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135 - The Boss Baby: Family Business (feat. Patrick Willems)
Patrick Willems (Night of the Coconut) returns to finish some unfinished business as he and the lads fight off the deep conservatism and unending baby ninja armies of Dreamworks’ 2021 babypalooza: The Boss Baby: Family Business. Topics include the nebulous target audience, the uncanny animation, and the consequences of pivoting from the increasingly bonkers Boss Baby lore to the terrors of…school choice???
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Patrick Willems: “Pretty much the Terrence Malick of YouTube.”
- Twitter // Youtube // Nebula // Instagram // Letterboxd
- Night of the Coconut
- Patrick’s Episode of Something Rotten on Metal Gear Solid 2
- Patrick’s Episode of Eye of the Duck on Minority Report
Media Referenced in this Episode:
- The Boss Baby: Family Business. Dir. Tom McGrath. Dreamworks Animation, 2021.
- “Conan O’Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings” by First We Feast.
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “Babies Are Forever” Music by John Barry, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S., feat. Eleanor Philips.