The Silver Linings Playlist
Not every movie wraps up with a neat little bow on the end. Some leave you asking "what the f@#$?!" We're here to find the silver lining in the latter. Join Dustin, Mallie, and Nathan every Monday as we try to find the light at the end of the tunnel for some of cinema's bleakest endings.
Episodes
187 episodes
Special Announcement!
Just poking our heads back in for a moment during our summer break to let you know about some big things happening over at TSLP headquarters. The first is that Nathan and Dustin are starting a brand-new limited series podcast about the 1995 cul...
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21:48
Episode 182: Oppenheimer
As we close up shop on Season 7, we could not leave without talking about arguably the biggest movie of 2023. With 7 Oscars and an unfathomable amount of other prestigious awards, Oppenheimer...
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Season 7
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Episode 26
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2:42:33
Episode 181: Shin Godzilla (with JT Kelly and Michael Moss)
Before Minus One got all the love and admiration it so rightfully deserved, there was another Godzilla movie not so long ago that really stomped its way into the hearts of millions. So after ...
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Season 7
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Episode 25
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1:16:03
Episode 180: Totally Killer
Like, we're totally diving into the radical '80s this week as we're talking all about the dark comedy slasher Totally Killer from last year. This one's, like, totally got it all: tubular time...
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Season 7
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Episode 24
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1:05:26
Episode 179: Judas and the Black Messiah (with Brandi Dewberry and Jenn Paulemon)
We couldn't let Black History Month end without discussing not only one of the best movies about Black history, but one of the best movies of the decade. While 2021's Judas and the Black Messiah
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Season 7
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Episode 23
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1:44:06
Episode 178: Stay Alive (with Brian Cottington of The Cinema Psychos Show)
Well, it's been two weeks since we've discussed a video game movie, so time to do another one. But this time, there's a twist: if you die in the game, you die for real! That's right, of course we're talking about none other than 2006's
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Season 7
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Episode 22
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1:48:28
Episode 177: In the Mouth of Madness
This episode is going to drive people absolutely mad! It's the week of Valentine's Day, and you know what that means: it's time to celebrate John Carpenter's utterly bleak view of the world. Or at least that's how we celebrate it around here. W...
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Season 7
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Episode 21
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1:09:16
Episode 176: Mortal Kombat (1995) (with JT Kelly)
We're testing your might and maybe even your patience this week as we're back discussing video game adaptations (and yet another one from Paul W. S. Anderson) with the original Mortal Kombat f...
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Season 7
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Episode 20
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1:44:34
Episode 175: Don't Worry Darling (with Jennie Lee)
2022 was a rough year in the entertainment industry. First there was The Slap, and then there was The Spit – or the alleged spit, we should say. Has there been a wilder ride (one could even say an Olivia Wilde-r ride) than the production and pr...
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Season 7
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Episode 19
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1:26:41
Episode 174: From Hell
Now that we've grieved the Fireflies last week, let's get back to having fun on the show. This time we're using 2001's From Hell as a jumping off point to talk about a lot of things: Johnny De...
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Season 7
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Episode 18
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1:14:24
Episode 173: Grave of the Fireflies (with Priscilla Hendry)
Oh yeah, we're doing it. And honestly, it took way too long for us to finally discuss this one, let alone anime in general. Grave of the Fireflies was only the third Studio Ghibli movie when i...
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Season 7
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Episode 17
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1:20:07
Episode 172: The Night Comes for Us
Like many others, Gareth Evans's The Raid was a gateway for us into the incredible world of Indonesian action films. For what used to feel like a bygone era, these movies simultaneously conjur...
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Season 7
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Episode 16
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1:01:20
Episode 171: Triangle of Sadness
We decided we needed to kick off 2024 with a bit of sadness. That's right, this New Year's Day we're talking about the absolutely stellar Triangle of Sadness from 2022. Incredible performances...
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Season 7
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Episode 15
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1:07:06
Episode 170: Deadly Games (aka Dial Code Santa Claus) (with Ashley McGlothren of Southern Haunts)
It's a Christmas miracle! We're bringing you a very special holiday themed episode about the much darker version of Home Alone. That's right, it's the cult classic
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Season 7
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Episode 14
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1:28:09
Episode 169: The Wolf of Wall Street
Are you behind on your podcasts? Good! Press play on our episode and start listening. Do you need a good laugh as well as some great insight via a film review? Good! Press play on our episode and start listening. Does your girlfriend think you’...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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1:52:23
Episode 168: The Flash (with Michael Moss)
If you thought one Ezra Miller on screen was annoying, wait until you see two of them. That's right, this week we're talking about the absolute abomination that is this year's The Flash. A fit...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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1:31:41
Episode 167: Blue Is the Warmest Colour
There's never been a Palme d'Or given to not only the director but also the two leads of a film before 2013's Blue is the Warmest Colour, but there's rarely been a movie with as much power beh...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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1:44:31
Episode 166: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
After a (way) too long hiatus from discussing Korean cinema, we're back talking about the great Park Chan-wook and the first in the Vengeance Trilogy with 2002's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. Th...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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1:30:23
Episode 165: Fast X
We're thinking about starting a new tradition around here for our Thanksgiving episode where each time we'll cover another Fast and Furious movie. We test this little experiment out this week by talking about this year's latest entry i...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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1:22:25
Episode 164: Quantum of Solace
It took 148 days this summer for the studios to give the WGA fair wages and protection against AI, but if you need an example of what can happen to a film during a writers' strike, look no further than 2008's
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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1:24:22
Episode 163: Alien³
Rumor control! Here are the facts: even though Spooky Linings is officially behind us now, we couldn't let go of horror just yet. Alien³ is, unfortunately, not up to director David Fincher's s...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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1:17:09
Episode 162: Candyman (2021)
It's no coincidence that we had five Spooky Linings episodes this season, and the titular character of our final outing this month loves the number 5. That's right: we're discussing the fantastic 2021
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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1:32:00
Episode 161: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (with Josh Browning of The VHS Files)
Somehow, with over 160 episodes already in our back catalog, we still haven't covered a proper Nightmare on Elm Street movie. Well that serious infraction ends today as we're talking about none other than
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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1:36:26
