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1) 2000: IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE ... and Noodles
The characters in director Wong kar-Wai's "In the Mood for Love," which recently ranked No. 5 on the BFI's Sight and Sound poll of the Greatest Films of All Time, crave human connection -- but they'll...Show More
2) 1966: You + Me = Us in PERSONA
Duality. Facades! Identity!? It's all underneath the microscope in director Ingmar Bergman's "Persona" (1966), which ranked No. 18 on the BFI's Greatest Films of All Time Sight and Sound poll. In this...Show More
3) 1963: Slipping through the Subconscious in 8 1/2
Ranked No. 31 on the British Film Institute's Greatest Films of All Time poll is director Federico Fellini's surrealist meta-project "8 1/2" (1963). To really do the movie's vision justice, Mike...Show More
4) 1953: Time Flies in TOKYO STORY
Ranking No. 4 on the British Film Institute's recently released Greatest Films of All Time poll was director Yasujirō Ozu's "Tokyo Story" (1953), which plays as a meditation on time and generational d...Show More
5) 1975: The #1 Film of All Time: JEANNE DIELMAN
Coming in at No. 1 on the British Film Institute's recently released Greatest Films of All Time poll was "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" (1975), directed by Chantal Ackerman. Nev...Show More
6) SHAKE-UP: BFI's 100 / Our All-Time Top 5s / Good In Everything Induction
Mike and Brian are celebrating the new year with a fresh new show format! In this episode, they discuss movie blindspots and introduce the miniseries to come, review the British Film Institute's Sight...Show More
7) 2000-2009: Best of the Decade
What's your favorite movie of the aughts? What's the best movie? Are they the same film -- if so, why not? In this special bonus episode, Mike and Brian recap their 10-year journey through the films o...Show More
8) 2009: Year in Review
What was the best movie of 2009? The Academy awarded that title to Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker," but in this series finale episode, Mike and Brian recap the year in film to rerank the Best Pict...Show More
9) 2009: Mike & Brian Get AN EDUCATION
It's not enough to edcuate us anymore, Academy. You have to tell us why you're doing it! In this episode, Mike and Brian explore the final Best Picture nominee of 2009: director Lone Scherfig's "An Ed...Show More
10) 2009: CRAZY HEART - For Your Consideration for Best Actor
Jeff Bridges and Colin Farrell as country music icons?! Where do we sign? In this episode, Mike and Brian dive into director Scott Cooper's "Crazy Heart," an intimate character study of an aging and d...Show More