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Jun 2024
40m 56s

The Bikeriders (2023), with writer/direc...

Simon Brew
About this episode
Originally set to be released by Disney in 2023, Jeff Nichols' new film - The Bikeriders - was dropped by the studio at the last minute, before finally landing a new home with Focus Features and Universal. Nichols joins us for a special podcast to discuss the film, with the conversation also taking in Take Shelter, Michael Shannon, and making a movie without ... Show More
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