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Mario and Tom continue their program of talking about cinema classics. This week they talk about Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 film, Contempt.

They also spend a couple minutes talking about Celine Sciamma’s first feature ‘Water Lillies’ (59:00).

As always they talk some about how their lives are being affected by the coronavirus.

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Don’t Stop Now” – Guided By Voices

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Um, so, ok. Things are happening… Mario and Tom use a spotty Zoom connection to talk about Celine Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” Afterwards and before they commiserate on the experience of living in the COVID-19 epoch.

On Tap!

Mario drinks some Red Stripe, Tom some coffee.

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This week’s episode starts with Mario and Tom trying to see if they can figure out whats up with “The Invisible Man,” starring a great, Elisabeth Moss (11:42). Finally, they spend some time in portals of one kind, or another, trying to get inside their number 30’s: Tom (44:55), Mario (1:16:50).

On Tap!

In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, Mario and Tom wanted to drink something red, and all they could find was this: From Lagunitas in Chicago, Lucky 13, a mondo-red ale (3:24) https://lagunitas.com/beer/lucky-13

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.

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Mario and Tom take the week off from their lists to talk about some 1996 action films:

The Substitute (12:30), The Rock (25:45), Executive Decision (42:30), Broken Arrow (1:02:20), Independence Day (1:20:00), and Twister (1:45:30).

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.

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This week’s episode starts with Tom speeding through a review of “Sonic the Hedgehog,” starring Kim Carrey and James Marsden (6:15). Then they sit for a while with Hu Bo’s “An Elephant Sitting Still” (19:20). Finally, they take some shots at their number 31’s: Mario (44:25), Tom (1:20:10).

On Tap!

Our Brown Ale February ends with Burnside, a brown ale from Portland, Maine’s Foundation Brewing http://foundationbrew.com/beer/burnside/ (2:20)

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Escape” – Circus Devils, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.

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This week Mario and Tom start by talking about “The Staggering Girl,” a short film by Luca Guadagnino, starring Julianne Moore, Kyle MacLachlan, Mia Goth, Kiki Layne, with a score by Ryuichi Sakamoto (10:25). Then they drop bombs on their number 32’s while reciting their favorite bible passages: Tom (32:50), Mario (1:09:37).

On Tap!

From Middlebury, Vermont, the Shed Brewery’s Mountain Ale, a brown ale - http://theshedbrewery.com/beers/mountain-ale (3:07)

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Escape” – Circus Devils, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.

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Mario and Tom jump right into recapping the 92nd annual Academy Awards. Then Mario tells us about an adventure he had with Harley Quinn (13:00), before he engages Tom in a conversation about “Horse Girl,” starring Allison Brie (34:30). Finally, they open their clock cabinets looking for oranges and their number 33’s: Mario (51:15), Tom (1:15:50).

On Tap!

From one of our faves, Hanging Hills Brewery in Hartford, Drift Wood, a brown ale -http://www.hanginghillsbrewery.com/beer/drift-wood/ (1:27)

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Escape” – Circus Devils, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.

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Mario and Tom open this week’s episode by talking about a couple of Netflix movies: the new Taylor Swift documentary, “Miss Americana” (6:55), and the new David Lynch short “What Did Jack Do?” (19:15). Then they haggle over the price of mushrooms so they can make a nice tea while they watch their number 34’s: Tom (30:15), Mario (58:45).

A sour beer for a sour week – from Hull’s Brewing in New Haven, Fruit Kissed (sour fruit ale), https://hullsbrewingcompany.com/#fruit-kissed-peach-pear-pineapple-and-cherry (3:05).

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Escape” – Circus Devils, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Phantom Thread III” – Johnny Greenwood, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.

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A lot of work to do today folks, a lot of work. First, we introduce a new segment where people tell us about a pivotal film. Friend-of-the-pod Chris Gardner kicks things off by talking about “It’s Such a Beautiful Day” (6:15). Then Mario and Tom went to the movies: Tom saw “Dolittle” (11:20) and Mario saw “Bad Boys for Life” (19:05). After that they talk about their most anticipated movies of 2020 (31:55), before settling under a tree with a bottle of whiskey and a bullet in their bellies to talk about their number 35’s: Tom (1:00:50), Mario (1:26:25).

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Escape” – Circus Devils, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, “Sugarcube” – Yo La Tengo, “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.

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We made it! This week Mario and Tom look back at the year in movies. They start with the favorite movie moments from 2019 (6:31), and then straight on til morning: Supporting Actor (31:09), Supporting Actress (33:35), Sound Editing (35:18), Sound Mixing (37:03), Visual Effects (38:10), Hair and Make-up (41:20), Costume Design (43:27), Documentary (45:30), Animated Feature (49:29), Foreign Language Film (52:43), Original Song (54:09), Original Score (57:01), Production Design (1:00:09), Cinematography (1:02:18), Editing (1:04:46), Best Actress (1:09:00), Best Actor (1:11:47), Adapted Screenplay (1:16:01), Original Screenplay (1:19:09), Director (1:22:06). Finally, they discuss their top 10 films of 2019 (1:27:06).

Music Credits: “Her Eyes Play Tricks on the Camera” – Robert Pollard, “Pivotal Film” – Guided by Voices, music from “An Elephant Sitting Still” – Hua Lun, music from “I Lost My Body” – Dan Levy “Ghost” – Neutral Milk Hotel.