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Winona Ryder’s career in the 2000s is a lot more unpredictable than in the 90s. Case in point: her scene-stealing supporting turn in the action-thriller HOMEFRONT, playing James Franco’s trashy meth-slinging girlfriend! Listen to Alex and Julio marvel at Winona’s versatility while also wondering if Jason Statham is Sylvester Stallone’s true heir, why James Franco doesn’t play more villains, how likely is it that Clancy Brown’s Sheriff has never discharged his weapon and whether Kate Bosworth has finally broken out of the Lois Lane type-casting!

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TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:01:17 Intro

00:01:18 - 00:18:09 Opening and RT quotes

00:18:10 - 01:12:54 Contrarians Corner

01:12:55 - 01:14:04 Homefront Red Carpet

01:14:05 - 01:59:30 Real Talk

01:59:31 - 02:02:58 Perennial Plugs

02:02:59 - 02:10:38 Today’s Plugs

02:10:39 - 02:13:01 The Winona Dream

- Alex’s current games are THE CREW 2 and INJUSTICE 2.

- Julio thinks THE ASSISTANT is one of the best 2020 releases so far and THE PLATFORM is one of the best Netflix releases so far.

- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on Spotify, on Facebook or on their very own website.

- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at @mildemonios on Twitter or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about Peruvian politics on his own podcast, NACION COMBI and Peruvian economics on his other podcast, MARGINAL. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on his own website. Don’t know Spanish? He also did a podcast in English called LIVING IN PERU, about immigrants in - where else - Perú. Oh, and as if that wasn’t enough, he has a new zombie novel out, REQUIEM POR LURÍN. Ask him about it!

Up next, The Summer of Winona approaches its closing stages as we tackle LITTLE WOMEN, a movie which got Winona one of her Oscar nominations! In the meantime, let us know how you liked HOMEFRONT! Did you feel it needed more Winona? Would you have left Frank Grillo for James Franco? Is Jason Statham a worthy successor to Sly? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!