In Episode 43, Jason and George discuss Sam Mendes' debut feature of American Beauty, are united in their disdain for the heavy-handed messaging in Triangle of Sadness and attempt to make sense of the 1970s Buñuel film The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.

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

American Beauty (1999)

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

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Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay

In Episode 42, Jason and Jacob discuss the blend of technical achievements in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, admire the darkness at the heart of the South Korean classic Oldboy and disagree on their assessment of In Bruges.

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

Dunkirk (2017)

Oldboy (2003)

In Bruges (2008)

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Jacob's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/hylianfire/

Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay

In Episode 41, Jason and George fawn over the brilliance of American History X, discuss the hypocrisy of the townsfolk in The Naked Kiss and come together in their hate for last year's Bigbug.

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

American History X (1998)

The Naked Kiss (1964)

Bigbug (2022)

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George's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/frosty123/

Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay

In Episode 40, the first group episode for the year, the trio tackle stop-motion films, praising the modern reinterpretation of a classic tale in last year's Pinocchio adaption, gushing about the "gorgeous" animation style of Coraline and interpreting the many messages in 2015's Anomalisa.

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

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)

Coraline (2009)

Anomalisa (2015)

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George's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/frosty123/

Jacob's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/hylianfire/

Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay

In Episode 39, Jason and Jacob look back at the AIDS epidemic through Dallas Buyers Club, try and decode the abstract Bergman piece Persona and diverge on their views of Amélie.

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

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Persona (1966)

Amélie (2001)

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Jacob's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/hylianfire/

Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay

In Episode 38, Jason and George praise the twists and turns present throughout Shutter Island and admire Scorsese's range as a director for also making the likes of The Age of Innocence, while differing about the offbeat Australian 1993 film Bad Boy Bubby.

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

Shutter Island (2010)

The Age of Innocence (1993)

Bad Boy Bubby (1993)

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George's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/frosty123/

Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay

In Episode 37, Jason and the podcast's new co-host Jacob decode the symbolism behind David Fincher's The Game, disagree on the recent award winner The Whale and revisit a film discussed all the way back in Episode 1 - Hitchcock's classic horror of Psycho.

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

The Game (1997)

The Whale (2022)

Psycho (1960)

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Jacob's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/hylianfire/

Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay

In Episode 36, Jason and George tackle horror films from the past few decades, finding themselves at opposite ends of the spectrum with their reactions to The Strangers and Near Dark while agreeing that Color Out of Space was an uninspiring adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft source material. 

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

The Strangers (2008)

Near Dark (1987)

Color Out of Space (2019)

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Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay

In Episode 35, Jason and special guest Pete discuss the magical realism that A Little Princess tries to embody, attempt to unravel the complexity of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice and delight in the 'murderous hijinks' of The Invisible Man.

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

A Little Princess (1995)

Inherent Vice (2014)

The Invisible Man (1933)

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Pete's podcast: https://www.mcfcpodcast.com

Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay

In Episode 34, Jason and George discuss John Waters' Cry-Baby - described by George as like "Grease on acid" - amongst bickering about the innocence and punishment that sits at the heart of 12 Angry Men and complimenting Princess Mononoke for its modernistic themes.

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

Cry-Baby (1990)

12 Angry Men (1957)

Princess Mononoke (1997)

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Music by jorikbasov from Pixabay