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The Pestle: In-depth Movie Talk, No Fluff | Film Review | Spoilers


Ep 292: “Megalopolis”

October 01, 2024

We stop time in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” and discuss:

  • We, uh, review Megalopolis;
  • Story & Writing, exposition, melodrama;
  • Afterwards we’ll rank our top 5 or 10 films;
  • and other such stuff and things and stuff.

“Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!” – Percy Bysshe Shelley from the poem “Ozymandias”

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Top 5/10 Films:

Todd’s Top 5:

Interstellar Back to the Future Warrior Shawshank Redemption The Godfather Part 2

Wes’ Top 10:

Interstellar Good Will Hunting Lord of the Rings Sunshine (2007) Before Sunrise Call Me By Your Name Warrior Spotlight Never Let Me Go Garden State

Wes’ honorable mentions: Braveheart, Man on Fire, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Fall, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Notting Hill, Gladiator

This Week’s Recommendations:

Wordplayer.com – Great screenwriting resource
some favorite articles:
Crap Plus One” – You know when you see a movie and say even you could do better than that? Uh oh…
Points for Style” – screenwriting tips on efficient and effective style

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