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November 24, 2019

Episode 662: AFI Fest 2019 Wrap-Up

In this episode, Tyler and David are joined by Battleship Pretension editor-at-large Scott Nye to discuss the films of this year’s AFI Fest.

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November 21, 2019

AFI Fest 2019: A Hidden Life, by Scott Nye

Terrence Malick, among many other notable things about his career, has to be one of the few artists who’s become more radical, introspective, and confrontational the more he’s embraced Christianity. While his films, starting at least with 1978’s Days of...

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November 21, 2019

AFI Fest 2019: Beanpole, by Scott Nye

Young men, ever eager to make their mark on the world, have a habit of steering hard into a sort of aggressive, pummeling style when making their first few features. Some find a captivating rhythm within that; others flounder, searching...

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November 18, 2019

AFI Fest 2019: To the Ends of the Earth, by Scott Nye

At first, there is nothing; nothing but yourself, your shabby collection of maps, and signs that could mean anything. You get off the bus or the train into a sea of meaninglessness. This is how To the Ends of the...

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November 18, 2019

AFI Fest 2019: The Truth, by Scott Nye

Hirokazu Koreeda, having achieved consistent success in his home country of Japan and taken the global stage by storm with last year’s Shoplifters, has broadened his view to the west, as many Asian directors of great renown tend to –...

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November 13, 2019

Ford v Ferrari: Men at Work, by Scott Nye

James Mangold is not your, my, or anyone’s idea of an auteur, and yet he retains a sort of tenacious commitment to a certain type of movie. This type is a genre picture, and it’s just about the best damn...

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November 13, 2019

The Report: Facts and Figures, by Scott Nye

The United States tortures people. It has tortured people, it does torture people, and it will torture many more people in the years to come. It tortures people in an effort to drive them from their homes and seize their...

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October 10, 2019

Parasite: Leveling Up, by Scott Nye

Earlier today – at least, the “today” on which I’m writing this – an acquaintance on Twitter jokingly asked if it even counts as a review of Parasite if your headline doesn’t immediately call it out as a masterpiece, as...

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October 8, 2019

Gemini Man: Second Chance, by Scott Nye

Ang Lee’s Gemini Man begins in familiarly thrilling territory – a man is perched on a hillside, preparing his sniper rifle to kill a stranger on a passing train. He makes his shot, of course, because he is The Best....

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New to Home Video 11/26/19

Episode 662: AFI Fest 2019 Wrap-Up

AFI Fest 2019: A Hidden Life, by Scott Nye

AFI Fest 2019: Beanpole, by Scott Nye

AFI Fest 2019: To the Ends of the Earth, by Scott Nye

AFI Fest 2019: The Truth, by Scott Nye

Ford v Ferrari: Men at Work, by Scott Nye

The Report: Facts and Figures, by Scott Nye

Parasite: Leveling Up, by Scott Nye

Gemini Man: Second Chance, by Scott Nye

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