RORMANCE: Hello, Dolly! / Annihilation

Sometimes a musical just needs to stay a musical, especially if you’re not going to film it well.

Welcome again to Macintosh & Maud Haven't Seen What?! This week, we set our sights on 1890's New York and discuss the wiles of Ms. Dolly Levi and her schemes to find love. At least, that's what we would've done had Walter Matthau not been such a jerk. Enjoy our review of Hello, Dolly!

After the break, we get into a debate about whether Alex Garland’s Annihilation was an interesting and thoughtful addition to the sci-fi universe, or a total garbage pile. The answer is...well, it’s complicated.

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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.

Excerpts from "Ribbons Down My Back", "Put on Your Sunday Clothes", "It Only Takes a Moment" and "Hello, Dolly!" all taken from YouTube. ℗© 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc. All songs can be found on the 1969 Original Cast Recording of Hello, Dolly!, which you can purchase on Amazon, iTunes, or your favorite music platform.

Excerpt from "Yumeji's Theme" by Shigeru Umebayashi taken from YouTube. ℗ First Name Soundtracks / Lantis Company Limited © Lantis Company Limited. Soundtrack appears to be out of print, but the song can be purchased at Amazon or iTunes.