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The Immortals

Four immortals try to remove their curse by reviewing one of the 1001 Movies/Albums/Songs/TV Shows You Must Consume Before You Die every week. Sure this will take 20 years, but who cares when you"ve been alive for centuries.

tv & film film reviews

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Episode #243 -- The Gleaners and I

The Immortals ·

2022/04/04

The Immortals go to France and pick up all the food you didn't want to eat, you monsters. Also they watch Agnes Varda's The Gleaners and I.

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58:36

Episode #242 -- Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce...

The Immortals ·

2022/03/21

The Immortals are settling in for one of the longest films they've covered. Also, possibly one of the best. They look at the feminist masterpiece Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce 108 Bruxelles. (There will be a spoiler warning when they talk about the ending.)

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47:31

Episode #241 -- The Palm Beach Story

The Immortals ·

2022/03/04

Keep an eye on the pitcher because we got a screwball this week! The gang watches the delightful Preston Strurges comedy, The Palm Beach Story.

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01:25:41

Episode #240 -- My Cousin Vinny / Forbidden Planet

The Immortals ·

2022/02/22

It's time for Sarah's bonus pick! She chose one of her all time favorite movies and gives the co-hosts a little law education as she talks about why My Cousin Vinny got so many things right. Then they watch The Tempest in space!

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49:26

Episode #239 -- Killer of Sheep

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2022/02/04

It's not the easiest film to find, but it's worth it. The Immortals review a groundbreaking piece of American cinema, Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep.

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45:52

Episode #238 -- The Lady Vanishes

The Immortals ·

2022/01/28

Where did she go? Where did we go?! Regardless, we are back to talk about an early Hitchcock thriller that he made before coming to America.

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57:13

Episode #237 -- The Shining

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2022/01/21

What else could Episode 237 be? The Immortals have always been in the Overlook. They go deep into the Stanley Kubrick beloved adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel. One of the hosts even say this may be their favorite film! And perhaps not the host you think....(You only have four guesses.) Next episode was actually recorded recently!

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39:32

Episode #236 -- Limite

The Immortals ·

2022/01/14

In an episode that was clearly recorded last fall, Sarah, Austin and Pedro get into what the fans have been demanding. A long lost Brazilian short film! Turns out, it's actually really interesting but also quite distancing. The downloads for this episode are going to be insane.

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57:36

Episode #235 -- Glory

The Immortals ·

2021/12/17

Austin continues his editing backlog with the Immortals looking at the Civil War film, Glory. It is about a group of black soldiers so of course it stars Matthew Broderick. Also Pedro talks about the 2021 Music Box of Horrors.

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38:05

Episode #234 -- The Lavender Hill Mob

The Immortals ·

2021/11/24

Austin catches up on his editing backlog with this fun episode where the gang talk about the charming British heist movie, The Lavender Hill Mob!

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54:02

Episode #233 -- Funny Games

The Immortals ·

2021/11/02

Don't believe the title! The Immortals watch the upsetting Michael Haneke film Funny Games. (The original, not the American remake). They spoil the whole movie as they discuss whether Haneke's thesis still applies today and if the movie can work without it.

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48:33

Episode #232 -- The Wicker Man

The Immortals ·

2021/10/15

No bees in this one! The Immortals go to a weird British isle and encounter The Wicker Man. No spoilers for the first half of the conversation and we warn you when we talk about the ending. (Watch it first! It's only 88 minutes!)

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50:30

Episode #231 -- Blazing Saddles

The Immortals ·

2021/10/11

Pardon while we post this episode. The Immortals look at the 1974 Mel Brooks classic, Blazing Saddles. And two of them hadn't seen it before! And they didn't know it was co-written by a black writer until halfway through their first viewing!

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Episode #230 -- Dumbo / In the Loop

The Immortals ·

2021/09/29

In the circus we have Dumbo and in the political circus we have dummies. The Immortals watch the 1942 Disney classic as well as one of Austin's favorite movies, 2009's In the Loop. It's not just because The Doctor swears up a storm in it, but it helps. Note -- Something went wrong with the Chicago audio and we apologize for the lesser quality. J.C., as always, sounds great.

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45:28

Episode #229 -- Farewell My Concubine

The Immortals ·

2021/09/17

The Immortals stay with Gong Li films from the early 90s with the Palm d'Or winning film, Farewell My Concubine.

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40:10

Episode #228 -- Raise the Red Lantern

The Immortals ·

2021/09/06

The Immortals watch one of the most acclaimed films of the 90s, the Zhang Yimou film about a woman who becomes a rich man's fourth wife.

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01:57:28

Episode #227 -- The Lord of the Rings

The Immortals ·

2021/08/27

Finally a movie everyone has heard of! For whatever reason, the book has The Lord of the Rings trilogy as one entry and we try to do it justice. Thankfully....we're big fans.

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42:34

Episode #226 -- Weekend

The Immortals ·

2021/08/13

The Immortals are back with their best friend Jean-Luc Godard where they discuss his traffic jam extravaganza Weekend. Also they talk about the Olympics.

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49:26

Episode #225 -- The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short

The Immortals ·

2021/08/06

FINALLY. The Immortals discuss the Belgian film from the 60s that you all won't stop tweeting demanding we cover. Here, for your amusement, is a podcast about The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short.

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55:02

Episode #224 -- The Lives of Others

The Immortals ·

2021/07/27

Unlike the main characters, we hope you all are listening to us because we have a great discussion over the Oscar winning film about the German secret police, The Lives of Others.

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