Bob and Brad revisit Sam Mendes’ American Beauty, a film once hailed as a masterpiece and now one of Hollywood’s most divisive Best Picture winners. With guest critic Noah Gittell, they unpack Kevin Spacey’s complicated legacy, late-’90s suburbia, and whether the movie’s satire still works in 2025. The pour: Crown Royal, a whiskey as polarizing as the film itself.
(01:04) Brad’s Big News (and chaotic baby-dad energy)
(07:11) Brad Explains – a one-minute recap of American Beauty
(12:53) Satire, sincerity, and the tonal tightrope
(17:14) Performances: Spacey, Bening, Suvari, Bentley, and Cooper
(50:26) Whiskey Review – Crown Royal Blended Canadian Whisky
(1:02:20) Two Facts and a Falsehood – “Does Brad even know about silk?”
(1:17:12) Let’s Make It a Double – pairing picks and final scores
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