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Andy Greenwald

A transcript-based look at what Andy Greenwald praised, questioned, and talked about most.
Transcripts identified9
Positive takes34
Critical takes1
Named opinions37

WHO SHOWS UP AROUND THEM

Frequent cohosts and people they praise

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AGTaste profileAndy Greenwald

PEOPLE THEY PRAISE

Who gets the most positive mentions

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Guy Pearce2 total mentions · 0 mixed
202
Jennifer Lawrence2 total mentions · 0 mixed
203
Anthony Edwards1 total mention · 0 mixed
104
Ben Stiller1 total mention · 0 mixed
105
Bill Murray1 total mention · 0 mixed
1
06
Billy Murray / Bill Murray performance style1 total mention · 0 mixed
1
07
Danny Glover1 total mention · 0 mixed
1
08
DeSean Jackson1 total mention · 0 mixed
1
09
Ed Norton1 total mention · 0 mixed
110
Gwyneth Paltrow1 total mention · 0 mixed
1

A positive mention is a transcript note marked favorable or strongly favorable and tied to Andy Greenwald.

WHERE THEY PUSH BACK

People drawing mixed or critical comments

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Randy1 total mention · 0 positive
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This counts comments about a performance or body of work. It is not a personal approval rating.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Representative opinions

Each note links back to the episode where it appeared.
Loved itKicking and Screaming · 1995

The Prague breakup and missed flight

Argues the film nails the real-life pain of failing to seize a romantic chance.

About 8 min into the transcript
Loved itKicking and Screaming · 1995

Parker Posey’s Jane

Says she injects the movie with manic energy and is the missing person all of them wanted in their lives.

About 16 min into the transcript
Loved itKicking and Screaming · 1995

Baumbach’s early voice

Notes that Baumbach wrote with the wisdom of an older person despite being very young.

About 16 min into the transcript
Loved itKicking and Screaming · 1995

The film’s pre-internet setup

Argues that no cell phones or internet make the emotional distance essential to the story.

About 8 min into the transcript
Loved itKicking and Screaming · 1995

The film’s ending tone

Connects the final feeling to The Graduate and Michael Clayton: a triumph that immediately feels hollow.

About 40 min into the transcript
Loved itL.A. Confidential · 1997

Guy Pearce

He frames Pearce as the actor whose career trajectory is most interesting and whose Exley work is subtle but great.

About 40 min into the transcript
Loved itL.A. Confidential · 1997

The movie's structure and editing

He says the movie is modern in its cutting and performance style even though it is set in the 1950s.

About 104 min into the transcript
Loved itPump Up the Volume · 1990

voice and community

Argues the film anticipated internet-era communication and teenage self-expression.

About 8 min into the transcript
Loved itPump Up the Volume · 1990

soundtrack selection

Says the soundtrack is a perfect, era-defining mix of alternative music, deep cuts, and diegetic radio choices.

About 8 min into the transcript
Loved itPump Up the Volume · 1990

Wave of Mutilation drop

Treats the Wave of Mutilation sequence as one of the best uses of music in any movie.

About 48 min into the transcript
Loved itSilver Linings Playbook · 2012

Tiff explaining Eagles superstition

Argues the superstitions scene is perhaps the most electrifying, rewatchable scene in the movie.

About 40 min into the transcript
Loved itSilver Linings Playbook · 2012

Jennifer Lawrence

Calls her performance raw, hilarious, and astonishingly complete for such a young actor.

About 32 min into the transcript

THEIR SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT

Debates tied to Andy Greenwald

Kicking and Screaming

Whether the movie is truly a Gen X film

It felt like the exact emotional reality of that generational moment.

Kicking and Screaming

How much the women are marginalized

Parker Posey was rightly proud but wanted more access to the group.

Kicking and Screaming

Who should have played Jane

Kate Winslet could have worked, but the flaws of d'Abo help the part.

L.A. Confidential

Whether Danny DeVito works in the movie

He is the weak link because he's too recognizable and comedic.

Pump Up the Volume

Whether the movie invented podcasting/internet culture

He argues the film prefigured or effectively invented online communication, message boards, and podcasting culture.

Pump Up the Volume

Best scene in the movie

Agrees, though he notes the shirtless dance/microwave sequence as a strong alternative.

Pump Up the Volume

How aged the worst items are to modern eyes

Also calls out the dated police/gang framing and some support performers.

Pump Up the Volume

Whether the Nora/Mark relationship lasts

Agrees she would quickly move on and likely has a future beyond Arizona.

ARCHIVE RECORD

Every appearance and movie category

The sections below use the existing episode catalog. The profile above comes only from transcript evidence.
Appearances9
Hanks decisions1
Cruise decisions1
First appearance2017

Every appearance

L.A. Confidential1997 · Noir / Crime · 2026-03-30Cruise The Grand Budapest Hotel2014 · Comedy / Adventure · 2024-08-13Hanks Silver Linings Playbook2012 · Romance / Comedy · 2024-01-16OPEN Trainspotting1996 · Crime / Drama · 2021-09-28OPEN The Royal Tenenbaums2001 · Comedy / Drama · 2021-01-12OPEN Kicking and Screaming1995 · Romance / Drama · 2020-10-06OPEN Pump Up the Volume1990 · Drama / Comedy · 2020-08-20OPEN Zodiac2007 · Mystery / Thriller · 2017-12-14OPEN The Fugitive1993 · Action / Thriller · 2017-11-02OPEN