I've always dreamed of opening a movie – not a movie about Elvis – with the footage of him doing "My Way" at his final concert, because there is nothing more American than being rich and fat, but also living under the total control of opportunist ghouls, while doing a song about how you did everything your way, while also visibly dying onstage

And introducing…the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley! We welcome Atlantic movie critic and co-host of the Blank Check podcast David Sims back to the pod to discuss Baz Lurhmann’s new biopic ELVIS. We talk about the King’s legacy, Baz’s filmography, Tom Hanks going sicko mode, whether the music biopic genre can be transcended (or if it’s been fully murdered by Walk Hard), and all the pop-culture Elvis missed. RIP Elvis, you would have loved mdma.

Check out Molly’s essay on attending a Deadmau5 NFT party: https://themollyzone.com/post/687870869007187968/i-went-to-a-music-nft-party

David’s work at the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-sims/
All things Blank Check: https://www.blankcheckpod.com/

And Introducing

#111 ELVIS! (ft. David Sims)

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#111 ELVIS! (ft. David Sims)

And Introducing

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