Your friends in podcasting reconvene to celebrate the lives of three performers (one a beloved star of Broadway, another a musical star of television, and the third a movie star who was part of one of Hollywood’s most celebrated marriages), a roboticist, a news magazine host, an iconic designer, and several truly heroic Civil Rights activists. Dean and Phil then roll up their sleeves to analyze why it is that Netflix episodic series are so often delightful and charming, while so many Netflix original movies are listless and perfunctory. And, oh, yeah, they also discuss why good manners might just be the cure for a lot of the troubles that seem to plague the modern world.

Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness bring you movie chat from the inner workings of Hollywood’s indie film machine.

Today’s Topics: Dean comments on a documentary he saw at the Silver Lake Film Festival called Improbable Collapse, and Phil reports on a “star” ceremony in Palm Springs, an addition to their Walk of Fame.

The guys also talk about Spiderman 3, Waitress, the MPAA and the history of the X rating, gaming the ratings board, and art vs commerce vs freedom of expression.

And, oh yeah… they don’t accept screenplay submissions, just finished films.