The Menswear in “Hail Caesar” (2016)

This is a blog post that accompanies the most recent bonus pod! You can listen to the first 15 minutes of the bonus pod below, but you’ll have to subscribe on Patreon to get the RSS feed of the full episode (as well as access to our Discord). Do you guys ever have a movie that you didn’t like, only to come back around to it years later and think, “wow, this is actually great”? That was me with Hail, Caesar!. I distinctly remember watching it with Spencer when it came out and leaving the theater quite underwhelmed and frustrated with the random plot and odd ending that were seemingly only there to provide a loose thread between the spectacular send ups of Old Hollywood. Spencer, who loves movies where you just “hang out” with the protagonist for a day (see Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood), loved this flick. Of course, with age comes appreciation. And over time, and a handful of old films under my belt, I’ve really come around on this movie, fully enjoying its asburd story and framing…