The Greatest Moments in the History of Forever

After just over 200 episodes in between, we return to one of our favorite shows, MAD MEN. It's May 25, 1965, the night of the second Ali/Liston heavyweight boxing match and also Peggy Olson's 26th birthday. Don is deliberately avoiding bad news from California and thus drags Peggy into an all-nighter for a client, causing her to miss her own party. Directed by Jennifer Getzinger and written by show creator Matthew Weiner. Starring Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss.

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Taking a brief break from recommendations!

In desperate need of rent money and still reeling from being booted from his rock band, Dewey Finn impersonates a substitute teacher at an uptight private elementary school and then decides to turn his precocious and talented class into a new band. Directed by Richard Linklater and written by Mike White. Starring Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Sarah Silverman and Miranda Cosgrove.

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This week's recommendations:

The Daytrippers (HBO Max)

Attack the Block (Hulu)

In the midst of The Great Depression, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together, they form a gang and start a violent crime spree taking them through much of the southern part of the country, stealing cars and robbing banks. Directed by Arthur Penn, written by David Newman & Robert Benton. Starring Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway

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This week's recommendations:

Night Moves (1975) [streaming rental, blu-ray]

Private Life (Netflix)

After an onstage accident results in a tragic death, two stage magicians engage in a ruthless battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outdo each other (while also constantly reading each other's diaries). Directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan with his brother Jonathan. Based on a novel by Christopher Priest. Starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis and David Bowie. 

Listener request courtesy of Luke. 

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No recommendations this week!

A quiet, medicated and emotionally stunted young man returns home to New Jersey for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family and childhood friends for a decade. True love and townie hijinks ensue. Written, directed and starring Zach Braff. Plus, Natalie Portman and Peter Sarsgaard. 

Listener request courtesy of Nate.

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This week's recommendations:

Nomadland (Streaming on Hulu)

TV is back on the menu and we select a single episode of one of our favorite shows to dive into and discuss - FREAKS AND GEEKS!

Ultra-tough Kim suddenly befriends Lindsey but she may have ulterior motives, while Sam is bullied mercilessly by Kim's friend, Karen Scarfolli, whose locker is next to his. Starring Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, Busy Phillips, James Franco and Samm Levine. Guest starring Rashida Jones. Written by Mike White and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.

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This week's recommendations:

The Kid Detective (streaming rental)

Phantom Thread (streaming on HBO Max)

Judas and the Black Messiah (streaming on HBO Max)

Happy Valentine's Day, folks!!!

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Talk Radio (streaming on Amazon Prime)

For the 30th anniversary of one of our favorite films, we're introducing something BRAND NEW to the Greatest Moments universe: The Revisited Series!  That's right, folks!  We're giving THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS another try now that we're not as terrible as we used to be! Don't worry, this will be a relatively rare occurrence! This is a completely new, fresh episode but it is on a subject we covered a long time ago. Hopefully, we do this truly wonderful film a little more justice this time around!

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This week's recommendations:

Gretel & Hansel (Streaming on Hulu and Amazon Prime)

Three young men living in the Crenshaw neighborhood of Los Angeles confront modern day questions of race, relationships, violence and future prospects. Featuring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Regina King and Nia Long. Written and directed by John Singleton

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This week's recommendations:

Black Bear (streaming rental)

Ingrid Goes West (streaming rental)

A D.I.Y. punk band + a super badass Imogen Poots fight for their lives after inadvertantly being dragged into the aftermath of a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar/club/compound. Also featuring Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat and Patrick Stewart. Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier.

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This week's recommendations:

Chinatown (HBO Max)

Killer Joe (Hulu)