Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa mourn the decline of theatrical movie-going and celebrate sentimental entertainment.

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Referenced media:

• “Belfast” (Kenneth Branagh, 2021)
• “Don’t Look Up” (Adam McKay, 2021)
• “Drive My Car” (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021)
• “Dune: Part One” (Denis Villeneuve, 2021)
• “King Richard” (Reinaldo Marcus Green, 2021)
• “Licorice Pizza” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021)
• “Nightmare Alley” (Guillermo del Toro, 2021)
• “Power of the Dog” (Jane Campion, 2021)
• “West Side Story” (Steven Spielberg, 2021)
• “Marty” (Delbert Mann, 1955)
• “Our Gang” (also known as “The Little Rascals”) (Hal Roach, 1922-1944)
• “Barbie” (Greta Gerwig, 2023)
• “Oppenheimer” (Christopher Nolan, 2023)
• “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Christopher McQuarrie, 2023)
• “Top Gun: Maverick” (Joseph Kosinski, 2022)

Audio quotation:

• “CODA” (Sian Heder, 2021)
• “Polybius Cypher” (written by John Williams, and performed by the San Francisco Symphony, from “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (James Mangold, 2023))
• “Closer to Fine” (written by Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, and performed by Brandi Carlile and Catherine Carlile from “Barbie” (Greta Gerwig, 2023))