 Dave and Michael both liked the latest from Paul Schrader, and agreed the strongest aspect of the film is the lead character development and the same's portrayal by Oscar Isaac. DESCRIPTION Redemption is the long game in Paul Schrader's THE CARD COUNTER. Told with Schrader's trademark cinematic intensity, the revenge thriller tells the story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler haunted by the ghosts of his past. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11196036/

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Episode 43: The Card Counter

Candyman is the new film from Nia DaCosta that picks up twenty years post-original. We as lovers of the original awake to a new Chicago, one where only a tiny sliver of Cabrini Green lives on, and the legend of our hooked friend is all but forgotten. Fortunately, artist Anthony (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is there to look in the mirror with us and say his name. Candyman on IMDB

Episode 42: Candyman

Special Mindframes delivery! The Green Knight will be streaming Thursday on most platforms, so we did an episode. Ralph Ineson will host, and as soon as you finish, you can listen to our out spoiler-filled argument over the ending!

Episode 41: The Green Knight

So many words have been used to describe our featured movie this week Annette. Some of these words have included, “bizarre,” “weird” and “Sparks-y,” but what are Sparks and Leos Calax really trying to do here? In this episode, Dave and Michael try and unpack why Annette wants to remind you it’s a movie.

Episode 40: Annette

Timestamps 00:00 - 15:00  Intro, cast, and overall recommendations 15:00 - End Spoiler discussion of Pig and loss Discussion Summary Although Nick Cage has come to be known for his over-the-top portrayals and eccentric characters, Pig is an understated journey through one man's grief.  After years of living isolated in the woods with only his trusty eponymous pig to keep him company, save a weekly truffles-for-supplies visit from Amir (Alex Wolff), Robb is forced to confront the world and his past after a brazen kidnapping. Resources Pig IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11003218/ Nicolas Cage’s Superman screen test, maybe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvzpNoTnhV4   Corrections Michael meant to say 3000 Miles to Memphis, not 3000 Miles to Vegas. Dave meant to say Ghostrider, not Ghosthunter. 

Episode 39: Pig

In honor of Richard Donner, Michael watched and David revisited the classic THE GOONIES. It's a little messy by kind of works!

Episode 38: The Goonies

Is there a spiritual element in the struggle of Minari's characters to cultivate an unforgiving Arkansas?

Episode 37: Minari

Today, Dave and Michael are joined by a very special guest, Chicago’s very own Robert Daniels! Robert and the guys run down their 2020 Top 10 lists and ruminate on the year that very much was. About our guest Robert Daniels is a Chicago-based critic and is the founder and editor of 812filmreviews. Robert is a contributor to RogerEbert.com, ThePlaylist, Vulture, Consequence of Sound, Polygon, the New York Times, and many others. He can be found at 812filmreviews.com. Contents 0 - 3:30 Intro 3:30 - End Top 10 Discussions  The Top 10's Robert "David Byrne's American Utopia"  "Nomadland"  "One Night in Miami"  "First Cow"  "Night of the Kings"  "Martin Eden"  "I'm Thinking of Ending Things"  "Minari"  "Lovers Rock"  "Time" Dave "I’m Thinking of Ending Things"  "The Invisible Man" "Come to Daddy"  "Bacurau" "Possessor" "La Llorona"  "The Deeper You Dig" "His House" "Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street" Michael* Sound of Metal Bacurau Lovers Rock Nomadland I’m Thinking of Ending Things Education David Byrne’s American Utopia Red, White and Blue Wolfwalkers First Cow * So far

Episode 36: Best of 2020

Charlie Kaufmann invites you inside a mind-trip of great movie that keeps you interested and guessing. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7939766/  

Episode 35: I'm thinking of ending things

Special guest Jim Laczkowski stops by to talk about the movie everyone is mooooing over FIRST COW. This will not be the only cow pun.

Episode 34: First Cow

Three generations of women come to terms with aging, family histories, and maybe more in the debut film from Natalie Erika James, Relic.

Episode 33: Relic

In honor of the late Ennio Morricone, Michael and Dave travel to Old West, a land of gunslingers, Brooklyn-accented New Mexican bandits, and Clint Eastwood. Just kidding, it's Spain. We're talking about the 1966 Spaghetti masterpiece THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, and its equally masterful score. As a bonus, Michael clicks furiously on the world's loudest mouse, and Dave casually eats a bag of chips with his mic unmuted.

Episode 32: The Good the bad and the Ugly

We are all set for launch as Dave and Mike give this reflective 2019 Science Fiction film two rockets up. Starring little known actors Brad Pitt and featuring newcomer Tommy Lee Jones, Ad Astra was not seen by enough people last year. It may have only grabbed one Oscar nomination (sound editing), but it caught our hosts' attention and hearts with its theme of the peril of certainty.

Episode 31: Ad Astra

Deerskin is a French dark comedy that both our hosts loved. Brought to you by murder-tire famed director Quentin Dupieux (2010's Rubber).  Drape yourself in the frills of nature and come ride the stag of absurdity with us. Deerskin on IMDB   Support theaters by watching Deerskin in virtual cinema https://www.filmlinc.org/films/deerskin/ https://drafthouse.com/virtual-cinema/deerskin

Episode 30: Deerskin

Capital in the Twenty-first Century attempts to recount the history of inequality and capitalism since the Industrial Revolution. That's a lot to chew on, and Michael and David discuss whether it was too much.

Episode 29: Capital in the Twenty-first Century

Each week Dave and Michael talk about film and where it fits in the larger social story.

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