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The Playlist Ep 96 – ‘Rocketman’ (Taron Egerton & Dexter Fletcher) / ‘American Gigolo’ / ‘Veep’ / ‘Long Shot’

Rocketman, Taron Egerton, American Gigolo, Richard Gere

Taron Egerton as Elton John in ‘Rocketman’ / Richard Gere is the ‘American Gigolo’. Source: Paramount Pictures / SBS

0:44 Is Rocketman, the new Elton John biopic musical, a good movie? Nick and Fiona try to work it out. 10:40 Fiona interviews Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher and star Taron Egerton. 18:45 Nick and Fiona go back to 1980 to discuss whether Paul Schrader's American Gigolo, starring Richard Gere at peak handsomeness, holds up. American Gigolo airs on Sunday, 2 June at 8:30pm on SBS VICELAND and streams afterwards at SBS On Demand. 23:59 Was the Veep finale satisfying? Nick and Fiona discuss what kind of American political satire works in the current climate. Plus Fiona got around to seeing the Charlize Theron romcom Long Shot.


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