The two cows take a road trip to discuss how a decade of bored contentment in America gave rise to both the Gen-X slacker and prank culture, laying the seeds for a generational conflict that takes center stage in this highly re-watchable 2001 John Dahl thriller. Oh to be young and in college, destined forContinue reading “JOY RIDE (2001)”
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TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)
The two cows discuss time travel, religious themes, and the nature of sequels in this action-packed episode. It’s fitting that the best sequel ever made is a meta-reflection on dualities and copies. Here, the basic conflict of the first movie is transposed from human vs. machine to reproduction vs. original, as the humans fight againstContinue reading “TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)”
THE DEPARTED (2006)
The two cows go to confession with Martin Scorsese’s Boston crime drama. Two men from the same working class Boston neighborhood fall under the spell of false prophets and the promise of power, autonomy, and comfort that a life of crime or civil service offers. But spiritual salvation is not forthcoming when your boss isContinue reading “THE DEPARTED (2006)”
Cows in the Field 