The Dinner Party episode #170

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EPISODE 170

Martin McDonagh

Episode 170: Martin McDonagh, Ed Asner, and Real American Cheese

This week: Playwright & "Seven Psychopaths" filmmaker Martin McDonagh laughs in the face of death... TV legend Ed Asner calls us out... Mary Elizabeth Winstead lists some sobering cinema... '5 under 35' honoree Justin Torres reads from his celebrated novella... New Yorker critic David Denby divines film's future... and Brendan seeks the *real* American cheese. Plus, a historic Niagara fall, a crushed dinosaur dream, and a wild new track from Tame Impala. Read more...

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