Criticism Is Dead
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Stowaway, The Other Two, and Oscars

Among the stars up above and down below, plus predictions two days late

We discuss Stowaway, a movie about surviving in space, and The Other Two, a show about surviving a pop star kid brother.

04:13 Stowaway, new to Netflix, is an unusual space film that is also a horror story about mathematics and employer negligence.

23:03 The Other Two, now streaming on HBO Max, is a comedy series about adults figuring out how best to ride a tween pop star's 15 minutes of fame.

35:51 Plus, culture notes about the Academy Awards, which have already happened, but not by the time we recorded this! Find out how good/bad we are at predicting things!

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Music: REEKAH

Artwork and design: Sara Macias and Andrew Liu

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