7. Disney's The Parent Trap (1998)

7. Disney's The Parent Trap (1998)

"White-lady aspirational materialism and a special kind of empty that feels warm", is the beating heart at the center of Nancy Meyers movies, says our guest Alex in this episode, and boy did she hit the nail on the head. It's an alternative universe where nothing is really wrong, except perhaps some of the basics of filmmaking. But let's not go into it with our eyes hooded in suspicion of California vineyard owners and London-based wedding-dress designers. We also cover the 1961 version of The Parent Trap, and the material's origin's in Nazi Germany (for real).

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286. 'The Times of Harvey Milk' (1984)

286. 'The Times of Harvey Milk' (1984)

Rob Epstein and Richard Schmiechen's 1984 documentary about the life and shocking 1978 killing of San Francisco gay activist and Board of Supervisors member Harvey Milk is one of the great American do...

3 Juni 1h 46min

285. 'Misery' Commentary Track

285. 'Misery' Commentary Track

Watch-along by pressing play when I say, or simply enjoy the auditory delights of listening to me comment along with 'Misery' and fill in the anecdotes, line readings, thoughts and questions that aris...

26 Maj 1h 48min

284. Movies I've Never Seen: 'Misery' (1990)

284. Movies I've Never Seen: 'Misery' (1990)

Yeah, so I never saw 'Misery'.  Did I miss anything? Find out in this breezy, bubbly, downright Liberace-esque episode, where, in an admittedly hacky concept, I watch a movie I've never seen and then ...

21 Maj 49min

283. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 2: The Real Story

283. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 2: The Real Story

In the second of my two-parter on Dog Day Afternoon, we get out of the fictional universe of the film and explore the real people behind the characters shown onscreen. John Wojtowicz' life proved trul...

12 Maj 1h 49min

282. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 1: The Film

282. 'Dog Day Afternoon' (1975) Part 1: The Film

Sidney Lumet's 1975 masterpiece of naturalistic filmmaking is many things: a bank robbery procedural, a time capsule of 1970's NYC political and economic movements, a groundbreaking cinematic portraya...

12 Maj 1h 45min

281. [Indistinct Chatter] 5/8

281. [Indistinct Chatter] 5/8

[the week's collected thoughts] Climbing Docs I recommend: The Dark Wizard (HBO) Assault on El Capitan (Prime) Fine Lines (Prime) The Alpinist (Prime) Valley Uprising (Prime) The Summit (Prime) Me...

8 Maj 40min

280. Sacred Cows: The Star Wars Films

280. Sacred Cows: The Star Wars Films

In the second of my infrequently recurring series, Sacred Cows, I'm taking a look anew at Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.

5 Maj 1h 16min

279. 'Miami Vice' (2006)

279. 'Miami Vice' (2006)

Wrapping up the South Beach sojurn into the world of Miami Vice (at least until the Michael B Jordan/Austin Butler film 'Miami Vice 85' comes out next year) with a revisit of Michael Mann's 2006 film....

28 Apr 55min

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