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Rian Johnson - Brick
December 22, 2025·50 min·3 clips
Brad admits he didn't enjoy Rian Johnson's directorial debut Brick, setting up a clash with host Jeff who is a big fan.
As heard by us
A lively case for Brick's weird, high-school noir logic.
Brick is presented as Rian Johnson's 2005 first film, and the discussion makes a solid case for why that odd mix of Hammett and high school works.
Why you'd press play
You want a reason to revisit Brick and hear why Rian Johnson's 2005 neo-noir still works when hardboiled style gets dropped into a high school.
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