Scenes From a Marriage, The Harder They Fall, and Taylor's version - a podcast by Criticism Is Dead

We discuss Scenes From a Marriage and The Harder They Fall, two recent works with mixed reception worth exploring (we love gray areas).

02:44 Scenes From a Marriage, streaming on HBO Max, is hard to watch, but emotionally rich and raw with superb performances.

28:09 Despite its fun flourishes and the seed of a great concept, Netflix’s The Harder They Fall is ultimately more style over substance.

41:46 Plus, culture notes about Taylor vs. Jake.

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