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Ace in the Hole
Season 2 Episode 9
In complete charge of his destiny, Wilder followed the triumph of Sunset Boulevard with Ace in the Hole, perhaps his most personal movie—certainly hi…
8 months, 1 week ago
Sunset Boulevard vs. All About Eve
Season 2
Wilder vs. Mankiewicz! Swanson vs. Davis! Hollywood vs. New York! It's a ten-round, heavyweight bout between two classic films--two classics that exp…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Sunset Boulevard
Season 2 Episode 7
Billy Wilder is depressed. He’s breaking up with his writing partner, Charles Brackett, and an encounter with a ghost from Hollywood’s past has left …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple + Best Horror Franchises
Season 2 Episode 12
We loved "28 Days Later", and we loved "28 Years Later" even more. Does the latest installment continue this upward trajectory? (We're ignoring "28 W…
9 months ago
The Best of 2025
Season 2 Episode 9
2025 might not have been the best year for the movie industry, but it was a very good year for movies themselves, and Keir and Mike watched a lot of …
9 months, 1 week ago
The Shop Around the Corner + You've Got Mail
Season 2
Right in time for the holidays, we discuss one of the best Christmas movies ever made, 'The Shop Around the Corner.' Not only is it a seminal classic…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Remembering Rob Reiner + Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Episode 67
In the wake of Rob Reiner's tragic passing, we discuss his wonderful career and the movies that have impacted us. We also look at Rian Johnson's late…
10 months ago
A Foreign Affair
Season 2 Episode 7
Many have called Billy Wilder's work "cynical." Some have even called it "mean." But Wilder, well, he'd say he's just being honest. If that's the cas…
10 months ago
The Emperor Waltz
Season 2 Episode 6
After a blistering noir and a searing portrait of alcoholism, Billy Wilder’s next film was . . . a Technicolor musical comedy starring Bing Crosby! W…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Billy Wilder at War
Season 2
Just as World War II was ending, Billy Wilder was made a colonel in the United States Army. HIs job? Simple: Root Nazis out of the German film indust…
10 months, 3 weeks ago