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"Poor Things"
Episode 197
Our lead-up to The Best Films of 2023 episode continues as we cover Yorgos' Lanthimos' ribald, fisheye fantasy: Poor Things. Is it the Greek filmmake…
2 years, 6 months ago
"The Holdovers"
Episode 196
The feel good film that took holiday moviegoers by storm, Alexander Payne's The Holdovers follows a cranky history teacher at a remote prep school th…
2 years, 6 months ago
"Ferrari"
Episode 195
"Two objects cannot occupy the same point in space or the same moment in time.” Michael Mann’s Ferrari disguises the fissures of masculinity in the t…
2 years, 6 months ago
"Silent Night"
Episode 194
Action maestro John Woo is back with his first stateside movie in 20 years, Silent Night. A dialogue-free revenge flick soaked in blood, chrome, and …
2 years, 7 months ago
"Godzilla Minus One"
Episode 193
This week, Derek, Amir, and Jeff sit down with the latest Toho monster flick to wash up on American shores, Godzilla Minus One. A Japanese film that …
2 years, 7 months ago
"May December"
Episode 192
A thorny balancing act of different tones that drills straight into sordid psychodrama and the elusive nature of performance, Todd Haynes’ May Decemb…
2 years, 7 months ago
"The Marvels"
Episode 191
This week, Derek, Amir, and Jeff review Nia DaCosta's The Marvels, the 33rd entry in a flagging Marvel Cinematic Universe. With the three leads of Br…
2 years, 8 months ago
"The Killer"
Episode 190
David Fincher returns with his take on the hitman yarn with The Killer. Starring Michael Fassbender as the titular assassin whose world is turned ups…
2 years, 8 months ago
"Priscilla"
Episode 189
Sofia Coppola aims her dreamlike sights at Elvis Presley with Priscilla, a not-quite biopic of its titular Queen of Rock and Roll. The perfect conver…
2 years, 8 months ago
"Killers of the Flower Moon"
Episode 188
This week, we take a look at Martin Scorsese's three-and-a-half-hour epic tragedy, Killers of the Flower Moon. A deliberate indictment of insidious A…
2 years, 8 months ago