Uncertain Age

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Uncertain Age is a podcast for movie and TV lovers of a certain age. Every week, hosts Anna Nicholas and Dale Basye help you sift through the streams and navigate what to watch. They’ll look at classics, obscurities, and new releases through the lens of maturity: are actors cast appropriately? Are older characters treated respectfully? Are there any possible triggers for people 50+? Look, the whole world seems to be getting—somehow—younger and younger. And that’s fine. But in this time of youth worship and unlimited options, what are the movies and TV shows worth the precious time of older fol...

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Jules 03.03.2024 15:03

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and an artificially intelligent Dale Basye are visited by the 2023 film Jules, which stars Ben Kingsley as a widower whose quiet routine is upended when a UFO crashes in his backyard. Is Milton truly having a close encounter or is this just a sign of early onset dementia? Find out!

The Father 26.02.2024 14:36

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye pay a visit to the poignant 2020 drama The Father. Anthony Hopkins plays, well…Anthony: a man struggling with memory loss and confusion who refuses help from his daughter, Anne (Olivia Colman). Does the film offer a compelling portrait of dementia or is it ultimately, um: forgettable? Find out!

Harold and Maude 25.02.2024 34:07

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye exhume the 1971 cult classic Harold and Maude where Bud Cort plays Harold Chasen, a wealthy young man obsessed with death and staging fake suicides who meets Maude Chard (Ruth Gordon) a free-spirited 79-year-old woman who embraces life to its fullest. Does the film put the “fun” in “funeral”? Find out!

80 For Brady 25.02.2024 24:52

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye put on their metaphoric jerseys and review the 2023 comedy 80 for Brady, where acting legends Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field play lifelong friends who bond over NFL quarterback Tom Brady. Will the film have you on your feet cheering or rolling your eyes with full-contact cringe? Find out!

Grumpy Old Men 25.02.2024 30:03

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye bite into Grumpy Old Men: the 1993 comedy that reunited once-Odd Couple Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The film follows two curmudgeonly neighbors who have been feuding for years. Grumpy Old Men was a critical and commercial success and started the popular Grumpy-Core movement…or would have, if such a thing had existed. Does t...

Welcome to Uncertain Age 11.02.2024 2:02

Welcome to Uncertain Age: a podcast about movies & TV shows, only viewed through the lens of those—shall we say—of a certain age. Each week, hosts Anna Nicholas and Dale Basye review a movie or show and discuss how it portrays older characters and themes. Anna is a writer, director, actress, and studied law before realizing that life is too short. Dale Basye is a writer, film critic, musician,...