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In this episode, Tyler and David are joined by critic Brent Simon to discuss Dazed and Confused, changing tastes and more.
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I always enjoy questions like the one Tyler asked about what your favourite films say about you.
In my top 10, there is a surprising amount of stories either about loners, or about one individual standing opposed to the world created by the film. Films about individuals not fitting it, or even not wanting to fit in, who are ultimately sidelined because of their social status. None in my top 10 are ensembles or about any kind of group or community… surprising how revealing these things are.
Not going to give us an example? Cmon man. 🙂
Here’s my Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/darrellrontuffs/list/my-top-ten-films-of-all-time-at-the-moment/
I’d say there’s a lot of loneliness, regret, and seclusion in there.