More Than One Lesson

dir. Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola’s mafia opus is so effective because of the way it draws us into Michael’s descent to the dark side. As the film begins, we understand how he wants to distance himself from the family “business.” But slowly, gradually, we want in just as much as he does. Emotions are heightened, lines are blurred, and suddenly there’s no reliable moral compass. Michael is no longer concerned about what’s right and wrong, but about what he has to do. This fractured moral tale is told with haunting cinematography and explosive performances from many of the greatest American actors of the ‘70s. Suspenseful, emotional, and propulsive, The Godfather is the mob movie to end all mob movies.

In this minisode, Tyler and Josh discuss the 1963 winner of Best Picture, Tom Jones.

Tyler and Josh discuss George Cukor’s My Fair Lady, the winner of Best Picture for 1964.

In this episode, Tyler, Josh, and Reed discuss the pros and cons of the streaming service VidAngel.

Tyler and Josh discuss Robert Wise’s The Sound of Music, Best Picture of 1965.

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster and Terry Gilliam’s Brazil.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Intro, Podcast Awards, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Andrew Klavan Show
00:06:00- The Lobster
00:43:00- Brazil
00:56:15- Discussion of theme, Josh’s Lobster review
01:15:07- Episode wrap-up

From the first moments of The Lobster, we know the kind of disturbingly comical ride we’re in for. A woman drives through the rain in silence. She stops in a field of donkeys, gets out of her car, shoots one of the donkeys in the head, and returns to her car, all in one shot. We will not see this woman again, but her actions come to mean more as we are assimilated into the strange dystopian world of the film. As he did with 2009’s notorious Dogtooth, director Yorgos Lanthimos creates a singularly fascinating world, alternately filled with humor and dread.

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Tyler and Josh discuss Fred Zinnemann’s A Man for All Seasons, Best Picture of 1966.

Tyler and Josh discuss Norman Jewison’s In the Heat of the Night, the Best Picture of 1967.

In this episode Tyler and Josh discuss Harold Cronk’s God’s Not Dead 2 and Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Intro, International Christian Film Festival
00:05:50- Atheists reviewing Christian films
00:13:55- God’s Not Dead 2
01:39:35- Anatomy of a Murder
01:54:03- Episode wrap-up