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Watch This Weeks Movie Along With Us: The Big Lebowski (1998) https://amzn.to/4q3tdtz Check Our Next Week's Movie: Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (1969) https://amzn.to/4pCX8bg (Bezos tosses us some lunch money if you buy/rent through these links.) ⸻The Big Lebowski is confusing, chaotic, and somehow brilliant.In this episode of The Movie List, we unpack why this movie works without a traditional plot, why the characters carry everything, and whether Donnie might not have been real at all. From Walter’s bowling alley meltdown to the ashes scene, we break down the moments that turn confusion into comedy — and why rewatching this movie changes everything.New here? The premise is simple: Jon made a list of 100 movies Matt somehow never saw. We’re fixing that—one movie at a time.⸻The Official Movie ListFollow the full list of every movie in order:IMDb List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls415664898...Letterboxd List: https://boxd.it/QnbYc ____#MoviePodcast #Bronson #TomHardy #venom #bane #mobland #legend #peakyblinders #MovieReview #FilmPodcast #MovieList #FilmAnalysis #NicholasWindingRefn #CrimeMovies #IndieFilm #CharacterStudy #MovieDiscussion #Cinephile #FilmTalk #MovieRecap #FilmBreakdown #TrueStoryMovies #PodcastClips #YouTubePodcast #MovieRecommendations #UKMovies #CultFilms #Cinema00:00 Cold open – “Is Donnie Real?”00:44 Intro Todd Priest of Dudeism03:08 Synopsis04:22 First watch notes16:14 Filmmaking breakdown (Is it a Film Noir?)22:54 Medical Minute (the iron lung)24:21 Favorite scenes and characters39:07 Is Donnie Real?52:31 Oh Yeah Right55:18 Ratings01:00: 51 Next week’s movie
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