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Movie of the Year: 1973 The Exorcist This week we discuss The Exorcist! Is this movie diabolical enough to be our 1973 Movie of the Year? The Exorcist is our biggest 1973 movie. It was the most popular then; it’s the most popular now; it made the most money; it got hella noms; and it…
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Movie of the Year: 1973 The Last Detail This week we discuss The Last Detail! Can we swear this is our 1973 Movie of the Year? The Last Detail is a movie about three sailors, who are on their way to deliver one of the trio to jail. But thanks to some clever thinking ahead,…
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Movie of the Year: 1973 Last Tango in Paris This week we discuss The Last Tango in Paris! Can a movie this uncomfortable to talk about be our Movie of the Year? Last Tango in Paris is the story of Paul, an extremely recently widowed man whose relationship with his wife was complicated, and Jeanne,…
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Movie of the Year: 1973 The Long Goodbye This week we discuss The Long Goodbye! Can this film solve the case of what should be our Movie of the Year? Director Robert Altman said he wanted Phillip Marlowe to wake up in the 1970’s, a man out of time, and just wander through the twists…
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Movie of the Year: 1973 Mean Streets This week we discuss Mean Streets! Are these mean streets tough enough to become our Movie of the Year? Mean Streets is principally about three characters. We have Michael-the wanna-be gangster who is trying to will himself to fit into a world of crime that he doesn’t seem…
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Movie of the Year: 1973 Paper Moon This week we discuss Paper Moon! Can it rise high enough to become our Movie of the Year? Paper Moon is a fun little romp about a shady guy and his daughter, seamlessly played by a shady guy and enemy of the show, Ryan O’Neal, and his real-life…
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Movie of the Year: 1973 Robin Hood This week we discuss Robin Hood! Can it steal the gold and become our Movie of the Year? Robin Hood is about a fox everyone wants to get with even though he hasn’t even kissed his own girlfriend. But here’s something cool about him: he shoots arrows real…
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Movie of the Year: 1973 Serpico This week we discuss Serpico! Can it take the cash and become our Movie of the Year? Serpico asks the question, what if it turned out that cops weren’t always the good guys? Now, try to stay with me because this is probably going to blow your mind a…
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Movie of the Year: 1973 Sisters This week we discuss Sisters! Is this movie bonkers enough to become our Movie of the Year? Sisters is many things: creepy, funny, campy, doing it for themselves. It follows the struggle of two women to make it in this wacky world. One, Grace Collier, is an intrepid reporter…
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Movie of the Year: 1973 Mixtape, Pt. 2 The Taste Buds finish up their epic 1973 playlist! When we last left our Taste Bud Triumvirate, they were butt-deep in the music of 1973. Now it’s time to get all of the way deep. Join Greg, Ryan, and Taylor as they continue to create their mixtape…
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