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The French Dispatch is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".

Director: Wes Anderson - 1h 47m - English - R

This discussion is a part of our ongoing series reviewing the films on the 2012 BFI Greatest Films of All Time List. M (1931) is 56 on the Critics' poll and is 75 on the Directors' poll.

Movie Synopsis: In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives.

Movie Synopsis: A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.

Skip to minute 8 for the start of our Dune discussion. We first talk about a few movies, including brief thoughts on The French Dispatch, The Swimmer, Last Night in Soho, and The Last Duel.

Chandler and Jacob celebrate 100 subscribers on YouTube, discuss their favorite blu-rays (not criterion collection), and review the first Scorsese on the 2012 Sight & Sound list, Goodfellas (1990).

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Chandler and Jacob celebrate 100 subscribers on YouTube, discuss their favorite blu-rays (not criterion collection), and review the first Scorsese on the 2012 Sight & Sound list, Goodfellas (1990).

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Chandler and Jacob celebrate 100 subscribers on YouTube, discuss their favorite blu-rays (not criterion collection), and review the first Scorsese on the 2012 Sight & Sound list, Goodfellas (1990).

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Chandler and Jacob talk about what they’ve seen and are joined by friend of the show, Nick, to discuss Bo Burnham’s new special, Inside. For the full show notes and other content go to SplitTake.com.

Jacob suggests someone should rip off Back to the Future, Chandler defends Before Sunrise as his favorite in the trilogy, and we do a deep dive discussion/review on two very different films with very similar titles.

Episode Timecodes:

00:00 Introduction - 04:24 Chandler’s Movie Diary - 20:20 Jacob’s Movie Diary - 39:14 A Touch of Zen Review - 1:14:07 Touch of Evil Review

Chandler reviews a few movies, Jacob reappraises his opinion of Before Sunrise, and we agree The Woman in the Window is not good. Blow-Up (1966) is the 2012 Sight and Sound poll film of the week and Chandler recommends Blow Out (1981).

Episode Outline:

03.25 Chandler’s Movie Diary

12:21 A Women in the Window REVIEW

29:16 Jacob’s Movie Diary

36:24 Blow Out REVIEW

58.22 Blow-Up REVIEW

Chandler & Jacob review Minari (2020) and The Conformist (1970). More info and episodes @ thefilmsync.com

Chandler and Jacob start recording the podcast video on zoom, Jacob shares his love for British murder mysteries, and Chandler reveals his thoughts on Ghostbusters (1984).

Chandler and Jacob catch up on what they’ve been watching and then review one of Jacob’s favorite TV shows of all time, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2012).

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Podcast hosts, Chandler and Jacob, recap the podcast after one year and introduce it for any new listeners, and then review the first Godard film on the Sight & Sound list, Vivre Sa Vie.

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Chandler and Jacob talk about what they’ve been watching, review the new Parasite Criterion, and take a look back at the filmography of South Korean Director, Bong Joon Ho.

Recorded in Nov 2020. For the full podcast show notes, a preview of the new episode, and more content, go to TheFilmSync.com

Chandler and Jacob review Chinatown (1974).

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Chandler watches some movies, Jacob complains about shipping costs for blu-rays, and they both review another Paul Thomas Anderson film, Inherent Vice.

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Chandler & Jacob discuss what they’ve been watching recently before diving into a review of The Return of the King and a discussion of the entire LOTR Trilogy.

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Chandler & Jacob review Michael Haneke’s 2005 thriller, Caché, which is #75 on the 2012 BFI/Sight & Sound Director’s poll, and discuss some of their theories on the film. Spoiler-free review until 13 minutes. For more info, episodes and content go to TheFilmSync.com

Chandler & Jacob review The Shining (1980). For the full show notes, more episodes and content go to TheFilmSync.com.

Chandler and Jacob run through some of the movies they’ve watched during the month of September and review the French World War 2 film, Army of Shadows (1969).

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Chandler & Jacob are joined by their friend, east coast Chandler, to discuss the directorial and acting masterclass that is There Will Be Blood. For the full show notes and to get more episodes, check out TheFilmSync.com

Chandler & Jacob are joined by their friend, east coast Chandler, to discuss what they’ve been watching lately and to review the short anime TV series, The Tatami Galaxy.

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As Chandler & Jacob review another French film from the 2012 Sight & Sound greatest films list: Beau Travail, Jacob struggles to pronounce French names and Chandler asks “Is it gay? Or is it just French?”

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Chandler & Jacob talk about one of the great stories of filmmaking, Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons. A masterpiece in the making that was irrevocably butchered by the studio and found new life years later. The full show notes and more content can be found at SplitTake.com. Thanks for listening!

Chandler, Jacob, and friend of the podcast Nick review Phantom Thread (2017) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The full show notes and outline can be found @ SplitTake.com. Thanks for listening!

Chandler & Jacob discuss the new Mulan movie and Dune trailer and review I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). You can find the full show outline and more content at SplitTake.com

Chandler & Jacob review A Clockwork Orange (1971) directed by Stanley Kubrick.

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Chandler & Jacob share their July Criterion Sale pickups and review one of the all-time great films not included in the 2012 Sight and Sound top 100 list: The Red Shoes (1948).

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Jacob talks about his Godard binge from August 2020 and his new respect for Godard as a director, and then we gush over Mike Leigh’s charming and criminally under-seen period drama: Topsy Turvy (1999).

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Chandler confronts Jacob about his favorite movies and we review Palm Springs. For the full show notes and more content: SplitTake.com

Chandler & Jacob review the classic Spanish film, Spirit of the Beehive (1973), made in Spain during the final years of the Franco government.

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Chandler, Jacob, and an old film school buddy get existential and review one of the most unique animated films from the mind of Don Hertzfeldt: It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012).

A friend from film school joins us to talk about college filmmaking, discuss some of the worse movies we’ve ever seen, and some of the most comforting films.

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Continuing to discuss the themes from their Code Unknown review, Chandler & Jacob tackle Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s tender and simple film about finding love in the face of prejudice: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul.

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Chandler & Jacob review Michael Haneke’s aesthetically unique film: Code Unknown, a frighteningly relevant two-decade-old film that attempts to explore and unearth the underlying issues at the heart of social dysfunction in modern Europe.

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Tune in for another installment of Chandler’s COVID quarantine watchlist, Jacob shares some podcast updates, and they impromptu review The Tree of Life and Do the Right Thing.

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Chandler mispronounces Kestral, Jacob rages against the system, and along the way, we review Kes, Ken Loach’s 1969 film about a boy and his bird. Full show notes available at SplitTake.com

Chandler watched the Naked Gun, Jacob recommends Studio Ghibli movies not by Hayao Miyazaki, and they review one of the most critically controversial Miyazaki movies: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004).

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