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Discussing two contemporary films. Passages from Ira Sachs and Love & Saucers from Brad Abrahams.

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We say goodbye to the great William Friedkin with a brief overlook at some of his films. In the conversation of great filmmakers, a brief look at some films listed in the book on the making of Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch. Topping it off with great filmmakers once again, a brief talk on Christopher Nolan's latest, Oppenheimer.

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It all connects. Some talk on 90s Tim Burton / Johnny Depp collaborations before dedicating the rest of the episode to the book, Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece) and his farewell film, Eyes Wide Shut.

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Discussing a handful of Criterion discs in the mail from filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard and Michelangelo Antonioni. Then, for a complete 180, talking about The Abomination from 1986.

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The Blu Ray and 4K releases for August 2023.

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A real range of discussion this episode. Beginning with talks of "extreme" and "disturbing" cinema and giving recommendations to particular films before jumping into a brief talk of Christopher Nolan's new epic, Oppenheimer. At the end, we go right back to transgressive cinema with the particular and unique 1945 cautionary tale, Mom and Dad.

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Discussing the recent documentary Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy as well as the classic film itself.

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Discussing two almost opposite types of films. Beginning with discussion of recommended Mumblecore films from the work of filmmakers like Alex Ross Perry, Andrew Bujalski and Aaron Katz. On the other end, a talk of the underappreciated but incredible big budget Christopher Nolan epic, Tenet.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro / Rules

2:56 #10

10:35 #9

16:26 #8

24:55 #7

32:41 #6

38:30 #5

46:49 #4

54:21 #3

1:01:37 #2

1:07:05 #1

1:15:16 Complete Year Recap

1:17:55 Next Top 10 Year Reveal

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Happy Fourth of July weekend. Discussing the new and thoroughly enjoyable film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as well as some favorites released theatrically this year so far. Along with that, some talk about the films of Brian DePalma before concluding with Norman Mailer's divisive 1987 film, Tough Guys Don't Dance.