Blow the Man Down! Good Cod almighty! A person might just go stir crazy cooped up in the house all day with nothing to watch. Don't worry, Jim and Teal have got you covered. Well...Jim does anyway. Teal is still trying to find his grove with this whole self-distancing thing.
Jim was craving a film mission. And for his sins, Teal gave him one. And when it was over, Jim never wanted another. Leviathan is the name of a pretty bad late 80s Alien under the sea movie, and it is also the name of a well-regarded Russian film from 2014. But the Leviathan Teal's been chatting up on several episodes is an 85 minute sensory ethnography documentary about deep-sea fisherman from New Bedford, and for that this can be said: Teal was right, there isn't another film quite like it.
Jim insists that this movie does not qualify as a best of the decade movie, because it isn't a narrative film. However, Jim does insist it qualifies for best dedicated 6 minutes of screen time to a dented can of Seagrams Ginger Ale.
To balance Leviathan, Jim took in another sea-themed movie this week, and it is the Amazon Prime offering, Blow the Man Down. This independent neo-noir set in a coastal fishing village in Maine won't set the awards calendar ablaze, but it might just be quirky enough to pass the time while you're stuck inside for the next month or so.
Want to know what to look out for on the Criterion Channel this month? Jim and Teal highlight a few things you might want to check out in April.
Academy Awards? Academy Awards did you say? If you've been following along the past few episodes, you know that Jim and Teal have been walking down the garden of yesteryear by dissecting the Academy's Best Picture pics in various decades. Last week they made it half-way through the 80s. This week they finish the decade, and realize there are a lot of movies nominated for Best Picture that no one talks about anymore. But if you are looking for some movies to catch up on, and fill your streaming queues, this episode is going to help you out.
Enjoy!
Bonus: Can you name this week's opening film dialogue, and film score track?
All The Great Movies: Spotlight 1993.
Meryl Streep and The Academy vs.Jimmy and Billy
Jess Lambert Sees Every Disney Movie Ever!
Tim Roth: Man or Muppet? The Films of Mike Leigh
Investigation of Two Citizens Above Suspicion: The Tale of Prospero's Books.
Bring Me the Head of Pamela Voorhees
Live From New York...It's Bill From Queens!
Da 5 Bloods: Spike Lee's Hangout Movie
Original Cast Album: Company
George Floyd's Murder and The Rise of Authoritarianism
Controversies, Omissions and Classics: Crash go the Oscars 2005-2009
I Am Not A Witch: The Return of Carrie and Women Filmmakers
The Beaver Trilogy: Part 4 and Academy Awards of the 2000s: Part 1
In Focus: An Interview with Camera Operator Tony Gutierrez
Netflix and Chill with Jim and Teal.The 1984 John Milius classic: Red Dawn
Revenge of the 90s! Academy Award Best Picture Nominees Part 2
Academy Award Best Picture Nominees of the 90s: Part I
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: A Look at Women Film Directors
Quaran-Streaming - Jim and Teal Get You Through The Lockdown
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