Charming, chivalrous Jake Gittes is hired by the charismatic Evelyn Mulwray to look into her husband’s cheating ways. Jake’s cavalier, can-do attitude carries him to a job well done, but there’s more to the complicated case than meets the cerulean eye. He soon discovers a cavernous web of lies in the city of angels, and he must carefully navigate the complex case while dealing with his chummy feelings towards the captivating, yet certifiably cagey Mrs. Mulwray. 

Will Jake be able to overcome the calculating and callous elements of the city to avoid a calamitous end? One thing is for certain: the man knows how to get chuffed.

Timestamps:

00:34 Intro to podcast and this week’s film: Chinatown
03:22 Overall thoughts on the film
08:11 Thoughts on the writing
14:55 Jake’s characterization
18:23 Discussion of the overall themes of the film
28:53 Was Mr. Mulwray sleeping with Katherine?
32:35 Cross’s characterization
41:50 Thoughts on the directing, soundtrack and cinematography in the film
51:42 Analog nature of the film
55:35 Final thoughts and scores
57:48 Announcing next week’s film and plugs (money!)

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Pretty privilege at play as poor, pallid Herbie Stempel is preposterously passed over by network executives for the pristine Charles Van Doren. Revenge is paramount for proud Herb, and his petty vendetta won't stop until his pain is paid in kind. 

Meanwhile, pugnacious Dick is investigating the problematic case, and his passionate persistence will lead him towards the palatial estate of lies with promising, yet panicky Charles at the center of it all. 

Timestamps:

00:34 Introduction to podcast and this week’s film: Quiz Show
02:38 Overall thoughts on the film
04:46 Discussion of the film’s themes
10:56 Discussion of the film’s characterization
25:31 Absolute power corrupts absolutely
29:37 More character talk
43:47 Dick’s failings
48:23 Herb was in on it too
52:54 Discussion of the directing and cinematography in the film
57:43 Final thoughts and scores
01:00:11 Announcing next week’s film and plugs (money!)

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There's a famous saying, "A fool is known by his speech and a wise man by silence." 

Whatever idiot said that never met the hero of this week's film, Silence. He's constantly asked his name, where he's from, what's he doing in town, yet he just ignores them or points at his scabby neck like that's supposed to mean something. He's the quietest man in town, yet he is constantly outsmarted by the most talkative man in town, Loco, a fellow bounty-killer. Loco is the epitome of, "Nothing strengthens authority so much as Silence." Can Silence prevail over Loco? Can society reckon with the vigilante justice set upon itself? Can the people's mouths move at the same time as we hear their voices? 

“Now all my teachers are dead except Silence.” Uhh, about that...

Timestamps:

00:33 Introduction to the podcast and this week’s film: The Great Silence
02:19 Overall thoughts on the film
04:40 Discussion of the cinematography and editing of the film
11:54 Beautiful score
14:23 Discussion of the overall themes in the film
23:09 Thoughts on the characterization in the film
37:23 Thoughts on the ending
43:37 Side notes
46:12 Final thoughts and scores
47:54 Announcing next week’s film and plugs (money!)

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Padraic and Colm are BFF's who live on the small island of Inisherin, and they go to the pub every day at 2:00 PM to hang. One day, Colm decides he doesn't want to be besties with Padraic anymore and proceeds to leave him on unread. Despite Padraic's best, simple efforts, Colm is like, "eww, leave me alone, stalker." Meanwhile, Padraic's friend, Dominic, is horny on main for Padraic's sister, Siobhan, but she rejects his advances since she thinks he's a low value male. Like many modern man, he takes this super well.

An old woman gleefully watches all of this unfold in the background, rubbing her hands together in anticipation. I'm sure that's nothing...

Timestamps:

00:35 Introduction to the podcast and this week’s film: The Banshees of Inisherin
03:03 Overall thoughts on the podcast
04:35 Good sounds, no bad sounds!
07:34 Discussion of the overall themes of the film
12:00 Thoughts on the characterization in the film
18:28 Colm’s quest for immortality and his difficultness
29:17 Tragic Dominic
39:01 Thoughts on the civil war backdrop
40:45 Discussion of their dissolving friendship
46:11 Looking good, film!
47:48 Smart Siobhan
51:45 Final thoughts and scares
53:41 Announcing next week’s film and plugs (money!)

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Trench coat angels are on Earth to record humanity's existence and give them comfort. In fact, we see the angels comforting humans in libraries, at the circus, at the scene of an accident, in bed, in dark alleyways... well, that last one may not have been an angel but still comforting all the same 🤷

Get cozy, and take a listen. It'll be comforting 😉

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Humbert Humbert is a totally normal, nice guy who has an incredibly special relationship with his stepdaughter, Lolita. Their relationship is so special, in fact, that he decides to upend their lives multiple times to ensure she stays under his thumb...er, tutelage. He's concerned that she will fall in with the wrong crowd, and he just wants her to be safe and happy with him. FOREVER.

...I've never wished the "FBI, open up!" meme on anyone until now. 

Timestamps:

00:33 Introduction to the podcast and this week’s film: Lolita
02:11 Overall thoughts on the film
03:20 Discussion of the characterization in the film
12:46 Discussion of the intense subject matter
18:02 Quilty is guilty
24:04 Side notes
28:03 Indictment of the culpability of the people in the film
33:10 Thoughts on Charlotte
40:01 Thoughts on Humbert and Lolita’s relationship
43:09 Was this film too long?
48:46 Thoughts on the ending
51:51 Does the film work?
56:45 Thoughts on the acting and directing in the film
01:01:14 Final thoughts and scores
01:03:17 Announcing next week’s film and plugs (money!)

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You had me at an inability to be intimate with others. You had me at a crippling need to never be alone. You had me at my desire to find a man that I feel like is out of my league. You had me at my loyalty. You had me at the pootie. You had at me hello.

Wow, there's a theme of possessiveness underlying this film. Typical Scientologist...

Timestamps:

00:32 Introduction to podcast and this week’s film: Jerry Maguire
02:48 Overall thoughts on the film
05:46 Discussion of the anti-corporate themes in the film
12:45 Thoughts on the characterization in the film
23:50 Jerry and Dorothy’s dynamic
38:53 Will their relationship last?
52:17 Rod’s journey
01:02:51 Final thoughts and scores
01:05:45 Announcing next week’s film and plugs (money!)

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An eccentric, beautiful woman named Clementine has an inexplicable attraction to a dull man named Joel Barrish after a meet-cute at a train station. Is it Cupid working his magic on the couple, or have their minds been wiped with non-intrusive electrical stimulation to their hippocampi forcing them to implant messages to their subconscious so that they may find each other again? 

Could go either way... 🤷

Timestamps:

00:33 Introduction to podcast and this week’s film: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
02:52 Overall thoughts on the film
05:06 Discussion of the tonal shifts in the film
09:19 Discussion of the chronological order of events
11:33 No, this is Patrick!
16:30 Dream(y) talk
23:18 Looking good, film!
28:04 Effects of the mind wipe on the characters
41:35 Discussion of the themes of the film
45:49 Thoughts on the ending
51:49 Favorite scenes
01:02:02 What was the point of the film?
01:07:14 Final thoughts and scores
01:09:40 Announcing next week’s film and plugs (money!)

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