kinda look at injuries and surgeries and how people rehabilitate and then just the change in diet for a lot of these uh players, or these kids now how they grew up. Their bones might be a little bit less dense, you know what I mean? And like you see like weird like freaky accidents now. Like uh like like that one kid that went for a jump shot, lands and his legs just break, like snapped the shins snapped through his skin. This happened a couple times in college. You like, what's going on? It's like a nutrition thing. So even though they're healthy and they're, you know, athletic and stuff like that, because they're not getting some of the nutrition, it, you know, some of these kids is like missing a lot of stuff. Weak bones. They got weak bones. So you So you're seeing like a lot of those injuries are the body isn't as durable. And, um, but you see like Michael Jordan with what they were doing, he was like kind of ahead of his game because he was like had a strength coach and all all the stuff. So he could be durable against these crazy people. But anyhow.
Casey G. Smith: Max.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Oh, yeah. Against the Knicks and the Pistons. You have to. You had to. You had to.
Casey G. Smith: Had to get his weight up. Yes, sir.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yes, sir.
Casey G. Smith: Uh, so anyhow, just that it may that jogged my memory. I was watching some stuff on YouTube, so that's another thing that I've been watching.
Reginald Titus Jr.: A lot of great stuff on there. Uh, let me hit you up with another trailer that I saw. This was called *Toe*. T O W. Oh. And it was a trailer that that started one Rose Byrne and she is a a mother who is it's just like this kind of chaotic thing she's trying to get her her care for her baby and it's one of those things like it's like a single mom where everything's just going wrong. And she parks one of her car, gets towed. And now she is trying to fight the system to get her car. Get her car back, which she needs to work, this and that. But she's just like kind of fighting against the system and I think she finds a a maybe a lawyer or some kind of advocate, but it it just looks fascinating, but she's just, yeah, everyday woman against against the system trying to get her car. *Toe*. *Toe*.
Casey G. Smith: Oh.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. Hmm.
Casey G. Smith: You ready to dive?
Reginald Titus Jr.: I don't remember this this I I I put this down a while ago. So, and I had grabbed the pistol, she goes and pistol whips the guy, takes her car back.
Casey G. Smith: She grabs a pistol, she goes and pistol whips the guy, takes her car back.
Reginald Titus Jr.: I was just trying to add some spice to the that that's again, it's been it's been a minute since I since I watched the trailer. But the way it was shot, it looked more dramatic and interesting. But that's that's that's all I could remember at this point.

Documentaries: Fred Williamson, "I'm Chevy Chase," and "Ha Ha You Clowns"
Casey G. Smith: It's all good. Um, again, on YouTube, I was watching a channel called, uh, SAG-AFTRA, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. And, um, I can't think you know this guy right here, uh, the one right here giving the interview. He's a familiar, um, journalist. I just can't think of his name.
Reginald Titus Jr.: I don't know his name, but I've seen I've seen him quite a bit though.
Casey G. Smith: Uh, but he's talking to Fred Williamson and kind of like a career retrospective. And Fred Williamson is 86, 87 years old, sharp as a tack, man. Like sharp as a tack. Uh, he talks about, um, which I've learned a lot from his perspective. He was also in *Dusk Till Dawn*. And he also like always gives his rules, like I never die, I always get the woman. Um, uh, and then he was talking to Tarantino because Tarantino like stole like one of his films and like, like part of it. He's like, yeah, he got the idea from me, or whatever. And, um, and then you see like all these older movies and it's like, yeah, oh, okay, he actually did get it from him. So I was like, that's interesting. Uh, but it but in *Dusk Till Dawn*, he talks about how, well, I was a vampire. So, as long as I'm a vampire, then it's okay to kill me. Yeah, it's okay to kill me. But as me, as my face, it never dies. And the reason that he does that 'cause it's important for your image because it always he said, no matter what happens, like that that's gonna be forever. And so you don't wanna you don't want your image dead. You don't want it being like exploited in some weird way, and you wanna be like heroic. That was like kind of like his thesis for, um, especially for like, you know, for the heterosexual, uh, black man at that time. And, uh, and it was important for protecting your image. And you'll you hear about other actors how they protect their image like a Denzel Washington, things like that. And and how it it creates a longevity and it also gives you a perspective on who they are when they when they do that. Um, you're not willing to just do anything for just 'cause. Right. You know, you have some integrity. Yeah, so stand for integrity. Um, and and it teaches other people how to how to treat you in a way. Um, but Fred Williamson, um, he's independent, and one of the things that was interesting in this in this, um, conversation was in Hollywood at the time they were talking about how black films don't travel. I was like, oh, you know, black films don't travel. And he was like one of the few people that went over to Can to a film market, like the American film market. He went to the Can film market. And he said they love me over there. In Italy and all these other places, they love me. But, uh, the Americans is telling a different story to the international people, and it's actually causing the prices for his films to go down. And They're creating the problem. Yes. Through through bad PR and spin. And so by doing that, the international buyers are like, well, I'll buy your film for $10,000 and Fred's like, no, no, no, I want 150,000 for this territory. And kind of let them know he's like, well, and then they'll give him the money so he can produce his film for that territory. And he's like, hey, don't tell the people in America that we gave you this, you know, because we love you, da da da da da. Don't tell them that we gave you the real price, which is basically the real price. Sure, because they don't want to mess up their relationship or whatever. Yes. And so him, and he's he basically shows you how to, um, how how to have a career in something that you like. And so he, him and his wife, they live in Italy. And they still to this day, he still does his own stunts, jumping off of buildings and stuff like. 80 something years old. Yeah. So anyhow, No weak bones there. No weak bones. The Hammer. Uh, Fred Williamson worth checking out. Uh, just one of those American heroes that that doesn't get talked about enough.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Sure, because they don't want to mess up their relationship or whatever.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Where did you watch that interview? What what what channel?
Casey G. Smith: That's on YouTube on the channel is SAG-AFTRA Foundation.
Reginald Titus Jr.: All right. All right, excellent. I like to watch the uh, I think it's by maybe it's by variety, but it's actors on actors.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, those are good.
Reginald Titus Jr.: I I love those. There's, you know, we on our our last episode of Filmmaker Commentary, we we covered the film *Bogonia* uh with uh Jesse Plemons as one of the leads. And there is an actual actors on actors with with Jesse Plemons, who's who's up for a Golden Globe, I don't think I don't think he's up for an Oscar. But also it was him and Michael B. Jordan.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, really?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. And they both were there and you see him greet each other and they, you know, they they dap it up and everything. But they both go way back to *Friday Night Lights* on NBC. They they were both on that show and so to see them like, man, they're like to see them grow from these like teenagers to where they're right now as these again, just some of the top actors in the business. It's just it's a beautiful thing to see. And it's just their it was it was it was wonderful. I I love seeing them reconnect. Uh, another thing that I watched. This was on Netflix. It was actually a short film. I was surprised to find on there. But it was called *Singers*.
Casey G. Smith: That's cool.
Casey G. Smith: *Singers*? *Singers*.
Reginald Titus Jr.: *Singers*, S I N G E R S. *Singers*.
Casey G. Smith: Sing something.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Why don't you boys sing something? So the setting is in a bar. kind of a rough looking bar with with characters that are from different walks of life. All all all guys. And there's a little bit of music playing in the background. And one guy comes in and he's kind of bugging the other patrons for, you know, to buy him a drink or whatever and and there's, you know, a little bit of pushback there. And then, uh, finally, one of the guys gets up and gets on the there's like a little karaoke machine, I think. But he gets up and starts to sing and has like an actual like voice. You're like, oh, wow. And then I think somebody bets, okay, it's been a while since I've seen it, but they they they bet, you know, oh, I bet you a drink or whatever that you can, you know, you you none of y'all can sing. And then and then little by little like different people in the bar, they start they start singing. And have actual pipes. And they can sing, but it's it's a a awesome little short film. And, uh, yeah, it was it was it was just nice. It was small, it's quick, but yes, it's called *Singers*. And it's just kind of subverts your expectations. But yeah, on Netflix.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, wow.
Reginald Titus Jr.: But he gets up and starts to sing and has like an actual like voice. You're like, oh, wow. And then I think somebody bets, okay, it's been a while since I've seen it, but they they they bet, you know, oh, I bet you a drink or whatever that you can, you know, you you none of y'all can sing. And then and then little by little like different people in the bar, they start they start singing. And have actual pipes. And they can sing, but it's it's a a awesome little short film. And, uh, yeah, it was it was it was just nice. It was small, it's quick, but yes, it's called *Singers*. And it's just kind of subverts your expectations. But yeah, on Netflix.
Casey G. Smith: Netflix. I can dig it. Do you want me to give a quick update on the Oscars?
Reginald Titus Jr.: Go for it.
Casey G. Smith: All right, 2026 winners full list and just what time is it? It's, um, 8:55 Central time. So like the list is almost done, but it's like, you know, it's kinda like a couple of hours until the show. All right, so we're I'll be quick. Cinematography uh winner, *Centers*. Yeah. Best editing, *One Battle After Another*. Best sound, *F1 the Movie*. Huh. Best original score, *Centers*. Okay. Best documentary film, *Mr. Nobody* against Puton Puton, Puton. Check that up. Uh, best documentary short winner, *All Empty Rooms*. Best visual effects, *Avatar Fire and uh Ash*. Best production design, *Frankenstein*. Frankenstein. Best original screenplay, *Centers*. Best adapted screenplay, *One Battle After Another*. They right, they going back to back. Yeah, sir. Best supporting actor, Sean Pen, *One Battle After Another*. Sorry, Delroy. Yeah. Dang. Uh, best live action short, *The Singers*. Uh and two people exchanging saliva. Oh, it was a tie? Yeah, tie. Yeah, it's a tie. Uh, best casting, *One Battle After Another*. Best makeup, hair and styling, *Frankenstein*. Best costume design, *Frankenstein*. Best animated short, *The Girl Who Cried Pearls*. Best animated film, *K-Pop Demon Hunters*. Best supporting actress, Amy Madigan in *Weapons*, which we might want to look into. And we're still waiting on best picture, best actress, best actor. What about best supporting actor? Oh, we just said that, never mind. We're still waiting on best director, best original song, best original song. I would go for, is uh, the one from *Centers*? Oh, *I Lie To You* from *Centers*. I thought it would have been, well, I guess that's not our original song. People are having clean that. So it's like a remix. Uh, and then we're waiting on best. Pete, speak. With Big Mike, Big Mike. Oh, oh, oh. In that J. Oh, man, you you just missed the best part. Uh, and then we're waiting on best international film. So anyhow, that's a quick update, you know, hey. All right, what have I been watching? Where have my stuff gone? Sorry. It's all sorry. I've been watching stuff, I swear. Um, you can go ahead and go to the next one. I'm like, my my iPad is taking forever to upload.
Reginald Titus Jr.: 8:55 Central time.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yes. Best editing, *One Battle After Another*. Best sound, *F1 the Movie*. Huh. Best original score, *Centers*. Okay. Best documentary film, *Mr. Nobody* against Puton Puton, Puton. Check that up. Uh, best documentary short winner, *All Empty Rooms*. Best visual effects, *Avatar Fire and uh Ash*. Best production design, *Frankenstein*. Frankenstein. Best original screenplay, *Centers*. Best adapted screenplay, *One Battle After Another*. They right, they going back to back. Yeah, sir. Best supporting actor, Sean Pen, *One Battle After Another*. Sorry, Delroy. Yeah. Dang. Uh, best live action short, *The Singers*. Uh and two people exchanging saliva. Oh, it was a tie? Yeah, tie. Yeah, it's a tie. Uh, best casting, *One Battle After Another*. Best makeup, hair and styling, *Frankenstein*. Best costume design, *Frankenstein*. Best animated short, *The Girl Who Cried Pearls*. Best animated film, *K-Pop Demon Hunters*. Best supporting actress, Amy Madigan in *Weapons*, which we might want to look into. And we're still waiting on best picture, best actress, best actor. What about best supporting actor? Oh, we just said that, never mind. We're still waiting on best director, best original song, best original song. I would go for, is uh, the one from *Centers*? Oh, *I Lie To You* from *Centers*. I thought it would have been, well, I guess that's not our original song. People are having clean that. So it's like a remix. Uh, and then we're waiting on best. Pete, speak. With Big Mike, Big Mike. Oh, oh, oh. In that J. Oh, man, you you just missed the best part. Uh, and then we're waiting on best international film. So anyhow, that's a quick update, you know, hey. All right, what have I been watching? Where have my stuff gone? Sorry. It's all sorry. I've been watching stuff, I swear. Um, you can go ahead and go to the next one. I'm like, my my iPad is taking forever to upload.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, yeah. That was a. It's like a remix.
Reginald Titus Jr.: That's right.
Casey G. Smith: Uh, and then we're waiting on best. Pete, speak. With Big Mike, Big Mike. Oh, oh, oh. In that J. Oh, man, you you just missed the best part. Uh, and then we're waiting on best international film. So anyhow, that's a quick update, you know, hey. All right, what have I been watching? Where have my stuff gone? Sorry. It's all sorry. I've been watching stuff, I swear. Um, you can go ahead and go to the next one. I'm like, my my iPad is taking forever to upload.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Okay. Uh, another film that I watched. This is called *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You*.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, man, you you just missed the best part.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, man, you you just missed the best part.
Casey G. Smith: I seen the, um, trailer. The like the key key art, um, it's on Vizio, like I like on Vizio, on the hardware. I'm like looking around. I was like, oh, what is that? That's kinda funny. It's like a little funny line.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, it's so it stars Rose Byrne, once again, from the *Toe* trailer that I I mentioned earlier. But Rose Byrne, uh, Conan O'Brien is actually in it. He plays a a supporting role as a a therapist.
Casey G. Smith: Really?
Reginald Titus Jr.: But we we get introduced to Rose Byrne's character, who is most of the movie, like frantically running around. She's taking care of her daughter, who has some kind of illness where she has to she has this like tube inserted in her stomach and this bag, and like she has she has problems eating. And they're they're they're trying to figure out, uh, how to get her to eat more so she can eventually get get get rid of the the bag and the tube in the machine. But but the daughter is like, she's I mean, she's young. You don't really like fully see her face till maybe like the end of the movie. But she's kinda like picky about what she eats. And then there seems to be some kind of fear with her around around eating, but it it the movie's a trip. It's the Rose Byrne's performance, she's a tour de force. And just the raw emotion she brings out from scene to scene, it's and her husband is like a a pilot. And he's like flying, so every now and then she's on the phone with him, and she just gets so frustrated and mad at him because he's away. And she's like, oh, you're away doing this. We're I'm here. Yeah. And she's she's kinda on edge. She's she's pushed her limits. At one point, she gets home with her daughter. This is early on in the film. She gets home with her daughter. Her daughter's in the bathroom and she's like, mom, there's there's there's water on the floor. And mom mugs and she goes in and walks into her room, a different room in the house and then there's there's part of the ceiling is collapsed and there's, you know, water everywhere. So they have to go and move into a hotel or a motel. And then then mom while the daughter's in the in the room going to sleep, the mom will step out and, you know, smoke a little something and, you know, drink a little something, kinda take the edge off. And then ASAP Rocky, he he kinda shows up and but they're kind of hanging out, ish, every now and then, talking and it's it's just, but the mom's supposed to go to these meetings and then this lady's trying to set up these meetings for her to go to to talk about her daughter's health. And and she's like, yeah, I'll get it set up, but she's just she's pulled in so many directions. Then you find out that she's actually a psychiatrist. Oh, wow. Meeting with patients and works at the same center as Conan O'Brien, who is actually her psychiatrist. Uh, it's like one of the perks of the job. But it's but he's he he plays a very straightforward role. He's not doing comedy, he's just a straight man in it. Fascinating film, but just Rose Byrne's performance is, uh, is is awesome. She is pretty amazing. It's simply called *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You*. I don't understand the title, but that's what it's called.
Casey G. Smith: Dang.
Casey G. Smith: Okay.
Reginald Titus Jr.: That's one of those ambiguous things. Yeah. Uh, um, *Suits*. Did you ever watch *Suits*, the USA show?
Casey G. Smith: Yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: I did. I watched up until maybe season four, then I kind of fell off. But I didn't I didn't finish the series. But I I enjoyed it. But it was just sometimes it happens you get too far I'm like, nah, I'm kinda
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. After a while it becomes like junk food in a way. You know, it's like
Reginald Titus Jr.: I I got to a point where I think Michael's what the name character's name? That Mike had. I think he had. God, it's been so long. I I know I know the the the head woman, the the, uh, Gina Gina Torres's character, she had.
Casey G. Smith: Jessica.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. She had. Had she left?
Casey G. Smith: Yeah, 'cause she was I think they were planning on like a spin-off show, and maybe they did a spin-off show.
Reginald Titus Jr.: They did one with Suits. I Well, no, no, no, before that, way before that. Uh, 'cause she was going to Chicago. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. She had gone to Chicago. Yeah, she had gone to Chicago. And I think that was going to be like a spin-off show with her in Chicago. I don't know if that actually came out, or or what happened there, or if that was like a plan. Don't know, but that would have been cool. Um, but years passed. And *Suits* comes on Netflix and becomes a hit again. Yeah, that's right. That's why I started watching it. I was like, no, you you would made mention of it many a time. But yeah, I started watching it on Netflix. Yeah. And and also too, when Megan Markel plays Rachel. Sure. When the things in her life were happening, it was like, man, that like it changes the dynamic big time when she leaves. And she's such like, kind of like a like a force on her own. Uh, but going back and watching it, 'cause I'm just watching with my sister. I said, have you ever seen this? 'Cause she watched she liked like sitcoms and things like that. Just to kind of like play in the background while she does like her work and stuff like that. Her her favorite thing is like *Frasier*, watching *Frasier*. And that just kind of plays in the background. Um, and, uh, I said, you you try this. So she just started like just really and I'm catching myself. I'm supposed to be doing like work. And I'm catching myself watching like into it. She's like, are you watching? I said, you supposed to be working. I was like, I'm watching it. Yeah. And it's just like, um, it's a charming show. At least for three seasons for sure. 100%. Is like, oh, I understand why this was a hit. Yeah. Once you get once you get in like the it pulls you in, especially the constant risk and worry of always Mike going to get caught. Yeah. For you know, posing as a a lawyer. But his but his brilliance also is like, oh, man, you kinda finds a way. But then his dynamic with Gabriel Macha? I think the the one who plays, uh, Marty? Is that his name? Is it Marty? Yeah. Lord. Um, I I'm thinking I'm like, when when when I can't remember my go to the IMDb. It is not Marty. Lost my The closer. Harvey. Harvey. I said Marty. Lord. Um, yeah, but Harvey. Yeah. Harvey. So like, yeah, all the cool thing about the writing of these type of shows is that there's always a theme at the for the show, for I'm for that episode. Um, and then it kinda like ties up at the end of the episode. So it's like it stands on its own. So like, there's that looming thing of he's gonna be caught. And then you see an episode of somebody that's a CPA in quotations. And it turns out the CPA, um, lied about being a CPA. And so their firm is firing his firm because he lied. And it's all about, you know, perspective and how people will view things. And so that threat of him possibly being caught and that thing's kinda like, whoa, I don't have integrity because I'm lying about being this and that. So every episode has its thing. But, uh, what a great show. *Suits*. Indeed, indeed, worth worthwhile watch. The last the last thing I'll mention is, uh, a documentary that I watched with one, uh, I saw it on HBO, but it's called *I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not*.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. Yeah, she had gone to Chicago. And I think that was going to be like a spin-off show with her in Chicago. I don't know if that actually came out, or or what happened there, or if that was like a plan. Don't know, but that would have been cool. Um, but years passed. And *Suits* comes on Netflix and becomes a hit again. Yeah, that's right. That's why I started watching it. I was like, no, you you would made mention of it many a time. But yeah, I started watching it on Netflix. Yeah. And and also too, when Megan Markel plays Rachel. Sure. When the things in her life were happening, it was like, man, that like it changes the dynamic big time when she leaves. And she's such like, kind of like a like a force on her own. Uh, but going back and watching it, 'cause I'm just watching with my sister. I said, have you ever seen this? 'Cause she watched she liked like sitcoms and things like that. Just to kind of like play in the background while she does like her work and stuff like that. Her her favorite thing is like *Frasier*, watching *Frasier*. And that just kind of plays in the background. Um, and, uh, I said, you you try this. So she just started like just really and I'm catching myself. I'm supposed to be doing like work. And I'm catching myself watching like into it. She's like, are you watching? I said, you supposed to be working. I was like, I'm watching it. Yeah. And it's just like, um, it's a charming show. At least for three seasons for sure. 100%. Is like, oh, I understand why this was a hit. Yeah. Once you get once you get in like the it pulls you in, especially the constant risk and worry of always Mike going to get caught. Yeah. For you know, posing as a a lawyer. But his but his brilliance also is like, oh, man, you kinda finds a way. But then his dynamic with Gabriel Macha? I think the the one who plays, uh, Marty? Is that his name? Is it Marty? Yeah. Lord. Um, I I'm thinking I'm like, when when when I can't remember my go to the IMDb. It is not Marty. Lost my The closer. Harvey. Harvey. I said Marty. Lord. Um, yeah, but Harvey. Yeah. Harvey. So like, yeah, all the cool thing about the writing of these type of shows is that there's always a theme at the for the show, for I'm for that episode. Um, and then it kinda like ties up at the end of the episode. So it's like it stands on its own. So like, there's that looming thing of he's gonna be caught. And then you see an episode of somebody that's a CPA in quotations. And it turns out the CPA, um, lied about being a CPA. And so their firm is firing his firm because he lied. And it's all about, you know, perspective and how people will view things. And so that threat of him possibly being caught and that thing's kinda like, whoa, I don't have integrity because I'm lying about being this and that. So every episode has its thing. But, uh, what a great show. *Suits*. Indeed, indeed, worth worthwhile watch. The last the last thing I'll mention is, uh, a documentary that I watched with one, uh, I saw it on HBO, but it's called *I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not*.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Dang, that that kind of wraps up his personality.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. it's it's a again, documentary, so it's a it's a very fascinating, interesting perspective look at Chevy Chase. And man, like you he's he's complex. 'Cause at the same time he's funny. You know, that's his his his his stock and trade as comedian. And he's charming, but then at the same time he also become like very defensive and almost like mean-spirited. Oh, yeah. And then even throughout the the process of being interviewed, you see both of those things. So you you come out and you feel torn? Uh, yeah, a little bit. Like you're like, oh, it's like, oh, yeah. Yeah. 'Cause you see these highlights from his from his his his history of work, right? From his stuff on SNL to, right, um, *Christmas Vacation*, which so many people love that film. Yeah. And and he actually does a thing now where he kinda goes on on tour. And as the film plays, he comes up and does a Q&A after the fact. But you see him interact with different people and he'd be very nice and charming. And then but then also he like say something like, oh, man, like, why'd he say that? But it's but it's it's fascinating because you you see that he went through a period of he got really big in the cocaine. Like he was he was like he was doing drugs pretty damn hard. He had a lot of it. And other people other people who are interviewed like they they talk about, oh, we were we were doing this, you know, film he just poured out the whole thing of cocaine and just started like just going at it. Look, he's like, I can see you. Yeah. it's it's pretty wild. But then he gets to a point, like a height of his like popularity and then something you know, you get a couple of bombs. Then he had a show like the Chevy Chase show. But he he he he's not a stand-up comedian. Like that's that's that's not his He just an actor who does comedy, he's not a stand-up. Yeah, like he's, you know, more for like skits. The different skits. Yeah. Skits some some improv stuff, but yeah, he's not a stand-up comedian or or a host in that regards of, oh, we're gonna talk about the topics of the day, news articles and so that, you know, didn't go well. But that but he's also like sensitive. So those things kind of really began to impact him. So then he gets to a point where he starts drinking. Like I like a lot. And he he goes through recovery a couple of times. But, uh, he eventually, you know, gets gets to a good place, but, uh, married, you know, has kids, what his daughter is a a she like is in Hollywood aspiring actor. He's had a couple of health things. Like he actually maybe went into a coma at one point. Dang. So he had like some he had some like memory loss. What? Yeah. And so sometimes they'll tell him about some of the stuff he did before and he's like, I I don't remember that, you know, remember doing that, or whatever. So it's interesting. But he seems relatively healthy and, uh, it's a fascinating documentary though. I'm Chevy Chase and you're not. That that's his his famous line that he would sign off with. No, he would start the, uh, um, weekend update. Like he was the first one to do weekend. He helped create weekend update on on SNL. And that that's what he would start with.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. it's it's a again, documentary, so it's a it's a very fascinating, interesting perspective look at Chevy Chase. And man, like you he's he's complex. 'Cause at the same time he's funny. You know, that's his his his his stock and trade as comedian. And he's charming, but then at the same time he also become like very defensive and almost like mean-spirited. Oh, yeah. And then even throughout the the process of being interviewed, you see both of those things. So you you come out and you feel torn? Uh, yeah, a little bit. Like you're like, oh, it's like, oh, yeah. Yeah. 'Cause you see these highlights from his from his his his history of work, right? From his stuff on SNL to, right, um, *Christmas Vacation*, which so many people love that film. Yeah. And and he actually does a thing now where he kinda goes on on tour. And as the film plays, he comes up and does a Q&A after the fact. But you see him interact with different people and he'd be very nice and charming. And then but then also he like say something like, oh, man, like, why'd he say that? But it's but it's it's fascinating because you you see that he went through a period of he got really big in the cocaine. Like he was he was like he was doing drugs pretty damn hard. He had a lot of it. And other people other people who are interviewed like they they talk about, oh, we were we were doing this, you know, film he just poured out the whole thing of cocaine and just started like just going at it. Look, he's like, I can see you. Yeah. it's it's pretty wild. But then he gets to a point, like a height of his like popularity and then something you know, you get a couple of bombs. Then he had a show like the Chevy Chase show. But he he he he's not a stand-up comedian. Like that's that's that's not his He just an actor who does comedy, he's not a stand-up. Yeah, like he's, you know, more for like skits. The different skits. Yeah. Skits some some improv stuff, but yeah, he's not a stand-up comedian or or a host in that regards of, oh, we're gonna talk about the topics of the day, news articles and so that, you know, didn't go well. But that but he's also like sensitive. So those things kind of really began to impact him. So then he gets to a point where he starts drinking. Like I like a lot. And he he goes through recovery a couple of times. But, uh, he eventually, you know, gets gets to a good place, but, uh, married, you know, has kids, what his daughter is a a she like is in Hollywood aspiring actor. He's had a couple of health things. Like he actually maybe went into a coma at one point. Dang. So he had like some he had some like memory loss. What? Yeah. And so sometimes they'll tell him about some of the stuff he did before and he's like, I I don't remember that, you know, remember doing that, or whatever. So it's interesting. But he seems relatively healthy and, uh, it's a fascinating documentary though. I'm Chevy Chase and you're not. That that's his his famous line that he would sign off with. No, he would start the, uh, um, weekend update. Like he was the first one to do weekend. He helped create weekend update on on SNL. And that that's what he would start with.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. it's it's a again, documentary, so it's a it's a very fascinating, interesting perspective look at Chevy Chase. And man, like you he's he's complex. 'Cause at the same time he's funny. You know, that's his his his his stock and trade as comedian. And he's charming, but then at the same time he also become like very defensive and almost like mean-spirited. Oh, yeah. And then even throughout the the process of being interviewed, you see both of those things. So you you come out and you feel torn? Uh, yeah, a little bit. Like you're like, oh, it's like, oh, yeah. Yeah. 'Cause you see these highlights from his from his his his history of work, right? From his stuff on SNL to, right, um, *Christmas Vacation*, which so many people love that film. Yeah. And and he actually does a thing now where he kinda goes on on tour. And as the film plays, he comes up and does a Q&A after the fact. But you see him interact with different people and he'd be very nice and charming. And then but then also he like say something like, oh, man, like, why'd he say that? But it's but it's it's fascinating because you you see that he went through a period of he got really big in the cocaine. Like he was he was like he was doing drugs pretty damn hard. He had a lot of it. And other people other people who are interviewed like they they talk about, oh, we were we were doing this, you know, film he just poured out the whole thing of cocaine and just started like just going at it. Look, he's like, I can see you. Yeah. it's it's pretty wild. But then he gets to a point, like a height of his like popularity and then something you know, you get a couple of bombs. Then he had a show like the Chevy Chase show. But he he he he's not a stand-up comedian. Like that's that's that's not his He just an actor who does comedy, he's not a stand-up. Yeah, like he's, you know, more for like skits. The different skits. Yeah. Skits some some improv stuff, but yeah, he's not a stand-up comedian or or a host in that regards of, oh, we're gonna talk about the topics of the day, news articles and so that, you know, didn't go well. But that but he's also like sensitive. So those things kind of really began to impact him. So then he gets to a point where he starts drinking. Like I like a lot. And he he goes through recovery a couple of times. But, uh, he eventually, you know, gets gets to a good place, but, uh, married, you know, has kids, what his daughter is a a she like is in Hollywood aspiring actor. He's had a couple of health things. Like he actually maybe went into a coma at one point. Dang. So he had like some he had some like memory loss. What? Yeah. And so sometimes they'll tell him about some of the stuff he did before and he's like, I I don't remember that, you know, remember doing that, or whatever. So it's interesting. But he seems relatively healthy and, uh, it's a fascinating documentary though. I'm Chevy Chase and you're not. That that's his his famous line that he would sign off with. No, he would start the, uh, um, weekend update. Like he was the first one to do weekend. He helped create weekend update on on SNL. And that that's what he would start with.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. it's it's a again, documentary, so it's a it's a very fascinating, interesting perspective look at Chevy Chase. And man, like you he's he's complex. 'Cause at the same time he's funny. You know, that's his his his his stock and trade as comedian. And he's charming, but then at the same time he also become like very defensive and almost like mean-spirited. Oh, yeah. And then even throughout the the process of being interviewed, you see both of those things. So you you come out and you feel torn? Uh, yeah, a little bit. Like you're like, oh, it's like, oh, yeah. Yeah. 'Cause you see these highlights from his from his his his history of work, right? From his stuff on SNL to, right, um, *Christmas Vacation*, which so many people love that film. Yeah. And and he actually does a thing now where he kinda goes on on tour. And as the film plays, he comes up and does a Q&A after the fact. But you see him interact with different people and he'd be very nice and charming. And then but then also he like say something like, oh, man, like, why'd he say that? But it's but it's it's fascinating because you you see that he went through a period of he got really big in the cocaine. Like he was he was like he was doing drugs pretty damn hard. He had a lot of it. And other people other people who are interviewed like they they talk about, oh, we were we were doing this, you know, film he just poured out the whole thing of cocaine and just started like just going at it. Look, he's like, I can see you. Yeah. it's it's pretty wild. But then he gets to a point, like a height of his like popularity and then something you know, you get a couple of bombs. Then he had a show like the Chevy Chase show. But he he he he's not a stand-up comedian. Like that's that's that's not his He just an actor who does comedy, he's not a stand-up. Yeah, like he's, you know, more for like skits. The different skits. Yeah. Skits some some improv stuff, but yeah, he's not a stand-up comedian or or a host in that regards of, oh, we're gonna talk about the topics of the day, news articles and so that, you know, didn't go well. But that but he's also like sensitive. So those things kind kind of really began to impact him. So then he gets to a point where he starts drinking. Like I like a lot. And he he goes through recovery a couple of times. But, uh, he eventually, you know, gets gets to a good place, but, uh, married, you know, has kids, what his daughter is a a she like is in Hollywood aspiring actor. He's had a couple of health things. Like he actually maybe went into a coma at one point. Dang. So he had like some he had some like memory loss. What? Yeah. And so sometimes they'll tell him about some of the stuff he did before and he's like, I I don't remember that, you know, remember doing that, or whatever. So it's interesting. But he seems relatively healthy and, uh, it's a fascinating documentary though. I'm Chevy Chase and you're not. That that's his his famous line that he would sign off with. No, he would start the, uh, um, weekend update. Like he was the first one to do weekend. He helped create weekend update on on SNL. And that that's what he would start with.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. it's it's a again, documentary, so it's a it's a very fascinating, interesting perspective look at Chevy Chase. And man, like you he's he's complex. 'Cause at the same time he's funny. You know, that's his his his his stock and trade as comedian. And he's charming, but then at the same time he also become like very defensive and almost like mean-spirited. Oh, yeah. And then even throughout the the process of being interviewed, you see both of those things. So you you come out and you feel torn? Uh, yeah, a little bit. Like you're like, oh, it's like, oh, yeah. Yeah. 'Cause you see these highlights from his from his his his history of work, right? From his stuff on SNL to, right, um, *Christmas Vacation*, which so many people love that film. Yeah. And and he actually does a thing now where he kinda goes on on tour. And as the film plays, he comes up and does a Q&A after the fact. But you see him interact with different people and he'd be very nice and charming. And then but then also he like say something like, oh, man, like, why'd he say that? But it's but it's it's fascinating because you you see that he went through a period of he got really big in the cocaine. Like he was he was like he was doing drugs pretty damn hard. He had a lot of it. And other people other people who are interviewed like they they talk about, oh, we were we were doing this, you know, film he just poured out the whole thing of cocaine and just started like just going at it. Look, he's like, I can see you. Yeah. it's it's pretty wild. But then he gets to a point, like a height of his like popularity and then something you know, you get a couple of bombs. Then he had a show like the Chevy Chase show. But he he he he's not a stand-up comedian. Like that's that's that's not his He just an actor who does comedy, he's not a stand-up. Yeah, like he's, you know, more for like skits. The different skits. Yeah. Skits some some improv stuff, but yeah, he's not a stand-up comedian or or a host in that regards of, oh, we're gonna talk about the topics of the day, news articles and so that, you know, didn't go well. But that but he's also like sensitive. So those things kind of really began to impact him. So then he gets to a point where he starts drinking. Like I like a lot. And he he goes through recovery a couple of times. But, uh, he eventually, you know, gets gets to a good place, but, uh, married, you know, has kids, what his daughter is a a she like is in Hollywood aspiring actor. He's had a couple of health things. Like he actually maybe went into a coma at one point. Dang. So he had like some he had some like memory loss. What? Yeah. And so sometimes they'll tell him about some of the stuff he did before and he's like, I I don't remember that, you know, remember doing that, or whatever. So it's interesting. But he seems relatively healthy and, uh, it's a fascinating documentary though. I'm Chevy Chase and you're not. That that's his his famous line that he would sign off with. No, he would start the, uh, um, weekend update. Like he was the first one to do weekend. He helped create weekend update on on SNL. And that that's what he would start with.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. it's it's a again, documentary, so it's a it's a very fascinating, interesting perspective look at Chevy Chase. And man, like you he's he's complex. 'Cause at the same time he's funny. You know, that's his his his his stock and trade as comedian. And he's charming, but then at the same time he also become like very defensive and almost like mean-spirited. Oh, yeah. And then even throughout the the process of being interviewed, you see both of those things. So you you come out and you feel torn? Uh, yeah, a little bit. Like you're like, oh, it's like, oh, yeah. Yeah. 'Cause you see these highlights from his from his his his history of work, right? From his stuff on SNL to, right, um, *Christmas Vacation*, which so many people love that film. Yeah. And and he actually does a thing now where he kinda goes on on tour. And as the film plays, he comes up and does a Q&A after the fact. But you see him interact with different people and he'd be very nice and charming. And then but then also he like say something like, oh, man, like, why'd he say that? But it's but it's it's fascinating because you you see that he went through a period of he got really big in the cocaine. Like he was he was like he was doing drugs pretty damn hard. He had a lot of it. And other people other people who are interviewed like they they talk about, oh, we were we were doing this, you know, film he just poured out the whole thing of cocaine and just started like just going at it. Look, he's like, I can see you. Yeah. it's it's pretty wild. But then he gets to a point, like a height of his like popularity and then something you know, you get a couple of bombs. Then he had a show like the Chevy Chase show. But he he he he's not a stand-up comedian. Like that's that's that's not his He just an actor who does comedy, he's not a stand-up. Yeah, like he's, you know, more for like skits. The different skits. Yeah. Skits some some improv stuff, but yeah, he's not a stand-up comedian or or a host in that regards of, oh, we're gonna talk about the topics of the day, news articles and so that, you know, didn't go well. But that but he's also like sensitive. So those things kind of really began to impact him. So then he gets to a point where he starts drinking. Like I like a lot. And he he goes through recovery a couple of times. But, uh, he eventually, you know, gets gets to a good place, but, uh, married, you know, has kids, what his daughter is a a she like is in Hollywood aspiring actor. He's had a couple of health things. Like he actually maybe went into a coma at one point. Dang. So he had like some he had some like memory loss. What? Yeah. And so sometimes they'll tell him about some of the stuff he did before and he's like, I I don't remember that, you know, remember doing that, or whatever. So it's interesting. But he seems relatively healthy and, uh, it's a fascinating documentary though. I'm Chevy Chase and you're not. That that's his his famous line that he would sign off with. No, he would start the, uh, um, weekend update. Like he was the first one to do weekend. He helped create weekend update on on SNL. And that that's what he would start with.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. it's it's a again, documentary, so it's a it's a very fascinating, interesting perspective look at Chevy Chase. And man, like you he's he's complex. 'Cause at the same time he's funny. You know, that's his his his his stock and trade as comedian. And he's charming, but then at the same time he also become like very defensive and almost like mean-spirited. Oh, yeah. And then even throughout the the process of being interviewed, you see both of those things. So you you come out and you feel torn? Uh, yeah, a little bit. Like you're like, oh, it's like, oh, yeah. Yeah. 'Cause you see these highlights from his from his his his history of work, right? From his stuff on SNL to, right, um, *Christmas Vacation*, which so many people love that film. Yeah. And and he actually does a thing now where he kinda goes on on tour. And as the film plays, he comes up and does a Q&A after the fact. But you see him interact with different people and he'd be very nice and charming. And then but then also he like say something like, oh, man, like, why'd he say that? But it's but it's it's fascinating because you you see that he went through a period of he got really big in the cocaine. Like he was he was like he was doing drugs pretty damn hard. He had a lot of it. And other people other people who are interviewed like they they talk about, oh, we were we were doing this, you know, film he just poured out the whole thing of cocaine and just started like just going at it. Look, he's like, I can see you. Yeah. it's it's pretty wild. But then he gets to a point, like a height of his like popularity and then something you know, you get a couple of bombs. Then he had a show like the Chevy Chase show. But he he he he's not a stand-up comedian. Like that's that's that's not his He just an actor who does comedy, he's not a stand-up. Yeah, like he's, you know, more for like skits. The different skits. Yeah. Skits some some improv stuff, but yeah, he's not a stand-up comedian or or a host in that regards of, oh, we're gonna talk about the topics of the day, news articles and so that, you know, didn't go well. But that but he's also like sensitive. So those things kind of really began to impact him. So then he gets to a point where he starts drinking. Like I like a lot. And he he goes through recovery a couple of times. But, uh, he eventually, you know, gets gets to a good place, but, uh, married, you know, has kids, what his daughter is a a she like is in Hollywood aspiring actor. He's had a couple of health things. Like he actually maybe went into a coma at one point. Dang. So he had like some he had some like memory loss. What? Yeah. And so sometimes they'll tell him about some of the stuff he did before and he's like, I I don't remember that, you know, remember doing that, or whatever. So it's interesting. But he seems relatively healthy and, uh, it's a fascinating documentary though. I'm Chevy Chase and you're not. That that's his his famous line that he would sign off with. No, he would start the, uh, um, weekend update. Like he was the first one to do weekend. He helped create weekend update on on SNL. And that that's what he would start with.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. it's it's a again, documentary, so it's a it's a very fascinating, interesting perspective look at Chevy Chase. And man, like you he's he's complex. 'Cause at the same time he's funny. You know, that's his his his his stock and trade as comedian. And he's charming, but then at the same time he also become like very defensive and almost like mean-spirited. Oh, yeah. And then even throughout the the process of being interviewed, you see both of those things. So you you come out and you feel torn? Uh, yeah, a little bit. Like you're like, oh, it's like, oh, yeah. Yeah. 'Cause you see these highlights from his from his his his history of work, right? From his stuff on SNL to, right, um, *Christmas Vacation*, which so many people love that film. Yeah. And and he actually does a thing now where he kinda goes on on tour. And as the film plays, he comes up and does a Q&A after the fact. But you see him interact with different people and he'd be very nice and charming. And then but then also he like say something like, oh, man, like, why'd he say that? But it's but it's it's fascinating because you you see that he went through a period of he got really big in the cocaine. Like he was he was like he was doing drugs pretty damn hard. He had a lot of it. And other people other people who are interviewed like they they talk about, oh, we were we were doing this, you know, film he just poured out the whole thing of cocaine and just started like just going at it. Look, he's like, I can see you. Yeah. it's it's pretty wild. But then he gets to a point, like a height of his like popularity and then something you know, you get a couple of bombs. Then he had a show like the Chevy Chase show. But he he he he's not a stand-up comedian. Like that's that's that's not his He just an actor who does comedy, he's not a stand-up. Yeah, like he's, you know, more for like skits. The different skits. Yeah. Skits some some improv stuff, but yeah, he's not a stand-up comedian or or a host in that regards of, oh, we're gonna talk about the topics of the day, news articles and so that, you know, didn't go well. But that but he's also like sensitive. So those things kind of really began to impact him. So then he gets to a point where he starts drinking. Like I like a lot. And he he goes through recovery a couple of times. But, uh, he eventually, you know, gets gets to a good place, but, uh, married, you know, has kids, what his daughter is a a she like is in Hollywood aspiring actor. He's had a couple of health things. Like he actually maybe went into a coma at one point. Dang. So he had like some he had some like memory loss. What? Yeah. And so sometimes they'll tell him about some of the stuff he did before and he's like, I I don't remember that, you know, remember doing that, or whatever. So it's interesting. But he seems relatively healthy and, uh, it's a fascinating documentary though. I'm Chevy Chase and you're not. That that's his his famous line that he would sign off with. No, he would start the, uh, um, weekend update. Like he was the first one to do weekend. He helped create weekend update on on SNL. And that that's what he would start with.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. it's it's a again, documentary, so it's a it's a very fascinating, interesting perspective look at Chevy Chase. And man, like you he's he's complex. 'Cause at the same time he's funny. You know, that's his his his his stock and trade as comedian. And he's charming, but then at the same time he also become like very defensive and almost like mean-spirited. Oh, yeah. And then even throughout the the process of being interviewed, you see both of those things. So you you come out and you feel torn? Uh, yeah, a little bit. Like you're like, oh, it's like, oh, yeah. Yeah. 'Cause you see these highlights from his from his his his history of work, right? From his stuff on SNL to, right, um, *Christmas Vacation*, which so many people love that film. Yeah. And and he actually does a thing now where he kinda goes on on tour. And as the film plays, he comes up and does a Q&A after the fact. But you see him interact with different people and he'd be very nice and charming. And then but then also he like say something like, oh, man, like, why'd he say that? But it's but it's it's fascinating because you you see that he went through a period of he got really big in the cocaine. Like he was he was like he was doing drugs pretty damn hard. He had a lot of it. And other people other people who are interviewed like they they talk about, oh, we were we were doing this, you know, film he just poured out the whole thing of cocaine and just started like just going at it. Look, he's like, I can see you. Yeah. it's it's pretty wild. But then he gets to a point, like a height of his like popularity and then something you know, you get a couple of bombs. Then he had a show like the Chevy Chase show. But he he he he's not a stand-up comedian. Like that's that's that's not his He just an actor who does comedy, he's not a stand-up. Yeah, like he's, you know, more for like skits. The different skits. Yeah. Skits some some improv stuff, but yeah, he's not a stand-up comedian or or a host in that regards of, oh, we're gonna talk about the topics of the day, news articles and so that, you know, didn't go well. But that but he's also like sensitive. So those things kind of really began to impact him. So then he gets to a point where he starts drinking. Like I like a lot. And he he goes through recovery a couple of times. But, uh, he eventually, you know, gets gets to a good place, but, uh, married, you know, has kids, what his daughter is a a she like is in Hollywood aspiring actor. He's had a couple of health things. Like he actually maybe went into a coma at one point. Dang. So he had like some he had some like memory loss. What? Yeah. And so sometimes they'll tell him about some of the stuff he did before and he's like, I I don't remember that, you know, remember doing that, or whatever. So it's interesting. But he seems relatively healthy and, uh, it's a fascinating documentary though. I'm Chevy Chase and you're not. That that's his his famous line that he would sign off with. No, he would start the, uh, um, weekend update. Like he was the first one to do weekend. He helped create weekend update on on SNL. And that that's what he would start with.

Closing Thoughts and Future Watches
Casey G. Smith: It's kinda interesting how like some of the funniest people that we see, uh, like that are like some of the darkest things going on. Um, I think about Bob Saget. Especially when it's a a character that is totally not you, but everybody keeps treating you like the character. And so they think that you have and Mike Epps talks about this, like always having to be on. You know, like Chevy Chase is like, you know, that's a character, right? That's like, you know, I don't know if that's that's his real name, right? Chevy Chase. Or is that the name that he made up for Hollywood?
Reginald Titus Jr.: That's it's most. He has he has like a four part name. It's pretty pretty long. But but Chevy's what he goes by.
Casey G. Smith: So for Hollywood. Okay. Um, so that's a character. That's what we know him as, a character. So people when you treat him as that's him, it's like, no, let me prove that that's not me. You know.
Reginald Titus Jr.: He he is always joking around. Like that's like you see in the interview, it's like he's constantly doing like little bits and stuff like that. But again, in a moment's notice, he'll kind of
Casey G. Smith: But so with the so kinda add to that, the the thing always having to be on is that like, are you doing that for the entertainment thing of having to be on? You know, always having to entertain, or is it just something that you like to do? But I think about Bob Saget when I think of when when you bring up Chevy Chase. I think about just how dark for real that Bob Saget was. Compared to *Full House* dad, right? Super clean, take care of everything, Johnny responsible. Oh, yeah. He does everything right. All of the all all-American. The real Bob Saget is a mess. And it it's really revealed in *Entourage* when he plays himself in *Entourage*. He's always like buying strippers and hookers and stuff like that. He's like, oh, he's This is Bob Saget.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Oh, yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. Yes.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Oh, yeah. All the all all-American. The real Bob Saget is a mess. And it it's really revealed in *Entourage* when he plays himself in *Entourage*. He's always like buying strippers and hookers and stuff like that. He's like, oh, he's This is Bob Saget.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. Yes.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Oh, yeah. All the all all-American. The real Bob Saget is a mess. And it it's really revealed in *Entourage* when he plays himself in *Entourage*. He's always like buying strippers and hookers and stuff like that. He's like, oh, he's This is Bob Saget.
Casey G. Smith: So anyhow, uh, but I think about that. And then like, you know, there's a lot of rumors with him, but RIP, um, so we ain't gonna get into all that.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yes, sir.
Casey G. Smith: Um,
Reginald Titus Jr.: You got anything else?
Casey G. Smith: Um, on, uh, HBO, I've been watching these animations. Last time I talked about *Smiling Friends*. Um, insane. But there's another one called *Ha Ha You Clowns*.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Okay.
Casey G. Smith: And it's three brothers and their dad, and they're dealing with like the trauma of their mom passing. And that's always like kind of on the surface, like are under the surface, subversive. It's like always looming, you know, that that's there. And so that's always like kind of of a trigger for any one of these individuals. And it's just it I didn't expect to like this show. It just accidentally played while I was watching like *Smiling Friends* or *Rick and Morty* or something like that. It just popped up and I was like, how did I get here? You know, and it's like, it's a little charming commercial not commercial animation, dealing, you know, with loss, but at the same time, there's like something to be and Yeah, and they're going, they're going through therapy and things like that. And so they're learning these skill sets on how to like bring each other up, you know? And like their dad's kind of like the pseudo mom in a way. And they're and the older brother's kind of like the pseudo dad in a way, you know, to kinda help them out. I was like, wow, this is interesting. I didn't expect to like it, but it's called *Ha Ha You Clowns*.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, they're.
Casey G. Smith: I do recommend that one. That one's good.
Reginald Titus Jr.: All right. Okay. I will I will mention one more 'cause I looked at my list I was like, I No, no, I'm I'm I'll say it until next time. Okay. Gets a on running show. But yeah, I'll say it until next time. But I'll I'll tease. Next time I will talk about *Paradise*.
Casey G. Smith: Ooh. *Hulu*. Is that like a new show? Or is it like, oh, okay. *Hulu*.
Reginald Titus Jr.: It's a it's a second season. Yeah, on on Hulu. Yeah. I I I finally I started it man, maybe back in the fall. I tried to watch the first episode. And I was like, that was kinda interesting, but I I didn't even finish the first episode. I I fell off. But then I finally jumped back in. Finish the first episode. Now I'm on I'm on season two.
Casey G. Smith: Whoo. *Hulu*.
Casey G. Smith: Dang. Oh, I've been meaning to watch that one. That one's like all the conspiracy theories are really into that show.
Reginald Titus Jr.: It gets good. It gets so good. I was I was not I'm like, dadgum, man. Our boy Sterling K. Brown. Yeah. Doing his thing. He can do no wrong.
Casey G. Smith: He can do no wrong.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah, for real.
Casey G. Smith: Uh, one of my last things is a trailer, um, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson called *The Drama*.
Reginald Titus Jr.: *The Drama*. That's right.
Casey G. Smith: It's a A24, uh, film. And it it starts out like just, you know, this wonderful little young couple that are, you know, doing their things, going through life, you know, job, etcetera. Um, they sit down with another couple. And basically the thing is, tell us the worst thing you've ever done. You know, and everybody's kind of revealing, like, hey, tell us like the worst thing. And I'll go first and then y'all go. And then one person tells the worst thing they've ever done. Then it finally goes to Zendaya. And everybody's like, appalled. You know, and so like from that day from that day on, then the movie, everybody's like responding to whatever she revealed. And, um, and the people are like ask Robert Pattinson's character like, so so what's going on? He was like, I'm just just drama. And so it ends. I was like, this is a good trailer. I'm glad that they didn't tell us everything.
Reginald Titus Jr.: What it was. Yeah.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. I was like, I appreciate that so much these days.
Reginald Titus Jr.: entice us.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. Absolutely. So I was like, oh, man, that was good. I didn't expect to like, you know, do a little rom-com or whatever this is gonna be. Um, but I'm intrigued.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yes, sir. Next week, we should see, I believe we should see a drop for the new Spider-Man film. Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Oh, sign up for that. The Spider-Man, they've been knocking it out the park. Yeah, I'll sign up for that. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Well, they had a sad ending to the other one. But hopeful. You know, everybody, you know.
Casey G. Smith: Oh, sign up for that. The Spider-Man, they've been knocking it out the park. Yeah, I'll sign up for that. Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He yeah, the way he had to kind of reboot.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He yeah, the way he had to kind of reboot.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He yeah, the way he had to kind of reboot.
Casey G. Smith: Yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Could could have it all, but that that's making him like more true to what Peter Parker has traditionally been. Like he's he has typically had to make those tough choices in other mediums. So yeah, this kind of brought him kind of kind of burst his bubble a little bit, but
Casey G. Smith: Yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Dang. And and in this in this universe, instead of him losing Uncle Ben, he he lost Aunt May. Sounds like, huh. 'Cause yeah, he 'cause we never hear about an Uncle Ben in, uh, in the MCU. I was like, huh. Anyway,
Casey G. Smith: Yeah.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Well,
Casey G. Smith: That was a good one.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Anymore? We good?
Casey G. Smith: No, but that's what we've been watching.
Reginald Titus Jr.: That's right.
Casey G. Smith: Until next time. Peace.
Reginald Titus Jr.: Respect.