Jackie and Greg step back in time to feudal Japan for Kenji Mizoguchi's SANSHO THE BAILIFF from 1954. Topics of discussion include the film's origins as a centuries-old folktale, Mizoguchi's masterful direction, the ethereal ghost story that hangs over the film, and whether it's more optimistic...
Published 04/23/24
Jackie and Greg join the swinging parties of 1960s Rome for Federico Fellini's LA DOLCE VITA. Topics of discussion include the film's decadence, sex and celebrity as the new religion, how it marked a transition for Fellini from the more grounded films of the 1950s into his more bombastic work,...
Published 04/16/24