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WR59 - 'The Tribe' Jun 23, 2015

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Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's controversial Ukrainian film 'The Tribe' is one of the most audacious directorial debuts in years and it was our pleasure this week to celebrate the film during its opening weekend in the US.

0:00 - 23:37 - Introduction/News

28:38 - 48:01 - Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's 'The Tribe'

48:02 - 1:13:45 - Tribes in Cinema Bound by Violent Codes

1:13:46 - 1:16:18 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

WR58 - 'Jurassic World', the 'Jurassic Park' Franchise & First Movie Theater Experiences Jun 15, 2015

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Hold onto your butts. This week we tackle 'Jurassic World' and discuss to what extent it measures up against the rest of the franchise. We also share our earliest memories of going to the movie theater.

00:00 - 19:45 - Introduction/News

19:46 - 52:21 - 'Jurassic World' Review

52:22 - 1:10:37 - First Movie Theater Experiences

1:10:38 - 1:17:37 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

WR57 - Glorious Technicolor & 'An American in Paris' (1951) Jun 09, 2015

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In honor of the Glorious Technicolor Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art playing through August, we decided to make an episode celebrating the technicolor process and one of the most famous musicals from that period, Vincente Minnelli's 'An American in Paris' (1951) starring the indomitable Gene Kelly.

0:00 - 24:53 - Introduction/News

24:54 - 50:33 - Glorious Technicolor

50:34 - 1:23:25 - 'An American in Paris' (1951)

1:23:26 - 1:28:45 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

WR56 - A Pickpocket vs the Reds in 'Pickup on South Street' Jun 04, 2015

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This episode we welcome guest host and friend of the show Aaron West from criterionblues.com. We discuss Samuel Fuller's classic film noir 'Pickup on South Street' (1953) which was recently restored and rereleased at the New York Film Forum.

00:00 - 22:18 - Introduction/News

22:19 - 55:19 - 'Pickup on South Street' (1953)

55:20 - 1:03:29 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

WR55 - Dovzhenko's 'Earth' (1930) & Planning the Ultimate Double Feature Jun 01, 2015

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We get old school this week with a look at the 3rd part of Alexander Dovzhenko's Ukrainian Trilogy, 'Earth' (1930), which played recently at the Anthology Film Archives. After Mikhail has a chance to get in touch with his cultural roots we switch gears and discuss what we would choose as the perfect double feature for our last night on Earth.

00:00 - 25:34 - Introduction/News

25:035 - 1:05:02 - Alexander Dovzhenko's 'Earth' (1930)

1:05:03 - 1:28:32 - Double Feature for Last Night on Earth

1:28:33 - 1:31:07 - Closing Remarks

WR54 - 'Poltergeist' Review and the Pros and Cons of Remakes May 25, 2015

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This week, we review the remake of 'Poltergeist', compare how favorably (or unfavorably) it compares to the original and discuss what goes into making a worthwhile remake.

00:00 - 1:03:21 - Introduction/Remake Discussion/News

1:03:22 - 1:36:42 - 'Poltergeist' (2015) Review & 'Poltergeist' (1982)

1:36:43 - 1:39:08 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

WR52 – 'The Seven Five' Review and 'The Thin Blue Line' (1988) May 21, 2015

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This episode we look at two documentaries about police corruption that stylistically straddle the line between straight documentary and narrative filmmaking. Tiller's Russell's 'The Seven Five' takes a hard look at the most dangerous neighborhood in New York in the 1980s and the two corrupt cops that tried to squeeze every dollar out it they could. 'The Thin Blue' is a genuine masterpiece by Errol Morris, arguably the best documentary filmmaker of the last 40 years.

0:00 - 0:16:42 - Introduction/News

0:16:43 - 0:44:54 - 'The Seven Five' Review

0:44:55 - 01:25:30 - 'The Thin Blue Line' (1988)

01:25:31 - 01:40:39 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

WR53 - 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Review & the Glory of Ozploitation in 'Not Quite Hollywood' (2008) May 18, 2015

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George Miller delivers one of most heart pounding, visionary action films in years with his victorious return to the Mad Max franchise, 'Mad Max: Fury Road'. In order to understand the roots of this post-apocalyptic roller coaster ride, we look back at the classic Australian genre films of the 70s & 80s in the amazing documentary 'Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!' (2008).

0:00 - 0:25:58 - Introduction/News

0:25:59 - 01:25:16 - 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Review & 'Not Quite Hollywood' Discussion

01:25:17 - 01:32:53 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

WR51 - 'Age of Ultron' Discussion & 'Comic Book Confidential' May 05, 2015

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This episode we discuss Joss Whedon's latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'. If that isn't enough comic book insanity for you, we also dig into the documentary 'Comic Book Confidential' (1988), an amazing movie about the first 50 years of comics.

00:00 - 0:18:52 - Introduction/News

0:18:53 - 1:12:27 - 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Discussion

1:12:28 - 1:53:50 - 'Comic Book Confidential' (1988)

1:53:51 - 1:58:56 - Closing Remarks/Blooper

WR50 - 'Hyena' Review & the Edge of the Abyss in Abel Ferrara's 'Bad Lieutenant' Apr 29, 2015

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This week we review Gerard Johnson's 'Hyena', a film that Nicolas Winding Refn calls 'the future of crime films'. For our follow up, we deprive Mikhail of the opportunity to discuss Herzog's 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' (2009) and force him finally to sit down and watch Abel Ferrara's original and highly controversial 'Bad Lieutenant' (1992).

00:00 - 19:20 : Introduction/News

19:21 - 57:30: 'Hyena' Review

57:31 - 01:39:56: Abel ferrara's 'Bad Lieutenant'

01:39:58 - 01:47:30: Closing Remarks/Blooper

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