Episode 105: Michael Clayton

DIABOLICAL: Evil Schemes Done Better

Aug 26 2024 • 1 hr 6 mins

“This was supposed to be our prestige episode”

The panel of peril go to the bathroom and lock themselves in a stall and check how sweaty their pits are. Very. They’re very, very sweaty. No wonder, as they face a goliath in this week’s film: Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy, 2007).

Michael (George Clooney) is a self-described janitor who cleans up messes on behalf of clients for a prestigious New York law firm. A law firm currently in the midst of defending against a $3bn lawsuit against pesticide manufacturers U-North. All is not well, however, as the cases’s lead, Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson), has stopped taking his medication and spirals into a series of manic episodes partly due to the knowledge that U-North had full knowledge of their product being lethal to humans. What lengths will U-North’s general counsel, Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton), go to keep their dirty secret?

Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kJRYBhG43Q

********PLOT SPOILER ALERT********

She’ll go as far as murder, actually. Setting two goons after both Michael and Arthur, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as our lawyers with consciences try to stay one step ahead of U-North, reveal the truth, and make it out of the tense situation alive. This is a true powerhouse of a film, peril pals, and you can be sure we treat it with the sobriety it deserves ;)

Just what did the panel think of this week’s movie? How can they improve upon U-North’s evil plot? And who will be christened this week’s most diabolical?

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