The Cold Open Podcast

Adventures in popular culture

Author: Whitman College Film & Media Studies

A museum director and a few obsessed college professors discuss all things film, TV, music, comics, and popular culture.
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The Cold Open #57–The Black Bag Full of Unicorns Edition
Saturday, 5 April, 2025

In the Cold Open #57, Robert Sickels and special guest star Lee Ackerman begin with a spoiler heavy deep dive into two new mid-budget films, Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag and writer/director Alex Scharfman’s debut feature, Death of a Unicorn. They then veer into a discussion on Gen Z’s movie consumption habits. Our intro and outro are David Holmes’ “Black Bag” and “Feet First” from the Black Bag Soundtrack. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!