Barry Levinson

We kick the episode off with our immediate thoughts on "The Northman" and "Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent," both of which are fantastic in their ways. Not a ton of new stuff in theaters other than a Liam Neeson shoot-em-up, "Memory," and some interesting foreign films, "Hatching" and "Vortex," but over on the streaming side there are series finales dropping on Netflix for "Ozark" and "Grace & Frankie," plus debuts including "We Run This City" on HBO, "The Offer" on Paramount+, "Shining Girls" on Apple TV+, and "I Love That For You" on Showtime. And finally, Bruce Miller talks with Ben Foster and Barry Levinson about their new film, "The Survivor," which portrays the story of a real-life survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, forced to box his fellow inmates to survive. You can see that on HBO Max starting April 27. More from Bruce Miller: 'Sketchbook' brings out the personality in animation Ben Foster digs into his own reserve to play a concentration camp 'Survivor' 'Cyrano' hopes to nose out others in DVD market Andrew Garfield's new series, 'Under the Banner' looks at extremes in religion, society 'Gaslit' looks at the drama behind Watergate Director Robert Eggers embraces big moves in 'The Northman' Where to watch: The Survivor ( April 27, HBO/Max ) The Northman ( official site ) The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent ( official site ) Hatching ( official site ) Memory ( official site ) Vortex ( official site ) We Own This City ( April 25, HBO/Max ) The Offer ( April 28, Paramount+ ) Ozark ( April 29, Netflix ) Grace & Frankie ( April 29, Netflix ) Shining Girls ( April 29, Apple TV+ ) I Lo

Join Cap for an in-depth exploration of one of the most tragically-overlooked films of the 1990s: Barry Levinson's Toys. This highly unusual holiday film starring Robin Williams turns 25 this year and we're celebrating by putting it in its rightful place as a marvel of filmmaking and a chilling satire of drone warfare - made years before that was even a thing. Haven't seen the film? No problemo! With help from acclaimed director Barry Levinson (Good Morning, Vietnam, Rain Man) Cap pops open every facet of Toys to see what makes it tick: the gorgeously surreal visuals, the incredible Hans Zimmer/ Trevor Horn soundtrack, and the chilling tale of tiny tanks and tiny planes ushering in an era of endless war. We get the film's full history - from its origins in the late 70s, to the marketing fumble that doomed it, as well as the personal stories of how this movie rocked Cap's world when they saw it in 1992. Yeah, it's one of Cap's favorite films and researching Toys has been a personal quest for years. (Need proof? We've got clips from our 2011 interview with Thomas Dolby in here!) So gather with us in your yuletide finery for a much-needed reexamination of an amazing movie and a poignant parable for our present day. For links and more info, head to the main episode's page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/12/nerdy-show-interview-the-history-of-barry-levinsons-toys