This week, Alex and Wesley discuss the James Brown biographical dramedy Get on Up, which Alex really liked and Wesley liked fine. But they agree that Chadwick Boseman is great. Wesley also spends a few minutes trying to help make sense of why Alex hasn’t lost his mind over Guardians of the Galaxy. Basically, he’s entitled to be meh.

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Here are links to this week’s show:

Get on Up 

“Three Steps to Better Music Biopics,” Grantland, August 6, 2014

“I Feel Groot!,” Grantland, August 1, 2014

James Brown Olympia 1971, the Olympia Theater in Paris, March 8, 1971

Guardians of the Galaxy

“Blockbuster Talk: A Gentlemen’s Disagreement Over the Nerd-Whistle Pleasures of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’” Grantland, August 5, 2014

“How ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Cherry-Bombed the Box Office and Made Off With All of Our Money,” Grantland, August 4, 2014

“In Space, No One Knows You’re a Nerd: An Informative Conversation About Star-Lord With Writer Sam Humphries,” Grantland, July 31, 2014

“‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Primer: All the Questions You Need Answered About Marvel’s Super-Weird Superhero Team,” Grantland, July 30, 2014