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The Seattle Mariners and the Pittsburgh Pirates are currently playing on Apple TV+, which means I am not watching it. Ban exclusively streamed content. Return everything to linear television.

This episode, Kory (@taiikumenco) guides Chris (@gokuffy) and Chris (@antoniuspius) through the lives of Chie, Tetsu, and Kotetsu and Jarinko Chie (Chie the Brat).

Growing Pains: Sean Wang on channeling his late-aughts adolescence in Dìdi (弟弟) by Annie Lyons on Letterboxd mentioned on the podcast.

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Show notes:

1:59 - Kory talks about Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart and Dìdi (弟弟)

• In this segment, I mispronounced Sean Wang's last name. It is pronounced like "wong" not "wang," as Chris's name is in the movie. I apologize for the error.

9:23 - Chris talks about Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

13:14 - Chris talks about Amanda & the Alien, Way Bad Stone, Blonde Death, The Last Slumber Party, Attack of the Killer Refrigerator, The Hook of Woodland Heights, Days Before Christmas, Moonchild, Demonic Toys, Dollman, Dollman vs. Demonic Toys, Psycho Sisters, Screambook, Screambook II, and With Love and a Major Organ

26:22 - We talk about Jarinko Chie

Next time is Gauche the Cellist

Seattle Mariners last four series: won two of three v the Phillies, lost two of three v the Tigers, swept v the Mets, swept at Detroit. White Sox last 28 games: 2-26. Begging any team I like to be normal.

This episode, Chris (@antoniuspius) leads Kory (@taiikumenco) and Chris (@gokuffy) through the final episode of the Jean-Pierre Melville podcast series with our traditional documentary, and this time two of them: Olivier Bohler's 2008 film Code Name Melville and Benjamin Clavel's 2017 film In the Mood for Melville.

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1:14 - Chris talks about Longlegs and Love Lies Bleeding

14:10 - Kory talks about Infernal Affairs III and After Life

20:36 - Chris talks about MaXXXine, The Fall Guy, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, and Deadpool & Wolverine

39:46 - We talk about Code Name Melville, and Chris and Chris talk about In the Mood for Melville

Next time is the first in the Park Chanwook series: The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream

The Seattle Mariners, who I have been a lifelong fan of and have never written about another baseball team in these intros, won a game in extras where they scored 5 runs in the 10th, and it was awesome.

This episode, Kory (@taiikumenco) leads Chris (@gokuffy) and Chris (@antoniuspius) into the basement and through the movie Parasite.

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Show notes:

0:30 - We talk about what we've been watching

• Kory: Kung Fu Panda
• Chris: The Night of the Hunter
• Chris: Red Rock West, The Hot Spot

21:45 - We talk about Parasite

Next time is *drumroll* Isao Takahata! Starting with The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun. We'll be back with Bong when Mickey 17 releases.

As a lifelong Mariners fan, I am generally worried for their slow start and shaky pitching, but also recognize it is too early to be truly worried.

This episode, Kory (@taiikumenco) leads not twins Chris (@gokuffy) and Chris (@antoniuspius) through one of his state's specialties: Okja.

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Show notes:

0:30 - We talk about what we've been watching

• Chris: Drive-Away Dolls, Dune: Part Two, River, Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, Love Lies Bleeding
• Kory: My Effin' Life
• Chris: Dune: Part Two

33:35 - We talk about Okja

Next time is also the final time (for now) with Parasite

The Kansas City Royals, the predecessors to the 2024 Chicago White Sox, beat up on their little brothers today in very depressing fashion. If it wasn't a Thursday, maybe there'd be slightly less sad Mariners baseball to think about.

This episode, Chris (@gokuffy) guides Chris (@antoniuspius) and Kory (@taiikumenco) on an escape, an Escape from New York.

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0:54 - We talk about what we've been watching

21:05 - We talk about Escape from New York

Next time is The Thing

Chelsea won a wild game with two extra time goals, and I could not be more ecstatic about this outcome because I have honestly resigned myself to suffering for a couple years of chemistry building.

This episode, Chris (@antoniuspius) leads Kory (@taiikumenco) and Chris (@gokuffy) through one, if not the, least samurai movie covered on this podcast, Le Samouraï.

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Show notes:

1:15 - We talk about what we've been watching

18:57 - We talk about Le Samouraï

Next time is Army of Shadows

A few days ago, the AAA Orioles beat up on the AAA White Sox 26-11, and that scoreline was only made marginally better by a 3-run 8th inning by the Charlotte Knights. I would not be surprised if the Norfolk Tide beat the Chicago White Sox two out of three games.

This episode, Chris (@gokuffy) leads Chris (@antoniuspius) and Kory (@taiikumenco) through the fog, and through The Fog.

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Show notes:

0:49 - We talk about what we've been watching.

29:04 - We talk about The Fog

Next time is Escape from New York

Jordan Westburg just hit an oppo homer to walk off the Royals, so the vibes are immaculate.

This episode, Chris (@antoniuspius) leads Kory (@taiikumenco) and Chris (@gokuffy) through the final film before Melville's highest lauded films, Le deuxième souffle.

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Show notes:

1:05 - We talk about what we've been watching

42:02 - We talk about Le deuxième souffle

Next time is Le Le Samouraï.

The Chicago Bears have a choice to make coming up to the draft: Draft Caleb Williams number one overall and trade Justin Fields or trade that pick away and keep Justin Fields. I don't know what's going to happen and I am, as always, terrified for the implications to the franchise either way.

It's the Top Movies of 2023 Taiiku Movies special! Kory (@taiikumenco), Chris (@gokuffy), and Chris (@antoniuspius) count down our favorite movies from the previous calendar year, just in time for Oscars season.

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Show notes:

0:36 - Number 10s

18:21 - Number nines

53:17 - Number eights

1:20:23 - Number sevens

1:40:32 - Number sixes

2:06:15 - Number fives

2:36:52 - Number fours

2:58:52 - Number threes

3:34:28 - We read off your lists

3:46:40 - Number twos

4:33:38 - Number ones

5:08:00 - Also rans

Next time is back to Jean-Pierre Melville, John Carpenter, and Bong Joonho.

As someone living in Los Angeles, I am glad to see the Dodgers embracing evil because then I too can embrace and celebrate that.

In this special January episode, Chris (@antoniuspius) leads Kory (@taiikumenco), Chris (@gokuffy), and special guest Dawn (@bunnycartoon) through Victor Fleming's 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, then Chris leads Chris and Kory through Alexandre O. Philippe's Lynch/Oz.

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Show notes:

1:03 - We talk about The Wizard of Oz, with Dawn.

47:40 - We talk about Lynch/Oz, sans Dawn.

Next time is top movies of 2023.