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It's our first regular movie episode of the year, and this time around we watched Starman (1984). We wanted to choose something from the Criterion Channel's Interdimensional Romance series and so we did just that.

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We're back at it with a new wrap-up episode. Happy February one and all! Celebrate the beginning of the new month with a wrap up of what we read and watched in the month of January 2024. Enjoy !

Episodes Featuring movies/books we talked about here:

4, 75 : PlayTime (1967)

24: Oldboy (2003)

82: I Married a Witch (1942)

112: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (The Book)

124: Prisoners (2013)

132: Thirst (2009)

Also, The Daily Is Eight!

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All the movies from 1923 that should still be seen today (according to me)

Lists here on Letterboxd:

Features

Shorts

Canon (will be linked once I make the list)

Movies mentioned that aren't from 1923:

The Cameraman's Revenge (1912)

Corpus Christi (2019)

Sherlock Jr. (1924) - Watched for the pod in ep 149

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Shanghai Express (1932)

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We're back this week for the third annual Speaking English Awards nomination show. We talk about the best of the best of what we watched for the pod in 2023 and nominate up to five movies or people for each category. Enjoy !

List of movies eligible for nomination:

Color Out of Space (2019)

A Separation (2011)

Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

The Big City (1963)

Badlands (1973)

Charlie's Angels (2000)

Wuthering Heights (1939)

Nobody Knows (2004)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Amelie (2001)

Barbie (2023)

Oppenheimer (2023)

Cria! (1976)

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

The Lure (2015)

Carrie (1976)

Double Indemnity (1944)

In a Lonely Place (1950)

Torn Curtain (1966)

Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

Links to my 100 Years Ago Project:

Features from 1923

Shorts from 1923

Watchlist for 2024 (Movies from 1924)

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Book Club returns once again. This time we are discussing Kindred by Octavia Butler. It was a great discussion for all involved.

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We're back in action with another New Year's Special. Our fourth all-time, which is crazy. The best of what we watched and read last year, as well as some resolutions for this one.

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Our pre-Christmas episode this week, we watched Bell, Book and Candle (1958). We got to talking about that one, as well as a different movie from the same year, featuring the same two leads: Vertigo. Enjoy, and have a happy holiday season.

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Movie episode this week, as we watched Torn Curtain (1966) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Here is where we discussed it, among a few other things.

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We're back in action to talk about what we read and watched in the month of November. This is quite a long one (Our new longest episode ever!) , so buckle up as we jump around through all sorts of topics for discussion.

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We're celebrating Noirvember this week with a double feature of two of the greats. Double Indemnity (1944), and In a Lonely Place (1950) are on offer for this week. Can we find Addie at least one classic Noir to like? Find out on this episode !

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