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Dogfight (Listener Request #58)

Before leaving for Vietnam on the eve of President Kennedy's assassination, four marines organize an ugliest date competition which results in an unlikely romance.

Directed by Nancy Savoca and written by Bob Comfort. Starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor. 

Listener request courtesy of Chris K.

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This week's recommendations:

One False Move (Streaming Rental)

Under the Silver Lake (Max, Streaming Rental)

Laura (Streaming Rental)

Contempt (Le Mépris)

The marriage between a screenwriter and his beautiful wife disintegrates amidst a troubled film production while conflicts emerge between art and commerce. 

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Screenplay by Godard (uncredited). Based on the 1954 novel Il disprezzo by Alberto Moravia. Starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Giorgia Moll and Fritz Lang. 

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In lieu of recommendations, we reflect on 2023 in film and discuss our recent trip to Horror Realm Con. 

To Live and Die in L.A. (Listener Request #57)

A grimy secret service agent will stop at nothing to take down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.

Directed by William Friedkin. Screenplay by Friedkin and Gerald Petievich. Based on Petievich's novel of the same name. Starring William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer and Darlanne Fluegel.

Listener request courtesy of Chris S.

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This week's recommendations:

The Zone of Interest (Now in theaters)

Sixteen Candles (Listener Request #56)

In 1980s suburban Chicago, a teenage girl experiences a roller coaster ride of emotions on the day of her sixteenth birthday. 

Written and directed by John Hughes. Starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris and Gedde Watanabe. 

Listener request courtesy of Sarah

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This week's recommendations:

One Handshake Away: Peter Bogdanovich & The Icons of Cinema (Wherever podcasts are available)

The Ninth Gate (Listener Request #55)

A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a satanic text, gets drawn into a supernatural conspiracy. 

Directed by Roman Polanski. Screenplay by Polanski, John Brownjohn and Enrique Urbizu. Based on the 1993 novel El Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Starring Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin and Emmanuelle Seigner. 

Listener Request courtesy of Aaron.

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On Cinema

Layer Cake (Listener Request #54)

A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned retirement.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn from a screenplay by J.J. Connolly. Based on Connelly's 2000 novel of the same name. Starring Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon, Colm Meaney, George Harris, Tom Harris and Ben Whishaw. 

Listener request courtesy of Stephen.

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This week's recommendations:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Paramount Plus)

Titane (Hulu)

GIVE US A SECOND, episode 58: Our Favorite Episodes of Seinfeld, vol. 6

It's time to discuss five more of our favorites, including "The Red Dot," "The Fire" and "The Bizarro Jerry."

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Manhunter

A former FBI profiler contends with his past when he returns to service in order to pursue a new serial murderer.

Directed by Michael Mann. The screenplay written by Mann was based on the 1981 novel "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris. Starring William Petersen, Kim Greist, Dennis Farina, Brian Cox and Tom Noonan. 

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This week's recommendations:

Leave the World Behind (Netflix)

Poor Things (Now in theaters) 

Love Actually (Listener Request #53)

In the build-up to Christmas, the lives and relationships of many interlinked Londoners are examined before being changed forever.

Written and directed by Richard Curtis. Starring Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth and many, many others.

Listener request courtesy of Aaron.

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This week's recommendations:

Saltburn (Amazon Prime)

The Big Short (Listener Request #52)

Three separate groups of investors profit wildly while demonstrating how the financial crisis of 2007-2008 was triggered by the United States housing bubble.

Directed by Adam McKay. Screenplay by McKay and Charles Randolph. Based on the 2010 book "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine" by Michael Lewis. Starring Christian Bale, Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt.

Listener request courtesy of Justin.

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This week's recommendations:

Past Lives (Streaming rental)

Dumb Money (Streaming rental)