{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Born on the Fourth of July (1989) | Tom Cruise's Best Performance?","description":"Happy 4th of July \u2014 we're doing it differently this year! Brian and John are joined by returning guest Henry O'Brien (Film Obsessive \/ Stuff I Watched Substack) to review Oliver Stone's BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989) \u2014 and make the case that this is not just Tom Cruise's best performance, but one of the most underseen masterworks of American cinema. In this episode: \u2022 Why Stone's 5-act structure is a deliberate rejection of war film conventions \u2022 Tom Cruise vs. Eyes Wide Shut \u2014 where does Ron Kovic rank? \u2022 Willem Dafoe in Mexico: Robert Eggers crazy vs. balls-to-the-wall crazy \u2022 Stone &amp;amp; Sorkin as two sides of the same American myth coin \ud83d\udcec Follow Henry O'Brien: \u2022 Film Obsessive: filmobsessive.com \u2022 Substack: Stuff I Watched \u2022 Twitter\/X: @realHenryOBrien \u2022 Letterboxd: @HenryOBrien23 &amp;nbsp; \u23f1\ufe0f CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open \u2014 is this Cruise's best? 01:54 Celebrating the 4th of July with Controversy 03:06 1. BBQ on the 4th of July 05:21 2. War Movies on the 4th of July 05:44 Discussing Born on the Fourth of July 18:39 Synopsis of Born on the Fourth of July 20:01 The Film's Portrayal of Propaganda and PTSD 25:21 The Use of Music in the Film 28:28 Comparing Born on the Fourth of July to Apocalypse Now 51:05 Audience's Favorite July 4th Movies 51:23 1. Jaws 53:34 2. Independence Day 2 55:48 3. Yankee Doodle Dandy and Hamilton 58:53 Hosts' Social Media and Upcoming Content \ud83d\udea8 Subscribe to our newsletter!- https:\/\/the-cinema-psychos-show.kit.com\/9e9a267e76 &amp;nbsp; Find The Cinema Psychos Show on Youtube - \ud83d\udd34 * SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE and SMASH THAT BELL TO OBLIVION!&amp;nbsp; \u2014 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cinemapsychospod?Sub_Confirmation=1 * Watch more episodes here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLmrw92zmCK5VBHWrF0807eeUEypGRd9bW * J Dub\u2019s Video Nasties (John\u2019s awesome movie channel)&amp;nbsp; - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JDUBSVIDEONASTIES\/ &amp;nbsp; Follow The Cinema Psychos Show on Socials \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25: * Discord: https:\/\/discord.gg\/mXBaS5bTKg * Tiktok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cinemapsychosshow * Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cinemapsychospod * Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cinemapsychospod * Threads: https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@cinemapsychospod &amp;nbsp; Listen to The Cinema Psychos Show on: * Spotify: https:\/\/rebrand.ly\/0v6eeno * Apple: https:\/\/rebrand.ly\/j5nrkp7 * Amazon: https:\/\/rebrand.ly\/5x5hzng * Goodpods: https:\/\/rebrand.ly\/picstv6 OR LISTEN ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST APP! https:\/\/cinemapsychosshow.com\/follow &amp;nbsp; MAIN TITLE: \u201cRed Alert\u201d AUTHOR: Jack Waldenmaier PUBLISHER: Music Bakery Publishing (BMI) WARNING: UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THE MUSIC CONTAINED IN THIS PRODUCTION IS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. All copyrights, licensing, duplication and distribution rights are held exclusively by Music Bakery Publishing (BMI). 214-636-5887 musicbakery.com &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Cinema Psychos Movie Reviews","author_url":"https:\/\/cinemapsychosshow.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41969790\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203807530"}