On this episode, we take a look at one of two Ridley Scott films to be released in 2021 - The Last Duel.  It's feminism and feudalism  in this #MeToo era film that is filtered through a 14th century France lens.  

We also mention a few holiday films that we watch this season.

Here is the Slate article Isaac mentions. 

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We're back in the waters of contemporary cinema for this episode. Dear Comrades! was Russia's official submission to the Academy Awards for 2020 and the most recent film of Andrei Konchalovsky's erratic and storied career.  

From collaborating with Tarkovsky to directing a Kurosawa script to working with Stallone to Bryan Adams cameos to documentaries and tv work...still going strong at 84 years of age. 

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On this episode we chat about a few films that exemplify the theme of Film Noir and Capitalism.  Underworld USA (1961), Never Let Go (1960), Mildred Pierce (1945), New World (2013) and Pickup on South Street (1953) are highlighted.

Then we dive into Jules Dassin's noir masterpiece, Night and the City (1950).

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Wrapping up our October coverage of the films of George A. Romero with a discussion of Monkey Shines (1988), The Dark Half (1993) and all six films in the Dead series.  

Isaac and Aaron also chat about what they've been watching this Halloween season. 

Isaac - Curse of the Cat People (1944), Lord of Illusions (1995) & Angel Heart (1987).

Aaron - House (1977), Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977) & Halloween Kills (2021) 

Book Plug: Leatherface vs Tricky Dick: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as Political Satire by Martin Harris

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This October we're diving into the films of George A. Romero.  Sure, he's known as the father of the zombie film, but he also made a fascinating vampire film that came out the same year as Star Wars - Martin (1977).

Isaac and Aaron also chat about what they've been watching this Halloween season. 

Isaac - Titane (2021), Abby (1974), Frenzy (1972), House of Usher (1960) and Viy (1967). 

Aaron - Haunters: The Art of the Scare, Halloween (1978), Halloween (2007) and Halloween (2018).

Book Plug: The Next Shift by Gabriel Winant

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This October we're diving into the films of George A. Romero.  Sure, he's known as the father of the zombie film, but we're starting off with a look at his deeply personal 1981 film about a troupe of medieval knights who travel the land performing jousting events on motorcycles.  

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Our fourth and final episode in our series on the history and politics of the blockbuster film.  

On this episode we focus on the Transformers franchise, 300, The Passion of the Christ and the Fast Franchise.

We also touch on The Matrix, Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, The Blair Witch Project, Gladiator, Spielberg & Tom Cruise, toxic fan reactions to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. 

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Our third in a series on the history and politics of the Hollywood Blockbuster.  We're in the 1990's for this episode and we discuss Ghost, the return of Star Wars, Disney animation, Will Smith (aka Mr. July 4th), Kevin Costner and James Cameron. 

We also discuss: Twister, Independence Day, True Lies, Men in Black, 90's conspiracy theories and the continued trend of studio consolidation. 

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Our second in a series on the history and politics of the Hollywood Blockbuster.  We're in the 1980's for this episode and we discuss the Vietnam War trend via Good Morning, Vietnam, Platoon & Full Metal Jacket.  We then deconstruct the Rambo franchise for the conspiracy theory nonsense that it really is.  

We also discuss: Top Gun, Flashdance, Stir Crazy, Tootsie, Beverly Hills Cop, Three Men and a Baby, Big and the continued trend of studio consolidation. 

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We kick off a series on the history and politics of the Hollywood Blockbuster with a conversation about its origins in the 1970's (and a few films that were earlier).  We discuss Jaws and Star Wars, but mostly it's a lot of Superman talk.

We also touch on: The Sound of Music, James Bond films, The Godfather, The Poseidon Adventure, The Exorcist, Rocky, Smokey and the Bandit, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Saturday Night Fever.

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