The Killing of a Sacred Deer becomes a kind of litmus test for our morality. Mike finds Barry Keoghan’s vengeful teen hateful; to José, he’s a hero. This is a film that, under discussion, opens you up more than you are able to open it up.
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With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.
Jigsaw’s back after a seven year absence, with new traps and twists and torture. One of us is very excited about this. The other has never seen a Saw film.
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With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.
A new thing from Marvel. Is it better than the average thing from Marvel? The seats certainly moved, we can say that much, and that is an acceptable substitute for character and plot.
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With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.
Sally Potter’s all-too-brief comedy drama polarises us, which makes a nice change to the agreements we’ve been having recently. Is it smug or knowing? Is its range of incongruous acting styles engaging or distancing? Who knows. But Sally Potter is very very very important in British cinema and feminism and queer representation, says Jose, who then has the nerve to criticise The Party for having its right-on cake and eating it.
Includes a reminiscence of seeing a man stand up in a screening of I, Daniel Blake and a magic trick where Mike convinces Jose he possesses an extraordinary memory.
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With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.
How does Armando Iannucci’s newest political satire fit in to his work over the last decade? Isn’t it a joy to see Michael Palin? How did we ignore how beautifully crafted Jeffrey Tambor’s performance is? How can I single out any one performance?
We take our time admiring this daring, witty and surprising farce. It’s Animal Farm on speed.
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With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.
A film one of us was looking forward to enormously. A Scandinoir thriller coated with dense snow. But did it leave us cold?
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With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.
We couldn’t stay away. And with a second viewing, time to percolate, and responses from friends informing us, Eavesdropping once again delves into Blade Runner 2049.
What to make of the film’s representation of women? How does the film use names? Why did Mike have a little weep at the end this time? Do gay women have cottages? Does the film function as a story about slavery? What about criticisms of its lack of diversity in casting?
Why do people think this film is dull? Is it the film’s fault? Television’s? Humanity’s? Why don’t we care to engage visually any more?
Most importantly, what do the bees mean?
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With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.
Blade Runner 2049 is something else. You simply must see it on the biggest screen you can find. Do not listen to us if you care about the film because we go heavy on the spoilers. (We always go heavy on the spoilers, but this film is good so it actually matters.)
Mike’s not very good in this one but José more than makes up for him so it’s okay.
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With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.
With a weary sigh, we get to Flatliners. Ellen Page, James Norton, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev and Kiersey Clemons expand their minds and run around shitting themselves in fear.
Questions abound: Why did they call this Flatliners when the obviously correct title is Hot Doctors? Was Kiefer Sutherland wasted? Is it wise to be wasted while appearing in a film? In precisely how many millions of ways is the film inconsistent? Just how stupid and blind is its attitude towards the very real problems it presents? Does it make sense as a horror flick? Are Mike and José too obsessed with the cast’s attractiveness? Are we perverts? Most importantly, who’s hotter: the ginger guy or the hot girl?
All this and Catholic guilt too.
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With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.
Eavesdropping at the Movies manages to make it all the way through this film in one go. Congratulate us.
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With José Arroyo of First Impressions and Michael Glass of Writing About Film.
Eavesdropping at the Movies 