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We discuss the various merits of nostalgia-based cinema, condemn the recent onslaught of dog movies, pick apart the murder mystery genre and Knives Out, and find a rare French movie that we both thoroughly enjoyed: The Earrings of Madame De...

Chandler takes advantage of black Friday. We discuss the various terrible qualities and merits of the Star Wars prequels, take a trip to Mr. Roger’s neighborhood, review The Irishman (2019), and the British mystery/thriller Don’t Look Now (1973).

We lose track of time discussing Parasite (2019), Chandler keeps bumping his mic, Jacob gives a mediocre Cuban history lesson, and we discuss communist propaganda in Soy Cuba (1964).

We unexpectedly review The Lighthouse (2019), talk about the beautiful nonsense of Last Year at Marienbad (1961), and start to rethink our BFI journey.

We discuss Jean Pierre Melville's Le Samourai (1967), obligatorily mention the French New Wave, and chastize Chandler for his cursing.

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Chandler & Jacob talk about their love of cinema, their contempt of Godard and begin their odyssey to watch every film on the British Film Institute’s Best Movies of all-time list.