A+Z Movie Review Podcast · Alex Long and Zach Cavanagh

Episode 27 - Triangle of Sadness

·1 hr 7 min·4 clips

A captain’s dinner turns into vomiting, shitting, and an exploding toilet on a rocking yacht.

Alex and Zach open with their usual banter and get to their disagreement fast. Zach is skeptical. The film is framed as another Best Picture nominee in their Oscar run. They describe Ruben Ostlund as a filmmaker known for black-comedy satire that pushes the envelope. The boat setting gives them an easy way into the story. The movie becomes, in their telling, a collection of rich people who are hard to root for. That quickly turns the conversation toward who, if anyone, deserves sympathy. The crew matters too. Carl stands out because he seems to notice the power the wealthy have over the people serving them. One small moment about a crew member getting fired opens up a bigger conversation about guilt and complicity. Paula gets a lot of credit early because she is the one keeping things moving. The captain’s quarters become a recurring point of interest. When Woody Harrelson shows up, the discussion shifts a little and the hosts note that he is only in the movie briefly. They also connect the boat energy to *Below Deck*, which helps them talk through the movie’s social layers without getting too formal. They keep returning to the same core idea: the film is blunt about how the rich take advantage of other people. Even when they wander, they keep circling that target. The tone stays casual and familiar throughout. There is film knowledge in the room, but nobody is pretending to deliver a polished thesis. The episode feels like two people watching the movie, then talking themselves into and out of reactions in real time. By the end, the focus is still on whether the satire lands and how it fits as an awards-season watch.

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A candid Best Picture check-in centered on Triangle of Sadness' satire.

Alex and Zach keep the talk moving through Triangle of Sadness as a Best Picture nominee, and the exchange feels strongest once it shifts from the rich people on a boat setup into the crew dynamics, Carl's uneasy grasp of power, and Paula trying to keep everything running.

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Press play if you want a conversational take on Triangle of Sadness, one of the Best Picture nominees they are rolling through.

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