Shane and Bennett dish on Nichols’ final film, the star-studded, Oscar-bait political drama Charlie Wilson’s War

Ryan McCloskey returns to the Reel Rap studio to talk Charlie Wilson’s War, Mike Nichols’ 2007 collaboration with Aaron Sorkin. Our hosts pull very few punches on Nichols’ final film, pointing out crucial mistakes in casting and how much the film resembles a Ron Howard movie. And, of course, they squeeze in some of Bennett’s beloved Oscars talk.

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