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American Beauty (1999) and Rebecca (1940)

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Show Notes

Jamie and Jonny catch up and discuss Best Picture Oscar winners American Beauty and Hitchock's Rebecca.

Jamie covers off his recent watches 'The Idea of You,' 'Room,' 'Abigail,' 'Dogfight,' 'Out of Time,' 'The Fall Guy,' 'Dazed and Confused,' 'Civil War,' and 'Wasp.' Jon chats all things 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes', his fear of Titanic, and films that now mean something else to him as he's got older!

00:00

Exploring a Variety of Film Reviews

03:05

Analyzing 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'

13:00

The Complexity of Separating Art from the Artist

43:12

Deeper Understanding of Underlying Themes

01:20:18

Evolution of Film Perception with Age

01:21:42

Impact of Films on Personal Perception

01:47:46

Exploring 'Rebecca' and Film Production Techniques

02:09:03

Future Topics and Sand Discussions

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