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Noir-vember continues with this week's Filmspotting Archive drop: Adam and Josh's 2024 Sacred Cow review of Chinatown, which they did for the film's 50th anniversary.
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Chinatown | Archive

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There are challenges and rewards to watching Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love, the director’s follow-up to 2018’s Oscar-nominated Burning. The rewards come from the film itself, which deftly explores the exploitation of Korea’s working class as an issue of capitalism and class. The challenges come with the platform: can you give Lee’s deliberately-paced, nearly three-hour film the attention it deserves via Netflix? Matt and Jordan found themselves on opposite ends of the challenge/reward spectrum. Plus, streaming recommendations for films like Possible Love; a listener request for films about losing bodily autonomy (like this year’s Obsession); and Producer Sam hosts the most intricate movie game in SVU’s short history.

Intro (00:00:00–00:02:05)

Possible Love (00:02:06–0:33:40)

Rec Seg! (0:33:41–00:48:14)

Listener Request Seg! Losing Bodily Autonomy Movies (000:48:15–01:13:18)

Game: A Tisket-a-Tasket, A Movie Game Acrostic (01:13:19–01:31:37)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:31:38–01:46:53)

Show Notes

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There are challenges and rewards to watching Lee Chang-dong&rsquo;s Possible Love, the director&rsquo;s follow-up to 2018&rsquo;s Oscar-nominated Burning. The rewards come from the film itself, which deftly explores the exploitation of Korea&rsquo;s working class as an issue of capitalism and class. The challenges come with the platform: can you give Lee&rsquo;s deliberately-paced, nearly three-hour film the attention it deserves via Netflix? Matt and Jordan found themselves on opposite ends of the challenge/reward spectrum. Plus, streaming recommendations for films like Possible Love; a listener request for films about losing bodily autonomy (like this year&rsquo;s Obsession); and Producer Sam hosts the most intricate movie game in SVU&rsquo;s short history.
Intro (00:00:00&ndash;00:02:05)
Possible Love (00:02:06&ndash;0:33:40)
Rec Seg! (0:33:41&ndash;00:48:14)
Listener Request Seg! Losing Bodily Autonomy Movies (000:48:15&ndash;01:13:18)
Game: A Tisket-a-Tasket, A Movie Game Acrostic (01:13:19&ndash;01:31:37)
New to Streaming / Credits (01:31:38&ndash;01:46:53)
Show Notes
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Lee Chang-dong’s follow-up to 2018’s “Burning.”

What Are Netflix’s Oscar Hopes For Possible Love? | SVU 

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ScreenCrush critic, author, and Filmspotting SVU co-host Matt Singer joins Michael to test one of comedy’s most enduring mottos: comedy should punch up, not down. Drawing on comments from comedian George Carlin and a generation of screen comedies that pushed boundaries in every direction, they explore how the adage might apply to the movies Singer writes about in his latest book, Funny Business. 

They discuss how comedy changed in the age of streaming, why theatrical comedies have become endangered, what separates a great comedy from a merely successful one, and whether movies can still bring broad audiences together in an increasingly fragmented culture.

Join the conversation by emailing themovieracket@filmspotting.net.

ScreenCrush critic, author, and Filmspotting SVU co-host Matt Singer joins Michael to test one of comedy&rsquo;s most enduring mottos: comedy should punch up, not down. Drawing on comments from comedian George Carlin and a generation of screen comedies that pushed boundaries in every direction, they explore how the adage might apply to the movies Singer writes about in his latest book, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/">Funny Business</a>.&nbsp; They discuss how comedy changed in the age of streaming, why theatrical comedies have become endangered, what separates a great comedy from a merely successful one, and whether movies can still bring broad audiences together in an increasingly fragmented culture. Join the conversation by emailing <a href="mailto:themovieracket@filmspotting.net" aria-haspopup="menu">themovieracket@filmspotting.net</a>.

“Comedy should punch up, not down” with Matt Singer | The Movie Racket

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Adam and Josh finally get a chance to talk about the movie that everyone is talking about: Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s You Can See Everything. Along with some (well demarcated!) Spoiler Talk about the movie, they share poll results about the best docs of the 2020s (so far), and Josh weighs in on Laika’s Wildwood and the Palme d’Or-winning Fjord from Romania’s Cristian Mungiu.    

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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:42)

You Can See Everything (00:02:43-00:27:11)

Filmspotting Family (00:27:12-00:33:27)

You Can See Everything cont. (00:33:28-00:54:31) 

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Wildwood (01:17:23-01:23:10)

Fjord (001:23:11-01:28:15)

Polls (01:28:16-01:39:10)

Credits / New Releases (01:39:11-01:43:16)

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Adam and Josh finally get a chance to talk about the movie that everyone is talking about: Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim&rsquo;s You Can See Everything. Along with some (well demarcated!) Spoiler Talk about the movie, they share poll results about the best docs of the 2020s (so far), and Josh weighs in on Laika&rsquo;s Wildwood and the Palme d&rsquo;Or-winning Fjord from Romania&rsquo;s Cristian Mungiu.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.<a href="https://experience.regmovies.com/join-unlimited?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=filmspotting"> Use code FILMSPOT26 to take 15% off.</a>
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You Can See Everything (00:02:43-00:27:11)
Filmspotting Family (00:27:12-00:33:27)
You Can See Everything cont. (00:33:28-00:54:31)&nbsp;
Spoiler Talk: You Can See Everything (00:54:31-00:1:17:22)&nbsp;
Wildwood (01:17:23-01:23:10)
Fjord (001:23:11-01:28:15)
Polls (01:28:16-01:39:10)
Credits / New Releases (01:39:11-01:43:16)
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You Can See Everything, plus Wildwood and Fjord | #1088

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