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THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE still has it. 50 years later, Tobe Hooper’s seminal horror film continues to mess us up. Plus, the best of the Sidney Lumet Marathon, and Josh recommends the new stop-motion feature MEMOIR OF A SNAIL.

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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:29)

Sacred Cow: “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (00:01:29-00:47:26)

Review (JL): “Memoir of a Snail” (00:47:26-00:51:11)

AK at Chicago/Refocus Film Fest (00:51:12-01:01:02)

Next Week, Notes (01:01:03-01:07:32)

Massacre Theatre (01:07:33-01:14:59)

Lumet Marathon Awards (01:15:00-01:47:37)

Notes/Links:

Josh hosts Cinema Interruptus at Siskel Film Center

https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus

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With Wes Craven's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET back in theaters for its 40th anniversary, we're sharing Adam and Josh's 2016 "Blind Cow" review of the film that Josh considers the best horror movie of all time—and Adam catches up with first the first time.

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Adam and Josh share their Top 5 SNL Cast Member Performances… with Kristin Wiig! Eddie Murphy! Adam Sandler! And more. Plus, Adam’s review of Jason Reitman’s SATURDAY NIGHT.

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Opening (00:00:00-00:03:11)

Top 5: Performances by SNL Cast Members (00:03:12-00:36:08)

Review (AK): “Saturday Night” (00:36:08-00:46:24)

Filmspotting at Chicago and Refocus Film Fests (00:46:24-00:51:21)

Next Week, Notes (00:51:22-00:55:06)

New Poll (00:55:07-00:59:22)

Top 5, cont. (00:59:23-01:35:13)

Notes/Links:

Refocus Film Festival

Chicago Int'l Film Festival

-An Evening with Mike Myers

-Kore-eda Hirokazu Tribute & Retrospective

-The Brink of Dreams

-Memoir of a Snail

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Our very first Sacred Cow review was this March 2012 revisit of PULP FICTION, which turns 30 this month. Originally paired with the Top 5 Films of 1994 (episode #390), which you can find in the Filmspotting Archive.

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It’s no joke: JOKER FOLIE À DEUX is a musical. Adam and Josh discuss whether it pays off and how the film handles its predecessor’s troubling legacy. Plus, Josh recommends THE OUTRUN, and the sixth and final film in the Sidney Lumet Marathon, 1981’s PRINCE OF THE CITY.

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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:44)

Review: “Joker: Folie à Deux” (00:02:45-00:47:19)

Review (JL): “The Outrun” (00:47:20-00:50:30)

Next Week, Notes (00:50:31-00:57:50)

Massacre Theatre (00:57:51-01:03:53)

Lumet #6: “Prince of the City” (01:04:01-01:34:07)

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Filmspotting Guide to the Archives

https://letterboxd.com/wjmclaughlin/list/the-filmspotting-guide-to-the-archives/

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Between its late-August premiere at Venice (where it won the festival's top prize) and its release in theaters here in the States, Todd Phillips' JOKER provoked every possible response, with some calling it one of the best films of the year and others calling it the absolute worst – not to mention the much-discussed fears that the movie was "dangerous." No surprise then that when Adam and Josh finally got around to seeing it, they split – not just on the film itself, but on everything from the film's score to star Joaquin Phoenix's take on the iconic villain.

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There's much to discuss (and admire) about Coppola’s MEGALOPOLIS. Plus, reviews of Pitt and Clooney in WOLFS, animated hit THE WILD ROBOT, and Rosemary’s Baby prequel APARTMENT 7A, along with some under-the-radar Chicago International Film Festival titles to seek out.

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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:46)

"Megalopolis" (00:01:47-00:39:48)

“Wolfs,” “The Wild Robot,” “Apartment 7A” (00:39:49-00:49:52)

Next Week, In Memoriam (00:49:53-00:57:25)

Polls (00:57:26-01:06:56)

Preview: Chicago Int'l Film Festival (01:06:57-01:33:34)

Notes/Links:

Chicago International Film Festival

https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/

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Who’s guilty of leaving 1974’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS off their Top 5 Whodunits list? Adam and Josh discuss the film as part of their Sidney Lumet Marathon. And reviews of THE SUBSTANCE and WILL & HARPER.   

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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:46)

Top 5: Whodunits (00:01:47-00:38:09)

Reviews: “Will & Harper,” “The Substance” (00:38:10-00:52:26)

Next Week, Notes (00:52:27-00:57:33)

Massacre Theatre (00:57:34-01:04:44)

Lumet #5: “Murder on the Orient Express” (01:04:45-01:26:47)

Top 5 Whodunits, cont. (01:26:48-01:49:42)

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Vulture Movies Fantasy League

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For its 30th anniversary, Adam and Josh give the Sacred Cow treatment to THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, a Best Picture nominee turned cable TV staple. And the Sidney Lumet Marathon continues with 1964’s Cold War thriller FAIL SAFE.

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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:59)

Sacred Cow: “The Shawshank Redemption” (00:02:00-01:02:04)

Next Week, Notes (01:02:05-01:10:55)

Polls (01:10:56-01:24:49)

Lumet #4: “Fail Safe” (01:24:50-01:55:09)

Notes/Links:

Lorrie Moore on Titanic:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3591572/Titanic-force-of-a-young-woman-in-love.html

Dana Stevens on Titanic

https://slate.com/culture/2012/04/james-cameron-s-titanic-starring-leonardo-dicaprio-and-kate-winslet-now-in-3d-reviewed.html

Umberto Eco on Casablanca

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/10/28/the-cult-of-the-imperfect/

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Damien Chazelle's WHIPLASH is back in theaters this month for its 10th anniversary, and Miloš Forman's Best Picture-winning AMADEUS turns 40. Both films use the subject of musical genius to explore themes of obsession, greatness, and complicated relationships between peers, mentors, and proteges.

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