Episode 84 -- Apocalypse Now

*Mini-Review of X-Men: First Class*

Plot--During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe.

Episode 83 -- The Conversation

Plot Summary-- A paranoid and personally-secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that a couple he is spying on will be murdered.

Episode 82 -- The Godfather

Kicking off our Francis Ford Coppola themed podcast is The Godfather.

Plot--The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Episode 81 -- Thor/Bridesmaids

Synopsis--The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Bridesmaids--Picked as her best friend's maid of honor, lovelorn and broke Annie looks to bluff her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals with an oddball group of bridesmaids.

Episode 80 -- Black Swan

Starring: Natalie Portman A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.

Episode 79 -- Showgirls

Synopsis-- A young drifter, named Nomi, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls.

Note: May want to watch All About Eve (available on Netflix watch instantly) as we will be drawing comparisons between these two movies.

Episode 78 -- All About Eve

*Mini-review of The Conspirator*

All About Eve stars Bette Davis & Anne Baxter

Synopsis-- An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends.