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Bonus Episode: Sneakers Commentary Track (feat. Erik Childress)
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- Director's Club
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- Jul 20, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 8279
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Summary
At first I was going to simply just write about my love of Phil Alden Robinson's spy thriller, Sneakers (1992) , but then I decided it was time to start recording my voice again in hopes of returning to our regularly scheduled program next month. Since I needed something to lift my spirits, I asked friend and Chicago Film Critic Erik Childress to join me to talk for 2 hours all about a movie that means a lot to me. Another "Jim and his dad love this movie" example. Instead of only talking about why it's so great as a bonus episode, I thought a feature-length commentary track was in order, something I haven't done since recording last year with Bill Ackerman for the 4K release of At Close Range , another all-time favorite that I'd consider to be underrated. Erik was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to play a game a Scrabble, hop inside an unmarked van and wire-tap a mathematician in order to get our voyeuristic kicks. Even if you're not a fan or don't own this film to listen along as the film plays, feel free to simply just listen us nerd out for a couple hours about this all-star ensemble cast killing it every step of the way. It's a prescient film that has a lot to say and manages to be a blast the whole way through. Grateful to Erik and hope you enjoy what we have to say here! 00:00 - 05:31 - Intro 05:32 - 02:11:17 - Commentary Track 02:11:18 - 02:17:59 - Outro