This week, The Unenthusiastic Critic is venturing into the heart of darkness for her first viewing of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979), starring Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, and Marlon Brando. 

Released 40 years ago this week—after a nightmarish road to production—Francis Ford Coppola's film went on to shape the world's perception of America's war in Vietnam, influence a generation of filmmakers, and introduce iconic characters and images into our collective vocabulary. But does any of that mean anything to Unenthusiastic Critic, who simply doesn't like war movies?

Listen along, as Nakea first encounters the horror, the horror, of Apocalypse Now. 

Program

0:00: Prologue: from The Big Lebowski (1998)
0:39: Cultural Osmosis: Pre-Viewing Discussion
11:57: Interlude: from the Original Trailer for Apocalypse Now
14:06: The Verdict: Post-Viewing Discussion
57:21: Outro and Next Week's Movie

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