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Sympathy for Lady Vengeance with Karen Han
Park Chan-Wook’s loosely-linked “Vengeance Trilogy” comes to a starkly satisfying end with 2005’s LADY VENGEANCE - a normal flick…that’s all we have …
3 years, 2 months ago
Oldboy with Alison Willmore
What is an Oldboy? How do you feel about Greek Tragedies? How did Choi Min-Sik achieve that iconic (and insane) hairstyle? Was giving the 2004 Palme …
3 years, 2 months ago
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance with David Ehrlich
Park Chan-Wook kicks off his famous “Vengeance” trilogy and we kick off another episode where we talk about Ted Danson’s late 90s sitcom BECKER! Crit…
3 years, 3 months ago
Joint Security Area
Park Chan-Wook’s 2000 breakthrough and Korean box office juggernaut - JSA (Joint Security Area) - is the rare international murder-mystery that dares…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Moon Is…the Sun's Dream / Trio
It’s a brand new era for Blank Check - Griffin is in his “arriving early to work” era. Ben is in his “Bad Boy 2.0” era. And we’re all in our WORLD CI…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Cameraman / Spite Marriage
Our Buster Keaton series comes to a conclusion as his period of creative independence does, with his first two features for MGM: THE CAMERAMAN and SP…
3 years, 3 months ago
College / Steamboat Bill, Jr. with John Hodgman
After his “blank check” for THE GENERAL bounced, Buster Keaton found himself creatively and financially shackled. Thus, 1927’s COLLEGE lands on the …
3 years, 4 months ago
Battling Butler / The General with Jamelle Bouie
One of narrative cinema’s earliest training sequences, and one of cinema’s most famous trains - that’s right, we’re covering Buster Keaton’s 1926 fil…
3 years, 4 months ago
Seven Chances / Go West with Jamie Loftus
This week’s Keaton double feature sees our unflappable hero chased by two types of terrifying crowds: angry would-be brides, and a herd of cattle. Ho…
3 years, 4 months ago
Sherlock Jr. / The Navigator with James Urbaniak
Buster Keaton released two features in 1924 - “Sherlock Jr.”, a film that was considered a commercial disappointment at the time but has grown in sta…
3 years, 4 months ago