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If you've never heard us before, we're glad this is your first Albatross Applesauce episode.  Cause this one is fun.  Join Andrew and Phil in a rollicking discussion (some might say evisceration) of the new film starring Aubrey Plaza entitled, "The To-Do List."  In this piece (of cinema) the serious-looking Plaza plays an 18 year old girl attempting to gain a lot of sexual experience very quickly.  Within 1 hour and 44 minutes to be exact.  But seriously, she is a rising college freshman who has never done anything sexual before.  The film consists of her quest to complete a variety of sex acts before the semester begins, the culmination being losing her virginity to Rusty Waters, a tanned, hunky, guitar-playing lifeguard.  Andrew and Phil may have reviewed their worst movie ever.Not very sexy.You can download the podcast here by right-clicking on that link and choosing "save as", or you can use the convenient player located below:In a complete 180 degree spin, we discuss the Nicolas Roeg film "Insignificance" for our Criterion Corner.  These films couldn't be more different and here at Albatross Applesauce we pride ourselves on our eclectic selection.  This intelligent adult drama (three things that don't apply to "The To-Do List") is based on a stage play that pits Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio and Senator Joe McCarthy in one hotel on one night in New York City.  What follows is a dialogue-driven tour-de-force that somehow never feels stagy.  Phil loved the film, but others may have a different reaction.Very sexy.Stay tuned for our second half when we review the James Cagney chestnut, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and the heart-warming documentary favorite "Anvil: The Story of Anvil!"