Episode 229: Intermission

This week, Gavia and Morgan discuss John Crowley's 2003 debut film Intermission, an early-aughts blast from the past starring Colin Farrell, Cillian Murphy, Kelly Macdonald, and many more as a group of interconnected characters in Dublin. Topics include the film's relationship with other multi-plot films from the nineties and aughts, its cringey throwback misogyny, Crowley and screenwriter Mark O'Rowe's later work, and more.

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Episode 156: Gosford Park

This week, Morgan and Gavia revisit an old favorite: Robert Altman's 2001 masterpiece Gosford Park. They admire the film's depiction of interwar Britain; praise its sprawling cast of legendary actors including Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, and Clive Owen; and compare it to the less politically astute "Downton Abbey," also written by screenwriter Julian Fellowes.

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