In this episode, Ben and I continue our journey through Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list with reviews of Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (1961) and Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samourai (1967). We also discuss Tenet, Dazed and Confused, the latest news regarding Master of None season 3, and more.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 108 - OV B-Roll - “Julanuary 19th” - Last Movie of the Trump Administration, Pet Sematary and The Dead Zone, Books About Filmmakers - Jan 19, 2020

Timestamps

• Show Start - 00:31
• Matt Gets a Gift - 05:10
• News - 10:44

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies - 17:27

• Yojimbo (1961) - 19:05
  • Spoiler Review - 46:10
• Le Samourai (1967) - 52:30
  • Spoiler Review - 1:09:17
• Selections for Part 7 - 1:21:03

Potpourri - 1:24:38

• Matt: Dazed and Confused (1993) - 1:25:04
• Ben: Tenet (2020) - 1:31:11 

• Closing the Ep - 1:47:08
• Stinger: "Julanuary 19th" - 1:48:20
• Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:50:13

Matt’s Recent Reviews 

• No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) - Guest Essay at Midwest Film Journal
• Totally Under Control (2020) - 5 stars
• Fail Safe (1964) - 5 stars
• Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) - 4 stars

Ben’s Recent Reviews 

• Ben's Happy Valley Essays - Midwest Film Journal
• The Boys in the Band (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: The Outside Story (2020) - 3 stars
• HIFF2020: Picture Character (2020) - 5 stars
• HIFF2020: Molto Bella (2020) - 5 stars
• On the Rocks (2020) - 4 stars
• David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) - 5 stars

Related Links

• Alex Garland Sets New Film ‘Men’ at A24, Jessie Buckley Tapped to Star - Variety
• Paramount+ will replace CBS All Access on March 4th - Engadget
• Aziz Ansari's 'Master of None' Reportedly Returning for Season 3, and Big Changes Are Ahead - Collider
• Nathalie Delon Dies: Glamorous French Actress Who Starred In ‘Le Samourai’ Opposite Husband Alain Delon Was 79 - Deadline 

• Roger Ebert's Great Movies Masterlist - Letterboxd
• Essay: Celebrating the Kurosawa-Mifune collaboration - October 25, 2002
• Great Movie: Yojimbo (1961) - April 10, 2005
• Great Movie: La Samourai (1967) - June 8, 1997 

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