Those Who Wish Me Dead (and Who Like MacGuffins)

<p><em>Those Who Wish Me Dead</em>, the awesomely titled new thriller from Taylor Sheridan, stars Angelina Jolie as a smokejumper who must protect a boy with valuable secrets from a pair of assassins.</p><br><p>Does it work? We're divided this week, in large part because we aren't sure if the MacGuffin at the center of the film works. (A MacGuffin, of course, is a plot device that serves no real purpose except to move things along.) </p><br><p>What we <em>do</em> agree on is the cast is great and the fire sequences are spectacular.</p><br><p>Also this episode: We'll explain to anyone saying "what the hell is a smokejumper" exactly what that means. </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>