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A NEW movie.  At last!  Eliza Hittman's new drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always hits VOD in the wake of theater closures and is available to rent for $20. We look at the film's appeal in our current lockdown and it's take on one of the country's most divisive issues.  

Then we move on to a new game: movie trivia, hosted by Jeremy!  

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Another quick fix, weekend edition.  Chapin uses quarantine to catch up on the 26 year old British comedy that launched Richard Curtis and Hugh Grant's career.  

Get your paintbrushes out, we're traveling back to 18th century France this week with Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire.  We discuss the highly acclaimed film, specifically how we can recommend the film to those less familiar with the genre.  We dive deep into the performances and the film's striking style.  Then, we attempt a new game called "cinema sequence" and Lee breaks out an old list counting down his top films of the 2000s (from 2009).  

Lee, our resident wine expert, takes us on a journey through Oregon, Italy and France and somehow connects the world of wine to the world of cinema!  Enjoy with your favorite tipple!

It's Jeremy and Chapin on the Quick Fix today, talking COVID-19's effect on the movie industry and tax incentives.  Also, some listener feedback!

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Terrence Malick has been a filmmaker we've talked a lot about but haven't reviewed one of his film's since 2011's The Tree of Life.  The reclusive director returned to a more (relative) narrative structure in 2019 with A Hidden Life, a period film set in Austria during World War II.  Now available on VOD, we look at the Malick's storied career and our thoughts (and feelings) about his unique filmmaking technique.  

Then, taking a page from Cast Away, we make some hard decisions on the films we'd choose if we were stuck on a desert island. 

Lee and Chapin together again to give their thoughts on quarantine and a couple listener questions from Instagram. 

In our first week of quarantine, we take a look back at cinema's most famous depiction of solitude Robert Zemeckis' Cast Away.  We debate Tom Hank's Oscar nominated performance (is it his best?) and the film's controversial ending. 

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Lee and Chapin chat quickly about Rounders, Donnie Brasco, Uncut Gems and Contagion.

Damien Chazelle's 2014 breakout indie Whiplash earned J.K. Simmons an Academy Award and thrust the young director into the spotlight. Jeremy, Chapin and Lee look at the little film with a lot of heart this week as part of our "Just F-ing Watch It" series (at Lee's request) and ponder Chazelle's skills and longevity.  Then, we wrap the Pod up with our Top 5 Musical Performers in movies.