The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2007 features Jason’s personal pick, indie comedy Juno. Written by Diablo Cody, directed by Jason Reitman and starring Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Olivia Thirlby, J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney, Juno premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for four Oscars.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/juno-2007), Dana Stevens in Slate (https://slate.com/culture/2007/12/how-juno-is-knocked-up-from-the-girl-s-point-of-view.html), and David Edelstein in New York Magazine (http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/41541/index1.html).

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