Episode 105 - Nov 1, 2023

Lord of War

Episode 105: Lord of War (2005)

Theme: War Month
Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis kick off War Month with Lord of War — the movie that asks, “What if Con Air met The Last King of Scotland at an NRA convention… then introduced themselves as small-business owners?”

Your two favorite arms-dealer apologists break down:

  • The Movie Marriage: Con Air × The Last King of Scotland × Thank You for Smoking (but only the smug parts).

  • Yuri Orlov: Nicolas Cage at his calmest, cagiest, and most Ukrainian-by-way-of-California.

  • Vitali: Jared Leto proving once again that Hollywood keeps casting Jared Leto for reasons science cannot yet explain.

  • Jack Valentine: Ethan Hawke as the only man alive who arrests politely.

  • Andre Baptiste: A warlord who misunderstands every compound word but absolutely understands murder.

  • Ava: A trophy wife so shiny she blinds herself to literally everything.

  • The Business Model: Sell guns to everyone. Avoid consequences always. Narrate constantly.

  • The Highway Landing: A plane, a dirt road, 10,000 guns, and the fastest looting montage in cinema history.

  • The Message: Governments say guns are bad… while buying all the good ones.

Final Verdict:

Oz — 47 AK-47s
Curtis — All the Guns

Next week: Brad Pitt outruns the undead, airline safety, and basic plot logic in World War Z. Buckle up — things get fast.

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