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	Pub. Date	Title	Duration
	20 Feb 2021	LETHAL WEAPON (1987)	01:21:43
To wash down the icky sticky sentimentality of Valentine's Day, the dynamic duo dances the tango with an all-timer 80s action duo: Murtaugh and Riggs. It's your estranged uncle's all-time favorite movie, and probably airing somewhere on cable as we speak, it's Richard Donner and Shane Black's LETHAL WEAPON. That's right.... It's an episode where Mr. Mel Gibson is discussed. Instantly cursed! The truth is, LETHAL WEAPON is just not that interesting of a movie: it gets the job done, but its most intriguing aspects are sanded down to their most sellable features. Instead, Aya & Kevin talk about Martin Scorsese's latest essay on art vs. content, Tina Fey's abominable whiteness, Shane Black's career, and if watching movies by cancelled filmmakers should make you feel icky. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	14 Nov 2020	DAZED AND CONFUSED	00:59:03
Alright, alright.... Wait for it... Alright. In the wake of the 60-years-long 2020 election, Aya and Kevin retreat to an all-timer big boy comfort watch in Richard Linklater's seminal 1993 cult classic, DAZED AND CONFUSED. Kevin finds this humanist masterpiece way more melancholic than he remembered, while Aya couldn't stop clawing her eyes out as a Texan baseball jock directed a self-indulgent auto-biographical circle jerk about the other uninteresting men he went to high school with. Do "hangout movies" still work if you actually have friends? Have men ever made a story worth sharing? What ever happened to Michelle Burke? Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	16 Oct 2021	THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (feat. Noah Marger & Mason Maguire)	01:59:36
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Noah Marger: https://twitter.com/NoahMarger Mason Maguire: https://twitter.com/hotdogdebicki Mason's apparel: https://mason-merchguire.creator-spring.com/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	17 Apr 2021	AMERICAN HONEY (feat. Rachel Wood)	01:35:40
Pack your travel bag and join the crew as they trudge through America's flyover states to sell you a 12-month magazin esubscription to Power and Motoryacht: A(24)PRIL continues with Andrea Arnold's hot pickle and trap-rap opus, AMERICAN HONEY. Aya & Kevin discuss auteur-driven poverty porn, Sasha Lane's approach to character agency, and mourn the dearly departed ArcLight Cinemas. Then, they're joined by designer Rachel Wood to hear about her ill-fated internship at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival (where she saw AMERICAN HONEY surrounded by rich weirdos!) Do we trust Andrea Arnold with these stories? Should anyone be trusted? Do we really got no type?* yes, but bad bitches is the only thing that we like Rachel Wood:* https://www.instagram.com/rachelwould/?hl=en Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	31 Jul 2021	A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (feat. Hayley Bensmiller)	01:34:35
Hayley Bensmiller: https://hayleybensmiller.wixsite.com/media Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	20 Mar 2021	JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE SNYDER CUT	01:17:35
Look, just.... It's the Snyder Cut episode. Aya didn't even finish ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE! Flame her!! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	29 Sep 2020	ARE 'BOY MOVIES' DESTROYING US? - Summer Vibe Check	00:41:18
Look, we're still knee-deep in the pandemic (even back when this was recorded in July), there's no end in sight, there are no rules anymore. We're wrapping up on roughly three months of Aya Vs. The Big Boys, so this is a relaxed episode assessing the show so far and checking in with our hosts. What does it mean to assess masculinity through movies? Does it work? Let's unpack the suitcase and peel the onion together, baby! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	21 Nov 2020	GOOD TIME	01:12:40
The Sadie Brothers' breakthrough feature, and arguably the pinnacle of the A24 film bro canon, GOOD TIME (2017), is a grimy-ass movie – a film for a recognizable actor to really immerse themselves in and try some accents. To process that, Aya brings her TWILIGHT knowledge to bear and Kevin... His admiration for Pattinson's bankability, managing to chart the star's trajectory and what a Pattinson vehicle means outside of blockbusters like THE BATMAN (2022). Do the Safdies manage to balance their street-level grit with studio polish? How weird are Pattinson's acting choices? Is UNCUT GEMS actually better? You'll have to drop LSD and listen to find out! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	11 Jul 2021	SHAFT (1971)	01:16:14
Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	26 Dec 2020	Aya's Friends Vs. The Big Boys	00:57:28
Merry Christmas Weekend! Previously only available on Patreon, enjoy a main feed premiere of one of our best episodes. Aya interviews her closest friends, the ones who've shaped & influenced her taste over the years, about all things "Big Boy." What's a "Big Boy"? Do they like them? Who created this canon? It's an hour of vibrant conversations with profoundly insightful women of color, queer women, and friends from all walks of Aya's life. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast:https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	27 Mar 2021	CHASING AMY	01:17:46
Aya follows her lust for Ben Affleck and dips her toes into her very first Kevin Smith film with CHASING AMY, a truly demented combo of warped queer theory, Miramax leveraging, and a director telling you he's learned his lesson while very clearly not learning anything. Kevin Smith got GOOD WILL HUNTING made? This movie is about WHO?? Jason Lee is a Scientologist??? plus reactions to FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER and an end-of-episode announcement for our next mini-series.... Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	12 Dec 2020	TOP GUN (feat. Dorie Bailey)	01:02:34
Talk to me, Goose! At last, the Cruise Missile crashes into Aya Vs. The Big Boys. This week, Aya, Kevin, and special guest Dorie Bailey take on TOP GUN (1986), Tony Scott's (totally not gay) airforce film/recruitment tool. A major stop in the Tom Cruise canon and a Big Boy for its masculine energy and "80's action film that's been given new consideration as a serious film" energy, TOP GUN is... A lot! Aya, Kevin, and Dorie attempt to unpack the film's gaze, while struggling to get a basic grasp on what exactly the movie's about outside the greased up bodies and sexual tension. There's a surprising It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia reference, some basic discussion of Tony Scott's obsession with professional jargon, and a reckoning with the question that plagues TOP GUN: why doesn't it go all the way extreme? You'll have to listen to find out! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	19 Dec 2021	SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME + NIGHTMARE ALLEY + DUNE + BENEDETTA + WEST SIDE STORY + THE POWER OF THE DOG + HOUSE OF GUCCI + ETERNALS + VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE	01:55:49
Aya & Kevin tackle all the new big boys that could've had their own episodes! It's the 2021 Big Boy Round-Up!
	19 Mar 2022	12 YEARS A SLAVE	01:35:31
ok wait wait, before you scroll past: this is somehow still a fun episode. i know, that sounds bad, and it might actually be bad, but it's true lmao ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	19 Feb 2022	ROCKY	01:18:49
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	30 Oct 2021	LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (feat. Trevor Dillon)	01:19:04
Goodbye Spooky Month!!!! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! The Frida Cinema: https://thefridacinema.org/ Trevor Dillon: https://twitter.com/TrevorDills Ghost Party Radio: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ghost-party-radio/id1553013103 Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	26 Sep 2020	APOCALYPSE NOW	01:13:21
"I love the smell of napalm and male friendship in the morning." It's time to unpack one of the biggest boys in all of American cinema, the war film to end all war films, the controversial, the incomparable, the magnificent and profane: APOCALYPSE NOW. Aya loves war movies, Kevin thinks this is a horror movie disguised as a war epic, the takes are as hot as a Vietnamese summer folks, you don't want to miss it. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	26 Feb 2022	AMADEUS	01:42:36
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	20 Aug 2020	FIGHT CLUB	00:43:27
Resident Rom-Com queen Aya Lehman goes through the heavy-hitters of "bro cinema" with our very own Big Boy, Kevin Cookman. This week, we present the pilot episode, a discussion on 1999's FIGHT CLUB. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	31 Oct 2020	THE LOST BOYS (feat. Allison McIntyre)	01:03:41
Happy Halloween! Trick r' treating might be cancelled, but Aya and Kevin have still got a sweet-tooth for some hyper-stylized studio entertainment with Joel "The Sex God" Schumacher's THE LOST BOYS (1987). Bodacious & bloody, THE LOST BOYS has stood the test of time as a meme monument (shirtless sax man!) and a geek den poster staple, re-writing the tenets of the modern horror-comedy. Did we mention that Jason Patric was super hot? The crew closes out Spooky Month with a dive into an 80s classic with Criterion and horror movie connoisseur Allison "Ally Novak" McIntyre! Is the horror community sus or fully welcoming? What's the best Halloween-themed movie? Why is the AMITYVILLE HORROR house in Long Island decorated with skulls?? Follow Allison on YouTube, Twitter, and Letterboxd! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyL7h_v9Ae0HDZSzjeDfrA https://twitter.com/mariskahcrgitay https://letterboxd.com/joycebyers/ Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	06 Feb 2021	TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (feat. Albert Corado)	01:35:08
On this mega-cursed Super Bwl weekend, we don't care about no stinkin' big game, we want the biggest freakin' boy you got, and folks... We got him: James Cameron's 1991 epic, perhaps the greatest sequel of all time, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY, discussed alongside Los Angeles activist Albert Corado. Is TERMINATOR 2 the greatest action film ever made? Is it one of the best L.A. films ever made? Is James Cameron toying with anti-cop sentiments for the aesthetic, or is homeboy legitimately ACAB? Albert Corado:* https://twitter.com/digitalurn AL FOR LA: https://www.alforla.com/ 818s & Heartbreak: a san fernando valley show: https://twitter.com/818heartbreak Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	23 Sep 2020	SCARFACE (1983)	01:13:55
Aya says hello WITH her little friend Kevin to Brian De Palma's SCARFACE, arguably the "genome" of the bro-cannon from way back in 1983. SCARFACE exists more as a meme than a film in 2020, but does that excuse its dated cultural depictions? Can you ever get over Al Pacino's Cuban accent? Is SCARFACE the #2 Dad movie? Listen in as Aya takes on Tony Montana and his bros in this quintessential crime epic. Oliver Stone was kicking a cocaine habit while writing it, how could it not be fun?!! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	05 Jun 2021	PINK FLAMINGOS	01:16:48
Camp. CRUELLA. Crap. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	25 Sep 2021	YOUR NAME	01:22:49
We wrap our Hispanic Heritage Month mini-series with the most Hispanic medium of all: anime. ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	02 Sep 2020	BLADE RUNNER + BLADE RUNNER 2049 (feat. Jesse Herb)	01:02:17
This week we're beyond excited to welcome the one and only Jesse Herb into the ring!! Aya and Jesse tag-team to completely demolish Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER, boys on Tinder are going to be frothing with rage at this one. Luckily, the team also watched Denis Villenueve's BLADE RUNNER 2049, which takes far less of a beating. We've got hot takes on the depiction of women in the BLADE RUNNER universe and a pretty compelling case for why the pieces of BLADE RUNNER are more interesting than the whole. WARNING: at the 33 minute mark there is a frank discussion of sexual assault that lasts until about the 42 minute mark. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Jesse Herb: https://twitter.com/sinister_taint A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	06 Mar 2021	WANDAVISION	01:17:32
Kevin and Aya watched a 6-hour long Marvel movie, and, yknow what: Scorsese's being too nice lmao. American authoritarianism in the MCU ("You see, the difference between you and me is that you did this on purpose" jesus christ), appointment television, grief as window-dressing, and the logic of Scarlet Witch and The Vision settling down in... NEW JERSEY??? please stop turning Marvel movies into Big Boys so we can stop watching them. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	04 Sep 2021	DOG DAY AFTERNOON (feat. Robert Franco)	01:37:41
Sidney Lumet, prolific American cinema master whose catalogue spans the Golden Era to the 2000's auteur revitalization... And Aya has only ever seen THE WIZ. The duo is joined by Film Twitter magnate Robert Franco to discuss all things Al Pacino, the masculinity of bank robbing, and the ethics of making Hollywood movies about real-life deadbeat losers. Also Rob casts himself as Spider-Man. ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Robert Franco: https://twitter.com/responsiblerob Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	22 May 2021	ARMY OF THE DEAD	01:20:55
Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	28 Aug 2021	CANDYMAN (1992)	01:19:38
Join us as we solve gentrification!!! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	19 Dec 2020	DIE HARD	00:59:30
This week on the pod, Aya and Kevin dodge explosions to give you their take on the Santa Claus of Big Boys, an 80s classic, and one of the crown jewels of the John McTiernan canon, DIE HARD (1988). Considered one of the greatest action movies of all time, DIE HARD is probably best known for coming out during the period of Bruce Willis' career when he was actually trying and...for being a Christmas movie. Your brave hosts plumb the film's odd production schedule, the visceral sensory details, and its ability to birth an entire subgenre of action movies. Kevin valiantly tries to explain this movie while navigating feet, gunplay, and Aya's broad disapproval. The kind of stuff Aya Vs. The Big Boys was made for. It's DIE HARD, it's that movie! The one you probably know about even if you've never seen it! The kind of movie that spawns discourse years later for really no reasons at all. Also, Alan Rickman's there. How could you go wrong? Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	16 Sep 2020	ROBOCOP (1987) + SE7EN	01:18:48
This week: a double-dip of cop flicks to match our current times. Up first is a discussion of how Verhoven's infamous 1987 satire fails to rise to our very specific circumstances, after all, if the man could predict so much of what policing would become in 1987, how did he manage to not do anything about it? In much more detail, our duo gets into David Fincher's sick and twisted SE7EN, a move that Aya had somehow avoided seeing until now. Is it a swing or a miss for our number one Fincher stan? Tune in to find out! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	09 Sep 2020	JOKER + TAXI DRIVER (feat. Albert Corado)	01:45:53
(Joker voice) I’ve got nothing left to lose! Oh baby, here it is! The much-hyped TAXI DRIVER/JOKER PRIZE FIGHT! Aya and Kevin dive straight into the hyper-masc worlds of Travis Bickle and Arthur Fleck, two of the Biggest Boys they’ve faced so far. PLUS! A conversation with LA-based activist and organizer Albert Corado about the effects of JOKER on the recent uprising against police violence. Is JOKER as bad as Aya feared? Does De Niro go 2-1 for hottest of the flick? How does Aya manage to make the conversation about Keanu Reeves this time? Find out on the MAIN FEED! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com Albert Jaragua Corado: https://twitter.com/digitalurn NOlympics LA: https://nolympicsla.com/ People’s City Council - Los Angeles: https://www.peoplescitycouncil-la.com/ Ground Game LA: https://www.groundgamela.org/ A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	09 Oct 2021	CARRIE (1976)	01:28:25
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	09 Apr 2022	EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (feat. Alexandra Wallachy)	01:22:12
A24-PRIL is back, this time with their latest venture into the multiverse: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022).
	03 Oct 2020	THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)	01:13:28
"I just can't take no pleasure in killing. There's just some things you gotta do. Don't mean you have to like it." The grossest, bleakest slasher movie ever made had a revival at the Mission Tiki Drive-in Theater hosted by Beyond Fest and it was a perfect opportunity for our duo to catch it as it was meant to be seen. Beyond Fest is notorious for attracting the absolute worst film bros in the world, how did it hold up in a socially distanced setting? How does one of the oldest, most bare-bones horror movies hold up in 2020? Should Q&As still exist after Coronavirus is finally over? These questions and more are explored on this episode! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	21 Aug 2021	STAND BY ME	01:25:13
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	25 Dec 2021	EYES WIDE SHUT	01:55:01
We'll be taking a holiday break until January 22nd! Catch up with our backlog til then, ya filthy animals! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	19 Sep 2020	THE MATRIX (feat. Kelsie Adams)	01:28:05
This week Aya takes on on one of the most misunderstood members of the bro cinema cannon. The ultimate Keanu vehicle, the Wachowskis's 1999 masterpiece, THE MATRIX. Wake up from your simulation to hear about Laurence Fishburne's 90's run, the hosts lack of connection to "this kind of movie" and of course, The Kult of Keanu. Do the Wachowskis's earnest explanations of philosophy hold up, or are they responsible for the ways their film have been misunderstood by 2010's most undesirable groups? You'll have to listen in to find out! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Kelsie Adams: https://www.instagram.com/kelsieadams65 A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	13 Feb 2021	BEFORE SUNRISE + BEFORE SUNSET + BEFORE MIDNIGHT (feat. Amanda Ball)	01:49:43
Happy Valentine's Day to all the lovers out there! On this special, extra isolated fake holiday, Aya and Kevin are joined by Merry-Go-Round Magazine contributor Amanda Ball to discuss one of the most highly esteemed film trilogies ever made: THE BEFORE TRILOGY. Three feature-length films of some of the purest love ever depicted in cinema – and probably what inspired that one weirdo on the Metro to try and ask you about what book you were reading. It's the most films ever discussed on a mainline episode, and, as it turns out, these movies that can be distilled down into "two people talk for like 90 minutes" are actually some of the densest films the duo has ever faced off against. Just how annoying is Jesse in BEFORE SUNRISE? Is BEFORE SUNSET like TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN? At the end of almost two decades of projecting onto them, do we really want Celine and Jesse to fight BEFORE MIDNIGHT? Most importantly, why do the French suck ass? Amanda Ball: https://twitter.com/aamanda_bee Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	28 Nov 2020	YI YI (feat. Jennifer Anderson & Alexandra Wallachy)	01:13:03
You've had your turkey, you've napped it off, you've even escaped your family. Now buckle up for a whole other kind of family drama with Edward Yang's YI YI (2000), the first official "Soft Boy" Bro Cinema pick for the pod. While YI YI is a gem of New Taiwanese Cinema and a Letterboxd fave, Aya, Kevin and special guests, Jen and Alexandra, try and find some nuance between the film's sensitive, personal, existential pondering and the outsized reaction the following years have appended to it. There's discussion of Edward Yang's propensity for drip-filled films, how annoying or not various romantic subplots are, and of course, some much deserved Yang-Yang appreciation. But why is YI YI (2000) "the One" for so many people? You'll have to listen to find out! Jen Anderson: https://www.instagram.com/trash_cake/ Alexandra Wallachy: https://twitter.com/wall2wallachy Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	23 Oct 2021	A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)	01:21:39
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	29 May 2021	Kevin's Mom Vs. The Big Boys	00:37:26
Kevin asks his mom about raising a boy in a world designed to break their brains, and instead she reviews DICKIE ROBERTS: FORMER CHILD STAR, Guy Ritchie's WRATH OF MAN, MEET JOE BLACK, John Waters' CRY BABY & NOMADLAND. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	30 Sep 2020	THERE WILL BE BLOOD	01:34:08
"I do my own podcasting and the boys who podcast for me, podcast for me...I run a family podcast, this is my son and Big Boy, Kevin." On the Mt. Rushmore of Big Boys, it is finally time to talk about Paul Thomas Anderson himself. In this prize-fight, how does PTA's Bush-era epic square up against Aya's assessment? For a film that is barely over a decade old, does it earn the iconic status so often bestowed on it? Plus, a 31 days of Keanu update! What's not to love? Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	17 Oct 2020	FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)	01:04:55
The first film of Spooky Month to be described as "young, dumb and full of c," it's 1980's FRIDAY THE 13TH, maybe the most famous of the HALLOWEEN rip-offs. Where do Aya and Kevin stand on summer camp? How about the merits of Disney's HEAVYWEIGHTS? What about that twist ending? All these questions and more answered in an episode that has a lot of thoughts on FRIDAY THE 13TH's placement in the horror canon and even more thoughts on lakes. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!:** https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	03 Jul 2021	INDEPENDENCE DAY	01:30:36
25 years of INDEPENDENCE DAY, 25 years of movies being ruined <3 <3 Or not! We love being American! Hey, Mr. FBI Agent who listens to the show! We love you! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	23 Jan 2021	ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL	01:05:34
We'll be honest: we 100% expected the United States to be in complete flames post-Inauguration (reality: it was super boring), so in anticipation of massive bloodshed, Aya and Kevin decided to spend their final moments alive pounding beers and watching ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL. And why not dude, it's a Power Hour, too, sure, welcome to the BATTLE ANGEL POWER HOUR. Aya and Kevin get plowed to smithereens by the secretly perfect 2019 cult classic, exploring the coziness & perversions of anime, Rosa Salazar's incredible earnestness, and the surprising similarities to Bong Joon-ho's PARASITE. ALITA HIVE RISE UP !!! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	01 May 2021	NOMADLAND	01:20:44
Steps toward being productive! https://tinyurl.com/unhousedla/ https://www.waterdropla.org/ The Oscars Regain Their Goodwill, And Then Immediately Squander All of It: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/the-oscars-regain-their-goodwill-and-then-immediately-squander-all-of-it/ CheapRVliving: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAj7O3LCDbkIR54hAn6Zz7A Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	15 May 2021	WILD AT HEART	01:16:11
Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	10 Oct 2020	ALIEN	01:13:22
This is the second time Aya and Kevin have talked Ridley Scott, with much better results than BLADE RUNNER! Some of the topics discussed in this episode include all of the phallic and sapphic imagery, the iconic design of the Xenomorph, and just how much Carpenter borrowed from ALIEN for the THING. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	05 Mar 2022	BRAVEHEART	01:27:21
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	03 Oct 2020	TENET	01:14:41
Our Two Protagonists Aya and Kevin invert time to take on Christopher Nolan's newest justification for IMAX theaters, TENET (2020). They talk Aya's catchphrase, Robert Pattinson's hotness, certain CURRENT EVENTS and of course, the dire state of theatrical distribution in the United States. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	26 Aug 2020	DRIVE	01:12:01
This week, Aya and Kevin go in on perhaps the pinnacle of 2010s Bro Cinema, Nicholas Winding Refn's DRIVE. It's a knock-down, drag-out fight, and no punches are spared on this hollowed out pastiche film that hasn't managed to age particularly gracefully. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	25 Nov 2021	GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE	01:17:55
munch? her? ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	07 Aug 2021	THE SUICIDE SQUAD + LISTENER MAILBAG	01:17:28
You know what it is, only the hippest Latinx film podcast on the Internet – Órale guey !!! Hot cheetos!! Ok, onto the show. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	13 Nov 2021	NETWORK	01:37:18
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	05 Sep 2020	MULHOLLAND DRIVE (feat. Rachel Wood)	01:18:06
Let's get ready to rumble in the jungle of FEELINGS. The dynamic duo is joined this week by Aya's very good pal and Lynch aficionado Rachel Wood to dissect the revered and criminally misinterpreted David Lynch opus from 2001. Our panel talks about what makes this such a haunting and unique movie, as well as why so many people (boys) tend to try to make the movie something else than what it's trying to be. Plus, Kevin tells a spooky story about being literally haunted by David Lynch's mind. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Rachel Wood: https://instagram.com/rachelwould Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	12 Feb 2022	ALL ABOUT EVE + MIDNIGHT COWBOY	01:39:39
THE HOTTIE MASTER-LIST: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PUQapFNDyczMEcxMW-H1MWYC0l6zqpuOfjU-y8Bx66w/edit?usp=sharing ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your jewelry purchase! Gorgeous! Beautiful! Antsy! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com
	27 Feb 2021	TRAINING DAY	01:05:47
Finally, FINALLY: it's Denzel time. Denzel Washington, your parents' favorite actor and one of the top 3 superstars pumping out hit after hit still to this day, wins his lone Best Actor Oscar in the grimy, insane, GTA-inspiring TRAINING DAY, a dour portrait of a Los Angeles of Christmas Past when Sweetgreens didn't pollute every borough, Pacific Dining Co. was still alive and primarily funded by crooked ass cops ordering well-done steaks, and Echo Park before the transplants gentrified it so hard that they could eat $23 take-out where bodies were once buried. Are you a wolf? OR ARE YOU A SHEEP?? The duo discusses post-9/11 flops, Denzel Washington's disappointing track record, David Ayer's insane life story, the Church of Scientology, and being afraid of Mexicans. Are you ready to make detective?? Strap in. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	04 Dec 2021	A HARD DAY'S NIGHT	01:24:17
IIIIII SHOULDA KNOWN BETTA WIT A GURL LIKE UUUUUUU ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	26 Jun 2021	F9: THE FAST SAGA (feat. Dorie Bailey)	01:35:05
Every single FAST AND FURIOUS movie. Every single one. Enjoy. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	05 Dec 2020	MANK	01:16:05
Ladies, germs, and enbies, the day is upon us: sweet, sweet MANK day. Have you MANK'd? Aya and Kevin MANK'd their MANKs so hard. Aya's favorite director dropped a new big boy, a biopic of a B-tier Hollywood director's screenwriter brother written by Fincher's late father decades ago, so the duo dives head-first into The Great Depression to figure out exactly why David Fincher made this weirdo, pain-stakingly crafted exploration of the purpose of cinema beyond held-over sentimental feelings. Or, maybe, that's all the reason you need to make a movie. There's discussion of William Randolph Hearst's sinister wealth, the uselessness of Gary Oldman, the modern function of D.W. Griffith's THE BIRTH OF A NATION, and nonstop adulating praise for Miss Amanda Seyfried. Should you MANK your MANK? You'll have to listen to find out! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	11 Dec 2021	LICORICE PIZZA (feat. Andrew Warren)	01:58:09
PIZZZAAAAA ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Andrew Warren: https://twitter.com/ventura_blvd 818s & Heartbreak: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/818s-and-heartbreak/id1549805653 Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	24 Oct 2020	THE EXORCIST	01:05:41
Likely the movie your parents will describe as "the scariest movie ever made", this week Aya and Kevin do battle with the great, the terrible, THE EXORCIST (1973). Shocking, Catholic, and wildly popular upon its release, THE EXORCIST exists as one of director William Friedkin's masterpieces. But is it a Spooky Month success? How badass/dangerous is William Friedkin? Does evil truly pervade every aspect of daily life? What's up with all that vomit? How much does Aya make Kevin's brain melt? THE EXORCIST's graphic imagery is forever imprinted on the public consciousness, but is it too Big a Boy to handle? YOU'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIND OUT! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	17 Jul 2021	LOKI: Season 1	01:21:20
Aya and her friend Maddie hash out the latest in the MCU with LOKI (2021). Kevin is also occasionally present.
	02 Oct 2021	THE FLY (1986)	01:13:27
Welcome to Spooky Month!!!! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	06 Nov 2021	THE FRENCH DISPATCH + TOP 5 WES ANDERSON MOVIES	01:42:27
The episode all about Wes Anderson.... deep breath in ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	01 Feb 2021	THE COMEDY (feat. Jackie Quinn)	01:04:00
Sundance 2021 is dominating their lives, so, yes, Aya and Kevin are fashionably late with a look back on one of the most fabled Sundance premieres in recent memory, Rick Alverson's THE COMEDY, one of the most booed and walked-out-of movies in the event's history. Joined by Jackie Quinn, the team discusses anti-comedy & disillusionment in the 2010s, how much it sucks that Lena Dunham made a great TV show, and sweet Park City memories from Sundances' pasts. Jackie Quinn: https://twitter.com/llcooljackie Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	07 Nov 2020	BORAT + BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM	01:41:31
Say it together now: MY WIFE!! Tackling one of the most influential comedies of the 21st century (and its Amazon Prime sequel), Aya and Kevin decided to format this episode to be as personally excruciating as possible: a discussion of BORAT pre-election and a review of BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM recorded post-election. What a colossally dumb idea. The duo face down the fall of Rome and invite special guest Julia [LAST NAME REDACTED] to discuss her sexual attraction to Borat. Look, it's 2020, lay off. Did BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM's aims to fix America work? Is Sacha Baron Cohen just an enabled theater kid? 14 years later, is this character still even funny?? Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	16 Jan 2021	BEST FILMS OF 2020 (THE 2020 GOLDEN BOYS)	01:22:42
As far as years go, we can collectively agree that 2020 was the ugliest piece of shit of them all. Not only did everything go poorly, but the movies? Not even good! Kevin & Aya waded through the muck to present their top 3 films of 2020, the rare gems in a field of shit, handing out trophies for their esteemed Bronze Boy, sacred Silver Boy, and the coveted Golden Boy: the best film of the year. The duo vibe checks the past 8 months of AYA VS. THE BIG BOYS, determine the hottest of the 30 flicks they've covered so far, and set their sights on what they think is the definitive Big Boy of 2020. Merry-Go-Round Magazine's 20 Films For 2020: https://bit.ly/38ODxk3 Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	22 Aug 2020	GOODFELLAS	01:03:51
We present to you our formally Patreon exclusive, now public first episode of Aya Vs. The Big Boys, our series deconstructing the canon of bro cinema through the fresh perspective of our resident RomCom queen. This week, enjoy fresh takes on Karen's role in the narrative of GOODFELLAS, as well as Aya openly thirsting for Robert De Niro. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	24 Jul 2021	BURNING (feat. Jacqueline Codiga)	01:21:21
david ehrlich made all of us watch this! most of us loved it, some of us didn't get it! ooOoooo tension!! DJ HORSE JEANS: https://twitter.com/Horse_Jeans Indieheads Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/IndieheadsPodcast Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	14 Aug 2021	ALL THAT JAZZ	01:20:02
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	03 Apr 2021	FIRST REFORMED	01:27:32
Pop back a blackpill with a short glass of Pepto, it's FIRST REFORMED time. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	18 Sep 2021	ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER	01:26:11
ay ay ayy !!! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	18 Apr 2022	KEVIN VS. 26	00:43:16
review us on apple podcasts :)
	12 Sep 2020	STEP BROTHERS	01:04:56
This week, Aya squares off against Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's ode to man-children, STEP BROTHERS. Our dynamic duo deconstructs why a 40-year old man wearing a Yoda t-shirt isn't nearly as funny in 2020 as it was in 2008, and how this movie ended up predicting the exact type of man-baby who would go on to dominate popular culture for the next twelve years. Plus, generous discussion of just how radiant Mary Steenburgen is in a movie of men who look like absolute garbage. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	29 Aug 2020	THE THING (1982)	01:10:11
This week's second showdown has Aya squaring off against the holy grail of gross-out horror, John Carpenter's THE THING. This testosterone fueled story of isolation and paranoia proved to be almost too apropos of our current quarantine lockdown, leading Kevin and Aya to both face down some demons of their own. We've got icky gore, we've got consensus on what a total babe Kurt Russell is, we've got discussion of the monthly body horror that is having your period, what more do you want?? Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	11 Sep 2021	JFK – A 9/11 SPECIAL	01:40:19
America is broken !! ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	02 Apr 2022	CODA	01:38:27
Our Best Picture mini-series goes out not with a bang, but with a slap, baby. ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	08 May 2021	ED WOOD	01:30:44
Aya comes to terms with Tim Burton not being a genuine outsider artist! Kevin visited the AMC Burbank 16 again! The duo is decidedly quite mixed on ED WOOD! Why do film bros keep naming this as their favorite Burton? And, hold up, is Tim Burton even a "boy movie" director? .... Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	12 Mar 2022	NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN	01:27:55
ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your purchase! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	24 Apr 2021	UNDER THE SILVER LAKE (feat. Maddie Connors)	01:33:06
Steps toward being productive! https://tinyurl.com/unhousedla/ https://www.waterdropla.org/ This is it.... The end of A(24)PRIL, and a deep dive into one of the looming cult classics of the coming decade, David Robert Mitchell's polarizing UNDER THE SILVER LAKE. Comedian, writer, and The New York Times + Teen Vogue-minted journalist Maddie Connors joins the show to talk INHERENT VICE, neoliberal monocultures, Andrew Garfield's queerbaiting, and working through having crushes on skater boys with your therapist: there's a full spectrum of hate, light enjoyment, and pure love in this episode. We told you it's a polarizing movie. Maddie Connors: https://twitter.com/personallyrich Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	13 Mar 2021	LET'S CANCEL CLASSIC MOVIES - Spring Vibe Check	00:49:39
Movie theaters re-opening, DRAGON SEED, Tucker Carlson, "cancel culture," and buying JUJUTSU KAISEN merch at anime conventions while on the frontlines of America's new culture wars. Wrap it up, the American experiment was a flop. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	19 Jun 2021	UNFORGIVEN (feat. Mitch Lehman)	01:18:33
Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	29 Jan 2022	BEST FILMS OF 2021 (THE 2021 GOLDEN BOYS)	01:43:25
The best films of 2021, the hottest hotties of the year, and a personal grading of how we did last year. Wow! Self-reflection! THE HOTTIE MASTER-LIST: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PUQapFNDyczMEcxMW-H1MWYC0l6zqpuOfjU-y8Bx66w/edit?usp=sharing ANTSY PRODUCTS: https://antsyproducts.com/ Use code "BIGBOY" for 10% off your jewelry purchase! Gorgeous! Beautiful! Antsy! Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	07 Oct 2020	AMERICAN PSYCHO (feat. CJ Simonson)	01:37:08
Aya and Kevin debut "Spooky Month" by starting with a film set in one of the spookiest places on Earth...the world of New York finance!! That's right, the hottest film of 2000 that doesn't involve Jim Carrey in prosthetics, AMERICAN PSYCHO! Does the first female directed Big Boy have any special flavors to offer? Is AMERICAN PSYCHO a comedy, a horror movie or some horrible mix in-between? How can we square Patrick Bateman's underwear choices with everything else we know about him? Because when you think about it, would a wealthy sociopath wear boxers while they work out? Or would they simply be nude? Does the decidedly not luxurious choice of under garment suggest a stunted, perhaps even adolescent psychology? Something to ponder while you listen and inevitably rate this podcast five stars. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	01 Jan 2021	BOOGIE NIGHTS (feat. Hilary Jane Smith)	01:29:21
Happy New Year! 2020 was a shotgun to the senses, and we're not anywhere near out of the woods yet, but Aya and Kevin take a note from The Frida Cinema's playbook and take a look at a definitive NYE movie: BOOGIE NIGHTS. Joined by Merry-Go-Round contributor, Hilary Jane Smith, the trio explores the apocalyptic rise of Reaganist conservatism as seen through porn, Mark Wahlberg's career as a comedic expert, and a way-too-invasive psychoanalysis of a drug-addicted, family-yearning, 26-year-old Paul Thomas Anderson. Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	13 Jun 2021	MOMMY	01:01:12
AYA VS. THE BIG BOYS vs. MOMMY.... How Freudian! Closing out June's Pride programming double feature is Xavier Dolan's explosive, Tumblr-friendly MOMMY, one of the most discussed & adored films of the 2010s.... Until it suddenly became one of the decade's forgotten smash hits. Huh? How'd that happen? Young men making movies in their 20s, MOMMY's huge year amongst film bros and subsequent burial from the critical consciousness, and Dolan's bizarre choice to inject dystopian sci-fi in a domestic drama. Also, the duo answers once and for all: why is Xavier Dolan in IT: CHAPTER TWO? Your speakers are fine, Aya has just become an NPR Andy. Who is Aya hiding from? Is there someone in the house? Aya?..... AYA??? Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm
	10 Apr 2021	GREEN ROOM (feat. A.E. Hodge)	01:18:46
A.E. Hodge: https://twitter.com/ae_hodge Aya Lehman: https://twitter.com/ayalhmn Kevin Cookman: https://twitter.com/KevinCookman Contact/Mailbag: ayavsthebigboys@gmail.com A Merry-Go-Round Magazine Podcast: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/ Support Merry-Go-Round Magazine!: https://www.patreon.com/mgrm

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