The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a gripping mystery about a disgraced journalist and a brilliant hacker who team up to uncover a decades-old family secret involving murder, corruption, and lies on a secluded Swedish island.

Starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig and directed by David Fincher, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was released Dec. 20, 2011.

Where to watch The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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Tim: Fire Walk With Me (Lynch, 1992) — where to watch
Tay: The Killing of Chinese Bookie (Cassavetes, 1976) — where to watch

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Set in the remote wilderness of Wyoming, Wind River follows a skilled tracker and an inexperienced FBI agent as they investigate the mysterious death of a young woman on a Indigenous reservation.

Starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, and written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, Wind River was released Aug. 4, 2017.

Where to watch Wind River.

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Tim: True Grit  (Coens, 2010) — where to watch
Tay: Hell or High Water (Mackenzie, 2016) — where to watch

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Show Notes

• Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern & Greta Gerwig Break Down a Scene from 'Little Women' (Vanity Fair)
• Why Greta Gerwig's Little Women is The Best (Thomas Flight)

Synopsis
Little Women is an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, following the lives, of the four March sisters—Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy—as they navigate personal growth, family bonds, and societal expectations in Civil War-era Massachusetts.

Starring Soairse Ronan and directed by Greta Gerwig, Little Women was released Dec. 7, 2019.

Where to watch Little Women

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Tim: Klaus (Pablos, 2019) — where to watch
Tay: Spencer (Larrain, 2021) — where to watch

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Show Notes

• Saoirse Ronan on her career (Vanity Fair)
• Stanley Tucci, nominated for an Oscar

Synopsis
Lady Bird, a coming-of-age story, stars Saoirse Ronan as the eponymous unsatisfied and strong-willed teenager trapped in boring Sacramento.

Written and directed by Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird was released Sept 1, 2017.

Where to watch Lady Bird

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Tim: Snack Shack (Rehmeier, 2024) — where to watch
Tay: Ghost World  (Zwigoff, 2001) —where to watch

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Show Notes

• "Kingdom of Heaven | Why The Director's Cut Is Better" by Daniel Netzel

Synopsis
A bereaved French peasant discovers his noble heritage and embarks on a knight’s quest, traveling to Jerusalem in search of purpose and redemption.

Starring Orlando Bloom and directed by Ridley Scott, Kingdom of Heaven was released May 6, 2005.

Where to watch Kingdom of Heaven

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Tim: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the Word (Weir, 2003) — where to watch
Tay: The Counselor (Scott, 2013) —where to watch

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Show Notes

• The Brutalist trailer
• Russell Crowe on working with Ridley Scott
• Russell Crowe on his acting skills

Synopsis
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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Show Notes

• Ari Aster @ Film at Lincoln Center
• Ari Aster on The Big Picture Podcast

Synopsis
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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Show Notes

• Smile's viral marketing campaign
• Ari Aster on CBC Q
• Alex Wolff's struggles with the role
• Toni Collette's career review

Synopsis
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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Show Notes

• The Wes Anderson Collection by Matt Zoller Seitz
• The Most Difficult Shot in Movie History (And Why It Matters)

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

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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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Show Notes

• We shot a YouTube video about film formats on 35mm film
• The Insane Realism of the Film That Invented the Modern Car Movie

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

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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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