Adam and Nate debate the virtues of Martin Scorsese’s After Hours (1985) on its 40th anniversary. At least they can agree that “ Bart Sells His Soul ” (S7E4) is pretty much a perfect Simpsons episode.

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Also in this episode:

• Uncle Moe’s Family Feedbag and the restaurants that inspired it
• Is the dream logic of this movie enticing or frustrating?
• The wild and wooly world of 1980s New York
• Why does the Comic Book Guy want to buy a little boy’s soul?
• Plus, check out our show notes for a complete list of Simpsons references, double feature suggestions, and further reading

Next time, Adam and Nate celebrate our 50th episode with a special look at how Simpsons parodies stack up against the canon of American film!

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