Flix It

After a week's hiatus, Ellie and David are back to discuss Clint Eastwood's revisionist western, "Unforgiven" from 1992. The hosts discuss the evolution of western films over the century, and how identity politics have changed in movies from 1992 until today. Clint Eastwood's grizzled cowboy act doesn't seem to have David fooled, but Ellie feels that movie does more than stand up to the test of time.

This was the best of the Brat Pack, and a movie that defined teenage life in the 1980's. David and Ellie explore how important the year 1985 was for teen movies, Molly Ringwald's take on #MeToo, and the bonkers lunches the kids in the movie brought to detention.

Ellie and David discuss the 2001 French Romance/Comedy/Fantasy film, its unforgettable soundtrack, and whether or not “charming” and “magical” are adjectives that describe a good movie. The hosts discover that they don’t always agree, and that the Coen brothers don’t always hire Roger Deakins.

David and Ellie revisit the 1994 black and white film, and discuss the brilliance of Kevin Smith when limited to a $30,000 budget. The hosts also explore what might have been if that WTF original ending had stayed in the movie.

In the premiere episode of "Flix It,"David and Ellie discuss the Coen brother's Neo-Western 10 years after it won the Best Picture Oscar, Woody Harrelson's unlikely link to the story, and what happens when you hide cash in an air duct.