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Tori and Dávid explore storytelling, narrative, history, and culture through film. New to our podcast? We recommend starting at the beginning of the current season rather than at episode 1. Season 3—"Recounting Cri$i$"; How mainstream movies changed (or didn"t) throughout The Great Recession to reflect cultural views around class and capitalism Season 2—"Patter"; How Gangsters, Hardboiled Detectives, and Tough Guys speak in movies from the 30s, 40s, and 50s (2 Parts) Season 1—"Act 1"; How to write

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01:19:09

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 6: The Hunger Games,...

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2025/07/06

In Part 6 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid find our first realistic depiction of working-class people in an unexpected place and a wave of films critiquing the establishment, but lacking depth.Topics and films mentioned:Letterboxd: Step Up: Revolution, 2012, directed by Scott SpeerYouTube: Step Up: Revolution trailerLetterboxd: Arbitrage, 2012, directed by Nicholas JareckiYouTube: Arbitrage trailerLetterboxd: Les Misérables, 2012, directed by Tom HooperYouTube: Les

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01:16:30

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 5: Margin Call, In Time,...

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2025/03/02

In Part 5 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid see the beginnings of systemic criticism start to appear in film against the backdrop of the Occupy movement and global civil unrest.Topics and films mentioned: Wikipedia: Occupy Wall Street Wikipedia: Occupy Movement Mojo: 2011 Worldwide Box Office Letterboxd: The Intouchables, 2011, directed by Éric Toledano & Olivier Nakache YouTube: The Intouchables trailer Wikipedia: The Intouchables Letterboxd: Horrible Bosses,

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01:17:51

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 4: The Social Network,...

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2024/11/09

In Part 4 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid explore the initial takes that attempted to explain the cause of the crisis through film.Topics and films mentioned: The Big Short (Book) The Inside Job, 2010, directed by Charles Ferguson Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 2010, directed by Oliver Stone David Byrne Platoon, Natural Born Killers, Wall Street (Films of Oliver Stone) Neoliberalism, neoclassical economics, & crisis theory Moral hazard The Social

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00:47:57

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 3: Up in the Air (+ films...

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2024/08/29

In Part 3 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid explore what layoffs, bailouts, and defaults meant for movies in the year immediately after the crisis.Topics and films mentioned: Up in the Air, 2009, directed by Jason Reitman Trailer: Up in the Air Poster: Up in the Air Network, 1976, directed by Sidney Lumet The Devil Wears Prada, The Pursuit of Happyness, Slumdog Millionaire Bonnie and Clyde, 1967, directed by Arthur Penn The Dark Knight, 2008, directed by

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00:49:07

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 2: Slumdog Millionaire (+...

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2024/08/09

In Part 2 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid pick up in the midst of the Crisis of 2008 to examine the films that hit it big that year and discover why those films thrived in the chaos.Topics and films mentioned: Wikipedia: 2007–2008 financial crisis Slumdog Millionaire, 2008, directed by Danny Boyle Trailer: Slumdog Millionaire Poster #1: Slumdog Millionaire Poster #2: Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture Wikipedia: The

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01:12:32

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 1: The Devil Wears Prada...

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2024/05/18

In Part 1 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid establish a baseline for comparison by examining movies embraced by the masses just before The Financial Crisis.Topics and films mentioned: Hell or High Water, 2016, directed by David Mackenzie The Big Short, 2015, directed by Adam McKay The Deer Hunter, 1978, directed by Michael Cimino Kelly's Heroes, 1970, directed by Brian G. Hutton M*A*S*H, 1970, directed by Robert Altman The Devil Wears Prada, 2006,

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00:38:14

Patter, Part 2: Trivia + Screwball comedies, the 60s,...

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2024/02/24

In this final part of this season on "Patter", Tori quizzes Dávid on the way that gangsters, film noir, and hardboiled detectives speak in movies. They also cover how "screwball" and other types of comedy of the 30s and 40s influenced this style of speaking and how it evolved through the 60s and beyond.The Marx Brothers & Groucho Marx The Big Sleep, 1946, directed by Howard Hawks Screwball comedy His Girl Friday, 1940, directed by ⁠Howard Hawks⁠ Bringing up Baby, 1938,

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00:58:20

Patter, Part 1: Gangsters, Film Noir, Hardboiled...

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2024/01/27

In Part 1 (of 2) of this season on "Patter", Tori and Dávid discuss the way that gangsters, hardboiled detectives, and tough guys talk in the movies of the 30s, 40s, and 50s, and how it changed over time. Topics and films mentioned: Little Caesar, 1931, directed by Mervyn LeRoy Scarface, 1932, directed by Howard Hawks The Maltese Falcon, 1941, directed by John Huston The Big Sleep, 1946, directed by Howard Hawks Pickup on South Street, 1953, directed by Samuel Fuller The Public

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01:03:28

Act 1, Part 4: The Anti Hero's Journey

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2023/05/27

In Part 4, the last part of this season on Act 1, Tori and Dávid discuss unusual Act 1 structures that don't follow the standard Hero's Journey. Topics and films mentioned: Barbarella, 1968, directed by Roger Vadim A Serious Man, 2009, directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Taxi Driver, 1976, directed by Martin Scorsese Dancer in the Dark, 2000, directed by Lars von Trier The Lighthouse, 2019, directed by Robert Eggers Do the Right Thing, 1989, directed by Spike Lee One Day, 2018,

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00:58:59

Act 1, Part 3: The Bad

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2023/03/01

In Part 3 of this season on Act 1, Tori and Dávid dunk on bad Act 1s and talk about why they fail so hard. Topics and films mentioned: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring⁠, 2001, directed by ⁠Peter Jackson The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012, directed by ⁠⁠Peter Jackson⁠ Star Wars prequels, 1999-2005, directed by George Lucas Rebecca, 1940, directed by Alfred Hitchcock Rebecca, 2020, directed by Ben Wheatley A Field in England⁠, High Rise, and Free Fire directed by ⁠Ben

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00:49:07

Act 1, Part 2: Voiceovers

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2023/02/06

In Part 2 of this season on Act 1, Tori and Dávid discuss how a voiceover can help or hurt Act 1 of a movie. Topics and films mentioned: The Matrix⁠, 1999, directed by ⁠The Wachowski's Die Hard: With a Vengeance, 1995, directed by John McTiernan Christopher Nolan's "Batman movies" (The Dark Knight) and Inception Ghostbusters, 1984, directed by Ivan Reitman Rambo: First Blood⁠, 1982, directed by ⁠Ted Kotcheff "The Rambo where he fights the Russians" = Rocky IV

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00:49:00

Act 1, Part 1: The Basics

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2023/01/28

In Part 1 of this season on Act 1, Tori and Dávid discuss the basics of Act 1 structure and begin to identify what makes a good or bad Act 1 of a movie. Topics and films mentioned: The Hero's Journey story structure, popularized by Joseph Campbell's book "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" A Field in England, 2013, directed by Ben Wheatley Mulholland Drive, 2001, directed by David Lynch Night on Earth, 1991, directed by Jim Jarmusch The Matrix, 1999, directed by The

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