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Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 1: The Devil Wears Prada & The Pursuit of Happyness

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In Part 1 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid establish a baseline for comparison by examining movies embraced by the masses just before The Financial Crisis.

Topics and films mentioned:

  • Hell or High Water, 2016, directed by David Mackenzie

  • The Big Short, 2015, directed by Adam McKay

  • The Deer Hunter, 1978, directed by Michael Cimino

  • Kelly's Heroes, 1970, directed by Brian G. Hutton

  • M*A*S*H, 1970, directed by Robert Altman

  • The Devil Wears Prada, 2006, directed by David Frankel

  • Wikipedia: Critical response to The Devil Wears Prada

  • Rotten Tomatoes: Review of The Devil Wears Prada

  • The Pursuit of Happyness, 2006, directed by Gabriele Muccino

  • Wikipedia: Critical response to The Pursuit of Happyness

  • Rotten Tomatoes: Review of The Pursuit of Happyness

  • The Guardian: Peter Bradshaw review of The Pursuit of Happyness

  • The New York Times: Manohla Dargis review of The Pursuit of Happyness

  • Crash, 2004, directed by Paul Haggis

  • The Aviator, 2004, directed by Martin Scorsese

  • V for Vendetta, 2005, directed by James McTeigue

  • Flight Club, 1999, directed by David Fincher

  • Office Space, 1999, directed by Mike Judge

  • Clockwatchers, 1997, directed by Jill Sprecher

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