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Synopsis
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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Synopsis
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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Synopsis
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.
Where to watch The Nice Guys.
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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Tim and Tay leave pretentious and inconvenient movies behind and switch to the principal media of the modern age: streaming TV. In the first episode of Solo TV Dinner we explore Andor and how it finds impressive depth working within the Star Wars IP machine.
Synopsis
Andor tells the story of the titular hero’s journey from apathetic rogue to dyed-in-the-wool rebel, acting as a prequel to Rogue One.
Starring Diego Luna and created by Tony Gilroy, Andor premiered Sept. 21, 2022.
Andor is available to watch on Disney+.
Notes
Episode: "One Way Out" [S1E10]
Cassian and his allies attempt to seize a rare opportunity that could lead to victory. Mom Mothma brokers a new deal with a shady politician in order to ensure the future of the rebellion.
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Tim and Tay discuss what is likely the most beloved Star Wars anthology film, Rogue One. A compelling but compromised film, Rogue One introduced new visuals, themes, and characters to the cinematic Star Wars canon. Tune in for a discussion of Gareth Edwards' knack for imparting scale on the big screen and a lot more.
Synopsis
Rogue One details the rebel effort to steal the Death Star plans and expose its weakness before the Empire puts the planet-killing weapon to use.
Starring Felicity Jones, and directed by Gareth Edwards, Rogue One was released Dec. 16, 2016.
Where to watch Rogue One.
Notes
Scene [27:47 - 37:10]
Jyn and Cassian arrive at Jedha in search of Saw Gerrera, hoping to discover critical information about the Empire's new weapon of mass destruction.
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Tim and Tay try to look at Star Wars with fresh eyes in this episode on the genesis of one of film culture's most valuable, gargantuan, and mixed franchises.
Synopsis
Star Wars (renamed "Episode IV: A New Hope" in ‘81) tells the story of Luke Skywalker, a farm boy that gets caught up in the rebel alliance’s desperate efforts to destroy the galactic empire’s weapon of mass destruction.
Starring Mark Hamil, and written and directed by George Lucas, Star Wars was released May 25, 1977.
Where to watch Star Wars.
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Scene [42:32-51:13]
Luke, Ben and the droids visit the Mos Eisley Cantina in search of a pilot that can get them off planet. After an altercation with a particularly foul patron, they meet and negotiate with the braggadocious Han Solo.
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Tim: The Hidden Fortress (Kurosawa, 1958)—where to watch
Tay: The Visitor (Paradisi, 1979)—where to watch
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