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Gladiator follows Maximus, a second-century Roman general, who is betrayed and left for dead by Marcus Aurelius’ ambitious son, Commodus. In order to take revenge for his murdered family, Maximus must rise through the ranks as a gladiator.
Starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott, Gladiator was released May 12, 2000.
Where to watch Gladiator
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Tim: The Northman (Eggers, 2022) — where to watch
Tay: Quest For Fire (Annaud, 1981) —where to watch
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Midsommar follows the depressed Dani as she joins her disengaged boyfriend on a trip to Sweden to attend a folk festival. The more they learn about the reclusive commune of which they are guests, the more unsettling their experience becomes.
Starring Florence Pugh and written and directed by Ari Aster, Midsommar was released July 23, 2019.
Where to watch Midsommar
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Tim: Defending Your Life (Brooks, 1991) — where to watch
Tay: Kill List (Wheatley, 2011) —where to watch
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Hereditary follows the Graham family as they mourn their secretive grandmother, finding out more about her sinister proclivities—and how they have inherited them— along the way.
Starring Toni Collette, and written and directed by Ari Aster, Hereditary was released June 8, 2018.
Where to watch Hereditary
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Tim: The Wailing (Na, 2016) —where to watch | Altered (Sanchez, 2006) — where to watch
Tay: Goodnight Mommy (Sobel, 2022) —where to watch
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissuo tells of the story of the titular oceanographer, on the hunt for the rare shark that killed his friend so he can exact revenge and film his next movie.
Starring Bill Murray, written by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, and directed by Wes Anderson, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissuo was released Dec. 25, 2004.
Where to watch The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissuo
Scene [15:00-16:40] - "Let me tell you about my boat”
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Tim: The Great White Silence (Ponting, 1924) —where to watch
Tay: Bottle Rocket (Anderson, 1996) —where to watch
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Mad Max: Fury Road finds the franchise’s titular hero caught in the escape of Immortan Joe’s harem of wives, under the leadership of Imperator Furiosa.
Starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, and directed by George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road was released May 15, 2015.
Where to watch Mad Max: Fury Road
Scene [30:15 - 37:30] - "Max Meets Furiosa”
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Tim: Speed Racer (Wachowskis, 2008) —where to watch
Tay: Mr. Brooks (Bruce Evans, 2007) —where to watch
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Synopsis
The film centers on the marriage of Nick & Amy Dunne, the nature of which is called into question (along with the former’s culpability) when the latter goes missing on the day of their fifth wedding anniversary.
Starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck, and directed by David Fincher, Gone Girl was released Oct. 2, 2014.
Where to watch Gone Girl.
TAY’S SCENE - 23:54 - 27:02 - One Day Gone
TIM'S SCENE - 8:20 - 12:04 - Gone
BUNNY'S SCENE - 01:06:08 – 01:13:00 - Cool Girl
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Tim: Phoenix (Petzold, 2014) —where to watch
Tay: State of Play (MacDonald, 2009) —where to watch
Bunny: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Nichols, 1966) —where to watch
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The movie centers on Patrick Bateman, a handsome, intelligent and successful young professional in 1980s New York that moonlights as a psychotic killer.
Starring Christian Bale, directed by Mary Harron, and based on the book of the same name by Brett Easton Ellis, American Psycho was released on April 14, 2000.
Where to watch American Psycho.
Scene [17:10- 20:07] - "Business Card Casualty”
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Tim: The Pale Blue Eye (Cooper, 2022) —where to watch
Tay: Mr. Brooks (Bruce Evans, 2007) —where to watch
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Another season done! We wrap up in our usual fashion by comparing our rankings of the taglines from this year's movies.
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Tim and Tay are back to wrap up the season with one of their favourite movies in recent years, The Nice Guys. Tune in for a chat about "Big Russ" and the comedic stylings of Ryan Gosling.
Synopsis
An alcoholic detective and a purposeless tough guy become embroiled in a missing persons case that takes them on a journey through the many corrupt echelons of 1970s LA.
Starring Ryan Gosling, Russel Crowe, and written and directed by Shane Black, The Nice Guys premiered May 20, 2016.
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Scene [1:06:46 - 1:12:26] - "Nobody’s getting killed at the Burbank Airport Western Hotel”
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Tim: No Hard Feelings (Stupnitsky, 2023)—where to watch
Tay: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Black, 2005)—where to watch
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In this special annual episode, Tim and Tay highlight a few notable movies from 2023. Not necessarily the best or our favourites, but certainly worth seeing!
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Next month: The films of Greta Gerwig!
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