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In this episode, we cover the new film by Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Bride and the best International film nominee from Spain, Sirât. We discuss how both films take impressive swings, which make the films interesting, but they are unable to really come together as well. Discussing why they are still worth a watch and how they each convey their themes and messages.

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00:25 - The Bride

17:10 - Sirât

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⁠⁠⁠The Bride | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠

Sirât | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Firstly, sorry we completely forgot to talk about the Cat. In this episode, we discuss Brazil's nomination for Best International Film at the 2026 Oscars, The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. We discuss the portrait it paints of 1977 Brazil through its characters and narrative and the metaphors it uses while doing so.

🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Secret Agent | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we go over Emerald Fennell's new adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic Wuthering Heights. We discuss the film's casting of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi and how faithful it is to the book. We also go over why the film fails to deliver both as an adaptation and as its own film.

🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ ⁠Wuthering Heights | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we discuss Crime 101, the new crime thriller by Brad Layton and All That's Left of You, the Palestinian Drama by Cherien Dabis. We discuss the themes of each one, how they are executed and where each film falls short.

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00:25 - Crime 101

15:15 - All That's Left of You

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⁠⁠Crime 101 | Official Trailer⁠⁠

All That's Left of You | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we talk about another nominee for the best international feature film at the Oscars: It was just an Accident by Jafar Panahi. We discuss the film's themes of a society trying to grapple with violence and trying to move on from it, and how humanity shines within that darkness.

🎬 Watch the trailer:⁠⁠ It was just an Accident | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we review two international films that are getting buzz this award season, Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier and No Other Choice by Park Chan-wook. We talk of what the films do best, their use of metaphors and where we didn't quite connect with them despite the hype.

Timecodes:

00:12 - Sentimental Value

15:00 - No Other Choice

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⁠Sentimental Value | Official Trailer⁠

No Other Choice | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we review The Voice of Hind Rajab. We discuss it amongst some Oscar nominations that came out. We discuss the importance of films like this and how they should move us to action.

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00:00:41 | People We Meet on Vacation Oscar Nominations

00:10:44 | The Voice of Hind Rajab

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In this episode, we review Rental Family, directed by Hikari. We discuss the film's themes, its depiction of loneliness and its exploitation by capitalism in Japan. Most of all, we talk about how Brendan Fraser is just a nice guy.

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In this episode, we cover both People We Meet on Vacation, directed by Brett Haley and Marty Supreme, directed by Josh Safdie.

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00:00:25 People We Meet on Vacation

00:11:56 Marty Supreme

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Marty Supreme | Official Trailer

People We Meet on Vacation | Official Trailer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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