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Falling Down (1993)
Season 2 Episode 64
Thirty years ago, this urban thriller came out to mild acclaim and pretty strong box office - it stars one of our biggest stars of the time, Michael …
3 years, 1 month ago
Joker (2019)
Season 2 Episode 63
Director Todd Phillips (The Hangover) takes us through an alt-world origin story for the titular comic book villain from DC Comics. In this version,…
3 years, 1 month ago
The China Syndrome (1979)
Season 2 Episode 63
Remember when Hollywood used to release actual THRILLERS focused on real Earth-based things which involved real regular people who didn't wear capes?…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Warriors (1979)
Season 2 Episode 61
Could this be one of the most influential genre movies of the '70's? Well if you consider this to be one of the earliest movies to take place over O…
3 years, 2 months ago
Jackie Brown (1997)
Season 2 Episode 60
As a writer/director, HOW do you follow up one of the most highly acclaimed and influential films of the past several decades? Well back in 1997, Qu…
3 years, 2 months ago
Den of Thieves (2018)
Season 2 Episode 59
Five years ago, this sprawling heist movie/crime drama came out to mixed reviews and solid box office. At the time of release, many dismissed it as …
3 years, 2 months ago
Runaway Train (1985)
Season 2 Episode 58
Remember Cannon Films? They were an independent production company started in the '70s run by two Israeli cousins (Yoram Globus, Menahem Globus) who…
3 years, 2 months ago
Malcolm X (1992)
Season 2 Episode 57
Thirty years ago, director Spike Lee released what at the time was his magnus opus...this highly ambitious biopic of the eponymous iconic civil right…
3 years, 2 months ago
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Season 2 Episode 56
Three years ago, most audiences were delighted by the breezy ensemble mystery comedy Knives Out directed by Rian Johnson and starring an impressive c…
3 years, 2 months ago
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Season 2 Episode 55
Big Jim is back! I'm referring to James Cameron of course, the Oscar-winning director of Titanic who also gave us such modern classics as Aliens, Th…
3 years, 2 months ago