Part II of our discussion of Bernardo Bertolucci’s masterpiece, Last Tango in Paris (1973).

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Max and Karl dive into a film that’s been plagued by controversy since it first shocked audiences with its brutality, its graphic sexuality, and most of all its honesty.

It’s Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris (1973).

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It’s the movie people have been telling Max to watch since he was 14. “You’ll love it,” they said. “It’s weird,” they said. “A smart, sexy, and seriously funny comedy,” the Rolling Stone lied.

It’s 2004’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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Max, Karl, and surprise guest Bird sit down to talk about Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (2003). Max has a breakthrough. Karl has several bones to pick. Bird has some strong opinions. It’s an ennui-drenched battle to the death, as the Measuring Flicks Family fights over whether this flick was brilliant, or bulls**t.

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Part II of Max and Karl’s reality-shattering discussion of Sofia Coppola’s 1999 debut feature film The Virgin Suicides.

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The Virgin Suicides (1999).
We should’ve started here. There’s a reason Sofia Coppola has such clout.
Just.
Wow.

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Okay. So there’s this movie, right? 2013. It’s called The Bling Ring, okay? And, like, it is, like, pretty much totally the most infuriating thing we’ve ever seen, okay? It’s, like, totally not chill (despite the cartons of marijuana cigarettes these moody, laconic children seem always to be puffing languidly at). It is, like, not very good, though as it turns out, it is a “learning lesson” for Max and Karl, which kicked off a long talk about the mental health crisis in American kids today.
And it’s under two hours. So there’s that.

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Marie Antoinette (2006): subtle, poetic exploration of a tragic figure who was ultimately a product of her surroundings…or infuriating wealth-worship-cum-political-parable? You decide. I’m not sure we have, yet.

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Atmosphere. A brilliant eye for angles, structure, and depth. Lovely, langorous pacing. Powerful performances. Coppola’s The Beguiled is brilliant.
Or is it?
Tune in and find out where Max, Karl, Bird, and Danielle fall on Measuring Flicks’ first foray into the oeuvre of director Sophia Coppola!

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Well, it’s time to round out the Holiday season, with everyone’s favorite cozy Christmas classic: The Exorcist!

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