Dead Beat Film Society

Forget about it Jake, it's the DBFS!
Join the DBFS as we discuss Jack Nicholson (with impressions!), Faye Dunaway's alien beauty, John Huston, the infamous Roman Polanski, 11 Academy award nominations, Chinatown neighborhoods, The 2 Jakes sequel, neo-noir, the big reveal, water as a symbol, a civics lesson in urban water rights, the purpose of the nose bandage, separating art from the artist, eyebrows, eerie similarities between this story and real life, trifecta of Hollywood rapists, legally removing an artist from their work, racism, good fashion, the Albacore Club, noir tropes, Jack Nicholson's real life sister/mother, the police used as a tool of the elite to maintain power, surviving the Holocaust, Charles Manson, and replacing Woody Allen with a hologram!
So pour a nice tall glass of water and smash play for an in depth Chinatown film analysis!

(Special Guest: Sarah Romano Diehl)
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Oi guvnuh wots all this then?!
Join the DBFS as we talk werewolves, John Landis too horny, horror comedy movies, Rick Baker special effects, 80's horror flicks, commentary on the 80's economic collapse, US vs. England, werewolves in other cities, otherness, metaphor of monsters, foggy old London town, Jewish commentary, top werewolf movies (or lack thereof), the deleted toast eating scene, his fun zombie friend, the tragic ending, the deviant in polite society, 5 pointed star, feeling like you don't belong, the beast within, lycanthropy mythology, too much face, the famous transformation scene, forgiveness of horror fans, halloween, gore, the porno they made just for this movie, goofy werewolf faces, and tell direcors to stop showing your monster so much for an in depth American Werewolf in London film analysis!

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So apparently the Hess Brothers are really a married couple?!
Join the DBFS as we do Napoleon impressions, discuss 2004 culture, numchucks, what has more sway on culture than Citizen Kane, Vote for Pedro, the cutoff period films stop affecting modern culture, the rise of viral internet, ringer shirts, overexposure, midwest fashion, class divide, tots, the Wes Anderson of middle america, punching down, ambiguous time periods (is it 80's? 90's? just Idaho??), a new generation of milennial filmmakers, wrecking the Netflix algorithm, dancing, bikes with pegs, the dark sequel idea, Rex kwon do, the rise of indie culture, subtle realism that makes these characters endearing, wish fullfillment, Lafawnduh, the post credits wedding scene, liger, the original short film, bowstaff skills, and the essential watch cycle.
So make yourself a dang quesadilla and hit play for an in depth Napoleon Dynamite film analysis!

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Course it's definitely time for Dead Beats!
Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss 80's Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman's difficult reputation, autism awareness, Hans Zimmer's first score, best picture winner, the R word, K-Mart sucks, saccharine 80's movies, onscreen representation, selling lambo's on the black market, Kim Peek and the traveling Oscar, the magical autistic stereotype, counting cards, casting people with disabilities, similarities to Coda, character arcs, Barry Levinson, the jewishness, the solid girlfriend character, Qantas Airlines flight record, Tom Cruise's career, method acting, does anyone learn a lesson?, the money raised by this movie, savant syndrome, the airline edit of the film, our pitch for Rain Man 2 and how it could actually be good!
Grab 10 fishsticks and hit play for an in depth Rain Man film analysis!

(Special Guest: Jews On Film Podcast)
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Happy 6 year anniversary to the Dead Beats!
Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we celebrate our Candy Anniversary (6 years) with black licorice and a discussion of Natalie Portman's long and pretty excellent career, Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder, Darren Aronofsky, shakey cam of the early 00's, unreliable narrators, comparisons to Suspiria (or better yet, the lack thereof), the perfectionism in ballet, talent vs. practice, self doubt, co-dependent mother/daughter relationships, Sweet Girl, horror and gore, self harm, computer graphics use, a reimagining of the mothers overbearing character, Little Princess, the symbolism of mirrors, comparison to Showgirls, letting go of reality to make art, the tortured genius, Dave Grohl, the All About Eve replacement trope, and asking "Is Lily real?".
So grab some black licorice and smash that play button for an in depth Black Swan film analysis!

(Special Guest: Ryan)
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Lemme ask you a question: How do you like them apples?
Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss the not yet famous Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, Gus Van Sant, serious Robin Williams, the amazing and missed Minnie Driver, the elder Skarsgard, the screenplay, masculinity and the facade, vulnerability, Elliot Smith, my boys wicked smaht, connecting with other people, dudes going to therapy, having a photographic memory, staying with your roots, Southie, Matt Damon went to Harvard, Bennifer, impossible math problems, blue collar vs. white collar, geniuses born without opportunity, debate whether we owe our gifts to help society, comedians in serious roles, Beantown, and the taint that Harvey Weinstein brings to so many great films.
So grab a bag of caramels and hit play for an in depth Good Will Hunting film analysis!

(Special Guest: Caless Davis)
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If you loved the first two men, then boy have I got a film for you!
Join the DBFS as we discuss Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles, the undefeatable sounds of the zither(!), Vienna's hate for and eventually embrace of this film, watchin it as a silent film, men with women's names, foreign film noir, $20,000 dots, top shelf Columbo, Harry Lime and the possible (dirty?) cockney rhyming slang, post war poverty, distrust and immorality, dutch angles, writing lessons from Graham Greene, Leonardo da Vinci and cuckoo clocks, the improved lines, ferris wheel death threats, murder mysterys with twist endings, the victim being the antihero, the script starting as a sentence on an envelope, our pitch for a samurai version, the five (FIVE!!) season television show, and dreams of a zither/theramin soundtrack.
So grab a pack of contraband Tums and hit play for an in depth The Third Man film analysis!

(Special Guest: Mychal)
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Them good ol' boys are drinking whiskey and rye singin' this'll be the day that I die!
Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss fun topics like alcoholism, addiction, codependency, but also Billy Wilder, the theramin, the horror elements, deception, loving an addict, the character change from the book, the sweatiest boy, the world's fakest bat, ways to hide a bottle, the tragic rise and fall of the book's author, failed writers, drinking alone, being in the closet in the 1940's, DT's, pink elephants, Grants tomb (again!), why all the women love this guy, shame spirals, Dumbo getting drunk, the difference between on and off the wagon, lying, cheating and stealing!.
So pull up the bottle hanging out your window and hit play for an in depth The Lost Weekend film analysis!

(Special Guest: Erica C. Barnett)
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Crying while eating is mood!
Join the Dead Beat Film Society as we discuss Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, the first Japanese Best Animated Film Oscar, the confusing plot, heavy Alice in Wonderland vibes, delicious animated food, our love for the radish spirit, the John Williams of Japan, japanese folklore, nerds & band geeks, our cursory understanding of Shinto religion, possible human trafficking and child prostitution read (what!?), girl boss, the meaning of No Face, greed, anticapitalism, environmentalism, consumerism, other -isms, the power of names, pausing to take a breath, using kindness & compassion (wow what a concept), all the crazy background creatures, and the metaphor of saving the world your parents ruined.
So jump in a tub and hit play for an in depth Spirited Away film analysis!

(Special Guest: Ollie & Cass)
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