Split Take Cinema

The French Dispatch is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".Director: Wes Anderson - 1h 47m - English - R

This discussion is a part of our ongoing series reviewing the films on the 2012 BFI Greatest Films of All Time List. M (1931) is 56 on the Critics' poll and is 75 on the Directors' poll.

Chandler and Jacob talk about the filmmaker John Waters and review Pink Flamingos (1972) and Female Trouble (1974).

Movie Synopsis: In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives.

Movie Synopsis: A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.

Skip to minute 8 for the start of our Dune discussion. We first talk about a few movies, including brief thoughts on The French Dispatch, The Swimmer, Last Night in Soho, and The Last Duel.

Chandler & Jacob review a classic of Japanese cinema, Sansho the Bailiff (1954).

Chandler & Jacob discuss the new Arthurian fantasy film from director David Lowery, The Green Knight (2021).

Chandler and Jacob review the modern classic animated min-series, Over the Garden Wall (*spoilers*), for Halloween and the autumn season. The series tells the story of Greg and Wert, two brothers, trying to find their way back home through the forests of The Unknown. Highly recommend you watch this on during the autumn season. Watch the review/discussion to hear our thoughts on our first viewing on the series.

Jacob fumbles across Italian history, Chandler has a crush on Burt Lancaster, and they both review the classic Italian film directed by Luchino Visconti, The Leopard (1963). The Leopard is #57 on the 2012 Critics Sight & Sound: Greatest Films of All Time Poll.