As the 2019 edition of Madness – Best of the 2000s wrapped up, Adam and Josh took a break from the heavy hitters to highlight the gems that didn't make the 64-film bracket, including underseen comedies from Jack Black and Seann William Scott, an ambitious "docu-fantasia" from Guy Maddin, and even some deeper cuts from A-list directors like Ridley Scott and Robert Zemeckis.

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As the 2019 edition of Madness &ndash; Best of the 2000s wrapped up, Adam and Josh took a break from the heavy hitters to highlight the gems that didn't make the 64-film bracket, including underseen comedies from Jack Black and Seann William Scott, an ambitious "docu-fantasia" from Guy Maddin, and even some deeper cuts from A-list directors like Ridley Scott and Robert Zemeckis.
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Top 5 Overlooked Movies of the 2000s | Archive

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Adam and Josh share their favorite discoveries, performances, and scenes from the recently completed Dissident Cinema Marathon, which included Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, Kurosawa's No Regrets for Our Youth, and Rossellini’s Rome, Open City.

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Adam and Josh share their favorite discoveries, performances, and scenes from the recently completed Dissident Cinema Marathon, which included Chaplin&rsquo;s The Great Dictator, Kurosawa's No Regrets for Our Youth, and Rossellini&rsquo;s Rome, Open City.
Links: -The Circle Ending Revealed | BFI <a href="⁠old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/1960⁠">⁠old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/1960⁠</a>
-Filmspotting Marathons <a href="https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons">https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons</a>

Favorite performances, scenes, films, and more, from the Dissident Cinema Marathon.

Marathon Awards | Dissident Cinema 

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Jane Schoenbrun’s uncategorizable third feature, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, marks the director as among the most assured and provocative filmmakers of their generation. Adam and Josh agree that it’s the film of the year so far. Plus, other notable third features this decade, listeners pick their favorite Spider-Man movie, and Adam reviews The Brink of War.

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Jane Schoenbrun&rsquo;s uncategorizable third feature, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, marks the director as among the most assured and provocative filmmakers of their generation. Adam and Josh agree that it&rsquo;s the film of the year so far. Plus, other notable third features this decade, listeners pick their favorite Spider-Man movie, and Adam reviews The Brink of War.
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Jane Schoenbrun’s meta-slasher is the film of the year so far.

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and The Brink of War | #1076

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Anthony Bourdain, whose early experience working in a restaurant kitchen is chronicled in the new biopic Tony, once singled out Ratatouille as Hollywood’s best depiction of working in a restaurant kitchen, which is all the invitation we need to revisit Brad Bird’s 2007 Pixar classic. So this week, with the help of Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi, we consider how Ratatouille trusts its viewers to accept an audacious premise, and rewards them in emotional payoff; parse the nuances and contradictions of its “anyone can cook” mantra; and lament that its lone female character of consequence falls victim to Trinity Syndrome. And yes, of course this group of critics has some thoughts on Anton Ego and the film’s take on criticism. Then in Feedback, we discuss a short excerpt from a much longer, in-depth analysis we received in response to our O Brother Where Art Thou? episode.

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Anthony Bourdain, whose early experience working in a restaurant kitchen is chronicled in the new biopic&nbsp;Tony,&nbsp;once singled out&nbsp;Ratatouille&nbsp;as Hollywood&rsquo;s best depiction of working in a restaurant kitchen, which is all the invitation we need to revisit Brad Bird&rsquo;s 2007 Pixar classic. So this week, with the help of Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi, we consider how&nbsp;Ratatouille&nbsp;trusts its viewers to accept an audacious premise, and rewards them in emotional payoff; parse the nuances and contradictions of its &ldquo;anyone can cook&rdquo; mantra; and lament that its lone female character of consequence falls victim to&nbsp;<a href="https://thedissolve.com/features/exposition/618-were-losing-all-our-strong-female-characters-to-tr/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thedissolve.com/features/exposition/618-were-losing-all-our-strong-female-characters-to-tr/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1786502059350000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1T8I0nY81RLiD40dh71GH8">Trinity Syndrome</a>. And yes, of course this group of critics has some thoughts on Anton Ego and the film&rsquo;s take on criticism. Then in Feedback, we discuss a short excerpt from a much longer, in-depth analysis we received in response to our&nbsp;O Brother Where Art Thou?&nbsp;episode.
Please share your thoughts about&nbsp;Ratatouille, Tony, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email or voice memo to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:comments@nextpictureshow.net">comments@nextpictureshow.net</a>, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.
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Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great.

Anyone Can Cook, Pt. 1 — Ratatouille

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