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January 10, 2021

Episode 721: The Many Faces of Orson Welles

In this episode, Tyler and David are joined by Josh Karp, author of Orson Welles’s Last Movie: The Making of The Other Side of the Wind, to discuss the various cinematic depictions of Welles.

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December 23, 2020

Wonder Woman 1984: Go Ahead and Jump, by David Bax

Since it’s right there in the title, we should start by addressing the question of just how 80s Wonder Woman 1984 is. The answer is Very but it gets most of the outrageous (but still fun) stuff out of the...

david bax / featured / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

December 16, 2020

Hunter Hunter: The Devil’s Tools, by David Bax

It’s unclear exactly why Shawn Linden’s visceral and harrowing new film Hunter Hunter is a period piece, taking place sometime in the mid- to late-1980s, based on the technology on display. Maybe the remoteness of its setting is deepened by...

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July 11, 2017

BP’s Top 100 Movie Challenge #46: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, by Sarah Brinks

I decided to undertake a movie challenge in 2017. This seemed like a good way to see some classic movies that I have unfortunately never seen. The Battleship Pretension Top 100 list has a good number of films I hadn’t...

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Episode 721: The Many Faces of Orson Welles

Wonder Woman 1984: Go Ahead and Jump, by David Bax

Hunter Hunter: The Devil’s Tools, by David Bax

BP’s Top 100 Movie Challenge #46: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, by Sarah Brinks

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