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Donkey Skin + The Brothers Grimm Feb 20, 2020

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Lang’s Fairy Books meet Grimms’ Fairy Tales. Rhyming Doo-wop films, Donkey Skin and The Brothers Grimm. Alice hates fun. You watch Jacques Demy’s Donkey Skin carefully. French New Wave. The phone is fine, but why’s there a helicopter? Flaying a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Force Majeure + The Killing of a Sacred Deer Feb 06, 2020

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Two tense films about survival in family dynamics in two very different genres. One, Force Majeure, about an impulsive barrel of the gun decision. The other, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, a film at the extreme end of premeditation. Continue reading →

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Climax + The Beach Bum Jan 16, 2020

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Maybe Gaspar Noé and Harmony Korine can be friends. Michael Climaxes all over a Beach Bum. The never-ending journey to give Harmony Korine a playmate. Alice has not figured out how to release Disposition. If you’re a Patreon, send in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Verdict + Doubt Jan 09, 2020

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The writing and cinematography adventure gets difficult! The Verdict and Doubt. The David Mamet, writer, and Roger Deakins, cinematographer, Year 12 journey continues. Even Mamet gets demands for rewrites. Convoluted plots that may not really matter without the core character. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Assassination Nation + Hail Satan Jan 02, 2020

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Change through antagonism! A delightful experience with Assassination Nation and Hail Satan? Everybody who saw Assassination Nation died. Deliberately antagonizing people without just being a bigot. The trailer for Assassination Nation. A misunderstood teenager of a film. A Trojan horse … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Space Jam + The World’s End Dec 26, 2019

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Double Feature ends the decade with a very personal look at nostalgia. Mike’s Special Episode to close out the Year of Our Lord 2019 feat. the exploitation of nostalgia via Space Jam and The World’s End. The retroactive viewing of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Blade of the Immortal + L’Atalante Dec 19, 2019

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1v100. Takashi Miike returns to Double Feature with his hundredth film, Blade of the Immortal. French pronunciation secrets and Jean Vigo’s first and only film, L’Atalante. Alice and Michael ignore Alec Baldwin’s roles in both films and talk about bigger things. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Beyond + Three Colors White Nov 28, 2019

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Spiritual trilogies meet again when Double Feature digs deeper on a new pair of filmmakers. Alice’s crossed the pond and is on a tin can for the first time since Double Feature: The Early Years. Part two of the two … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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American Buffalo + The Company Men Nov 07, 2019

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Taking another step toward understand writing and cinematography! Listening for David Mamet in America Buffalo and looking for Roger Deakins in The Company Men. Michael is proud of his experiment this year. Watching film without worrying what’s going on. You … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tickled + Graphic Sexual Horror Oct 17, 2019

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Warning – Double Feature assumes you just watched these two films. This is not a conversation to provide an introduction to these movies. This episode digs into the most difficult questions posed by two disturbing documentaries. It’s up to an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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