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The Conversation Show: Christmas Movie Grab Bag; Sigh and Sound List

In which we are back with a grab bag--this time it's Christmas movies. We discuss and engage in analysis of Falling for Christmas, Holiday in Handcuffs, Die Hard, Deadly Games, and the feminist holiday slasher flic Black Christmas. We also give some time to the recently released Sight and Sound list  and the banal nature of lists in general. Also...Julianna Hatfield...Courtney Love....
 
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Artwork by @_mosla_

’Blood Simple,’ The Coen Bros. and film noir, Florence Pugh, ’Tár,’ and Richard ”Racehorse” Haynes

In which we take a closer look at the Coen brothers' first film Blood Simple and some of the Texas (Fort Worth) lore that inspired the movie. We also have a conversation in which we express our feelings about the new releases The Wonder, Tár, and Aftersun. 
If you like Blood Simple, you might like these films:
The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946, Tay Garnett
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop, 2009, Yimou Zhang
The Last Seduction, 1994, John Dahl
Something Wild, 1986, Jonathan Demme
Diabolique,1955, Henri-Georges Clouzot
Gloria, 1980, John Cassavetes
Dream Lover, 1993, Nicholas Kazan
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Artwork by @_mosla_

Paul Schrader: The Schrader Series Pt.2, ’Affliction,’ ’First Reformed,’ and ’The Card Counter’

The Schrader Series Pt.2: The Later Years. In which we discuss three of Paul Schrader's later films: Affliction, First Reformed, and The Card Counter. We also discuss Bresson, Bergman, thoughts on religion, the importance of art, and Brock gets sad sometimes. 
Films Recommended if you like these Schrader selections:
The Wolf of Snow Hollow 2020, dir Jim Cummings
A Simple Plan, 1998, dir Sam Raimi
The Seventh Seal, 1957, dir Ingmar Bergman
Winter Light, 1963, dir Ingmar Bergman
The Good Thief, 2002, dir Neil Jordan
Croupier, 1998, dir Mike Hodges
 
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The Conversation Show: Paul Schrader, The Early Years: ’Blue Collar,’ ’Hardcore,’ and ’American Gigolo’

The first episode in our "Schrader Series." In which we have a conversation about Paul Schrader's first three films: Blue Collar, Hardcore, and American Gigolo. We also discuss the film Pickpocket and Bresson's influence on Schrader. Other things that get a mention: Coast to Coast with Art Bell, Big Daddy Kane, Schrader's t-shirt game, and more random bits of nonsense. 
Recommended If You Like Paul Schrader's first three films:
Car Wash, 1976 dir. Michael Schultz
On the Waterfront, 1954 dir. Elia Kazan
8mm, 1998 dir. Joel Schumacher
Joe, 1970 dir. John G. Avildsen
Blow Out, 1981 dir. Brian De Palma
My Own Private Idaho, 1991 dir. Gus Van Sant
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Special Episode: ’The Woman King’ With Dev’n Goodman

In which we welcome special guest, Dev'n Goodman, or "Dev'n About Town," to talk about Gina Prince-Bythewood's epic The Woman King, a film about powerful women fighting on multiple fronts. Other things that get discussed include Omar Epps' jump shot, Jason loves the Muppets, Brock loves Digital Underground, and Dev'n found out something new about Jedis. Also, Burt Reynolds is the epitome of sexiness. 
 
If you like The Woman King, you might also like:
Saloum
Neptune Frost
Widows
Eve's Bayou
Daughters of the Dust
The Women of Brewsters Place
Hollywood Shuffle
I'm Gonna Get You Sucka
Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman
Nope
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And listen to Dev'n Goodman's podcast A Good Man's Education Conversation
 

’Let the Right One In;’ the end of Halloween; and Spooky Szn Grab Bag Pt. 2

In which we discuss Halloween Ends, finish our spooky season grab bag films, and we dig deeper into Tomas Alfredson's 2008 Swedish vampire film, Let the Right One In. We finish up with a few movie recommendations if listeners are fans of Let the Right One In. Along the way we mention Tenacious  D, Judith Butler, how "genre" films often do a better job at addressing important issues, and make other relevant and irrelevant references. 
 
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The Conversation Show: ’Don’t Worry Darling’; Spooky Season List Grab Bag Pt. 1

In which we discuss "the elephant in the theater" that is Don't Worry Darling and its reliance on second-wave feminism tropes, and failure to plumb the depths of the banality of evil. We also recognize the arrival of October with a discussion of scary movies. We gave each other a list of five movies to watch, and we dig into the first five here.
Spooky movies discussed in this episode:
1. House of Darkness, 2022
2. Anguish, 1987
3. God Told Me To, 1976
4. Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, 1972
5. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, 2014
 
Spooky movies for next episode:
1. Good Night Mommy, 2014
2. Cure, 1997
3. Road Games, 1981
4. Kuroneko, 1968
5. Timeframes, 2007
 
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’The Master,’ Jean-Luc Godard, The Association Game, and Postmodern Truth

In which we discuss Jean-Luc Godard and dig a little deeper into Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, which is 10 years old. We also discuss movies that in some way engage in conversation with PTA and/or The Master. Other topics covered include: trips to Italy, Caravaggio, "Truth," Jason's utter contempt for James Gray films and swooning feelings for David Mamet. 
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