In Episode 63, the trio discuss 1947's Brute Force, with approving reactions across the board to both Burt Lancaster's performance and Jules Dassin's direction of the crime noir film.

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In Episode 62, the trio discuss 1956's Forbidden Planet, with all three finding positives in the groundbreaking storyline, technical effects and electronic score of the seminal sci-fi film.

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In Episode 61, the trio discuss 1948's Bicycle Thieves, widely considered one of the greatest films in the history of cinema, with George and Jacob celebrating the (neo)realism present in the story while Jason once again comes away disengaged.

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In Episode 60, the trio tackle the Australian film movement of Ozploitation, starting with the beginnings of the genre in 1971's Wake in Fright, moving through to The Man From Hong Kong four years later and finishing with the more modern horror of Wolf Creek from 2005.

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In Episode 59, the trio discuss 1985's After Hours, with George and Jacob appreciating the offbeat surrealism in what is perhaps Scorsese's most arthouse-like offering, while Jason comes away empty (despite the Kafkaesque elements of the film).

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In Episode 58, the trio discuss 2000's O Brother, Where Art Thou?, with Jason and George coming away surprisingly disappointed despite both being fans of The Coen Brothers' previous output, with Jacob appreciating the humour throughout the offbeat production.

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In Episode 57, the trio discuss 2013's The Great Beauty, examining the influence of Fellini's La Dolce Vita on the film and praising the technical effects before getting into a discussion on what qualifies a film to be 'pretentious'.

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In Episode 56, the trio take a look at the cinema of Hong Kong, with Jason hating the inane humour in Shaolin Soccer, George celebrating Hard Boiled as "the best action film ever made" and Jacob enjoying the martial arts present in The Magnificent Butcher.

Films discussed this week, in order (with spoilers):

Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Hard Boiled (1992)

The Magnificent Butcher (1979)

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In Episode 55, the trio discuss 2006's The Lives of Others, with all three praising the accurate representation of fear and repression that would've existed in Stasi-led East Germany.

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In Episode 54, the trio discuss 1985's Fright Night, with George and Jacob gushing over the practical special effects while Jason hands out his usual half star, before the group gets into a discussion about film ratings and the limitations of modern horror.

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