123: Crisis on Infinite Singhams: Rohit Shetty's Cop Universe with Devin Bruce

<div> <em>Sooryavanshi</em> has finally unloaded itself into theatres and our good friend and cinephile Devin Bruce has dropped by to discuss Rohit Shetty’s ethically questionable Cop Universe.<br> <br> </div> <div>Show notes:<br> <br> </div> <div>Heads up, one of these films deals with sexual violence.<br> <br> </div> <div>• Devin's in the three-timers club <br> • Singham is the most important being that has ever existed <br> • Rohit Shetty's <a href="https://href.li/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop_Universe">Cop Universe</a> (we haven't seen <em>Sooryavanshi</em> yet) <br> • <a href="https://href.li/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singham"><em>Singham</em></a><em> <br> • </em>When Indian action movies get memeified <br> • Buford T. Justice is actually in <em>Smokey and the Bandit</em>, I apologize to everyone this offended. <em>Walking Tall</em> is about Sheriff Buford Pusser<br> • <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Backpfeifengesicht"><em>Backpfeifengesicht</em>, a "face that should be slapped"</a> <br> • Pervasive police corruption and brutality in Hindi film <br> • <a href="https://href.li/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singham_Returns"><em>Singham Returns<br> </em></a><br> </div> <div>(INTERVAL "<a href="https://href.li/?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sykmE0i9d3U">Singham</a>" from <em>Singham</em>)<br> <br> </div> <div>• <em>Singham'</em>s relationship with '80s American action flicks <br> • "<a href="https://href.li/?https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-copaganda-explainer">Copaganda</a>" <br> • <a href="https://href.li/?https://letterboxd.com/mattbowes/list/bad-cop-bad-cop/">Matt's "Bad Cop, Bad Cop" list on letterboxd</a> <br> • <em>Singham</em> vs. <em>Dabangg</em>, which is more fascist? <br> • "<a href="https://href.li/?https://youtu.be/Yg1V54WjjWI">Ranveer Ching Returns</a>" <br> • <a href="https://href.li/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmba"><em>Simmba</em></a><em> <br> • "</em><a href="https://href.li/?https://youtu.be/_KhQT-LGb-4">Aankh Marey</a