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Movie of the Year: 2020 Mank The Taste Buds continue their prep for the 2020 season with Mank! Oh Fincher, My Fincher. In this episode, we dive into the world of smartass screenwriter and coolest-drunk-at-the-party Herman J. Mankiewicz as he pens the script for what is arguably the best movie of all time, Citizen Kane. It…
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Movie of the Year: 2020 Sound of Metal The Taste Buds discuss 2020’s Sound of Metal! The Sound of Metal tells the story of a rock drummer, Ruben, who is losing his hearing and must learn to live with his new hearing loss while confronting all his old demons, chief among them an addiction to…
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Movie of the Year: 2020 Da 5 Bloods The Taste Buds discuss one of 2020’s most entertaining movies, Da 5 Bloods! Da Five Bloods is the first movie by Spike Lee–excuse me, PopFilter Hall of Famer Spike Lee, respect–released exclusively on Netflix, but it doesn’t feel like a small movie even if it was destined…
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Movie of the Year: 2001 A Winner Declared The Taste Buds are ready to decide on 2001’s Movie of the Year! It all comes down to this! By the time you have listened to this episode, you will know the 2001 Movie of the Year. You’ve been waiting all season for us to declare a…
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Movie of the Year: 2001 Finale The Taste Buds are ready to decide on 2001’s Movie of the Year! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, non-binary folks, people who prefer not to be addressed at all–wait, not you–the time has come to crown the champion of 2001, a year that is solely known for the…
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Movie of the Year: 2001 Spy Kids Cassie, Katelynn, and Mackenna from The Unnatural 20’s podcast have taken over Movie of the Year, and they’re talking Spy Kids! Your girls from U20’s have infiltrated the Your Pop Filter studio to talk about the most influential movie of not only 2001 but, arguably, of all time. So grab…
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Movie of the Year: 2001 GenreBlast The Taste Buds talk 2001 genres: comedy, tragedy, action, and more! Genres, we don’t always respect them, but gosh darn if we don’t absolutely love them. When we made this podcast, we promised we would rank every movie solely on what it attempted to be, and thus a comedy…
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Movie of the Year: 2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence The Taste Buds talk 2001’s grandest fairy tale, A.I. Artificial Intelligence! 2020 is the worst thing to ever happen, but there is still a little magic left in the world. You know how I know? Because this holiday season has given birth to a holiday miracle: a…
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Movie of the Year: 2001 Donnie Darko The Taste Buds talk 2001’s Darko-est film, Donnie Darko! Writer/Director Richard Kelly’s feature debut, Donnie Darko was almost just a footnote in Jake Gyllenhall’s Career. After debuting at sunset, it was nearly released straight to video, and because of the plane crash element so close to 9/11, it…
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Movie of the Year: 2001 Y Tu Mamá También The Taste Buds swoon over 2001’s sexiest film, Y Tu Mamá También! Y Tu Mamá También is Alfonso Curon’s 4th film, and the one that elevated him in Hollywood, and was co-written with his brother Carlos. Y Tu tells a coming-of-age story about two teenage boys,…
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