Star Wars, Wolf of Wall Street, Cavaliers and more with Brian Spaeth and Ben Cox – WFNY Podcast – 2014-01-09

While Denny is still taking care of his adorable baby in her first days, Brian Spaeth (@BrianSpaeth) and Ben Cox (@WFNYBen) stepped up to help out with the Casual Friday podcast. So, naturally we talked about sports and movies.

• The Wolf of Wall Street discussion with Brian Spaeth and Ben Cox
• Telling the story of Jordan Belfort as he told it
• The agent in the subway allowing Belfort to win as a directorial decision
• All the extra scenes of excess and how that was a device for Scorcese
• How excited is Ben to see Luol Deng’s first game?
• How mediocre did the Deng trade just make the Cavaliers
• The NBA and tanking
• You can draft anywhere and succeed
• What’s the success rate of the #1 pick in the NBA draft?
• What’s the success rate of the #1 pick in the NFL draft?
• Kevin Costner had no work for a decade and now he can’t stop working
• Brian takes on Man of Steel again
• The Superman movie needs to have the Thor tone
• Was Zack Snyder’s take on Superman worthwhile?
• What movies does Ben rush out and see?
• Brian never saw the Alien movies prior to Prometheus
• American Hustle and how it didn’t quite deliver
• The Walking Dead as compared to American Hustle
• Sometimes Craig can be distracted with a pinwheel
• Kevin Smith and how he makes everyone think he’s their friend
• The Star Wars prequels and how Brian likes them
• The less is more model to keep art precious

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