Benedetta (also known as Producer Benedetta) is episode 354 focusing on the 2021 film of the same name and part of the Podship Casters miniseries on the films of Paul Verhoeven. Posted December 12, 2021.
Summary[]
Alert the horny police, because we’re taking ourselves to a nunnery with the Dirty Dutch Daddy himself - Paul Verhoeven! The gang goes bonkers for Benedetta, and Producer Ben-edetta reveals that he has an almost-saint in his family - one more miracle, and Ben gets to go to the Vatican! We discuss the connections between Benedetta and Verhoeven’s previous films (Sister Benedetta is a bit of a Catherine Trammell, and not just because she likes the ladies), do a smelly deep dive into the history of Professional Flatulists, and say a few prayers asking God to let Verhoeven make a big Hollywood movie again. [1]
Milestones and Ephemera[]
- Ben is related to a
saintbeatified dude! The Blessèd Michael J. McGivney and if there's a second miracle Ben will get to go to the Vatican! GET PRAYING BLANKIES!! - It's not that Griffin didn't like Encanto necessarily, it's just that there were other digestive factors at play.
- Bilge Ebiri's rave review of Encanto: Encanto Is the Best Disney Animated Film Since Frozen (Vulture).
- Box-office game: Weekend of December 3, 2021
- The movie was a nominee at The Seventh Annual Blank Check Awards including:
- Griffin: #6 in his top 10 for the year
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Actress - Virginie Efira
- Griffin: #6 in his top 10 for the year
