Munich

Posting a podcast about Munich on Easter Weekend wasn't a deliberately provocative choice. Posting this mostly-effective "you'll pay for that" procedural during Revenge Month WAS intentional. Episode #659 of Have You Ever Seen is a Ryan monologue about Palestinian terrorists kidnapping and then assassinating Jewish athletes at the 1972 Olympics...and then the Israelis siccing a hit squad on those who planned it. Upbeat blockbuster filmmaker Steven Spielberg isn't squeamish about showing viciousness and bloodshed when he makes an Important Movie. Trouble is, he gets so heavy-handed in the last half-hour, as Eric Bana struggles with the moral ramifications (and blowback) after what he & his team have done. A pre-stardom Daniel Craig is part of that team, as are Geoffrey Rush & Ciaran Hinds. There's no quibble with their performances. It's just the 9/11 parallels and the politics of the unending conflict in the Middle East that repeatedly smack you in the face. In any case, there's much to discuss about what Black September did (not so much the PLO by the way, but that specific terrorist group) and then what the Jewish hit squad did as payback. Grab a bag of beans from Sparkplug Coffee. Our listeners can enjoy a onetime 20% discount by using our "HYES" promo code. The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Not only should you subscribe to our channel in your app, but we hope you'll rate and review our podcast too. Also, look for us on YouTube (@hyesellis in the search bar). Like the episode, comment about it, you know. Share your own feelings about the films we discuss. On the media that is toxically social, find us on Bluesky (ryan-ellis and bevellisellis) and Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis). Our email address is "[email protected]".