David Lynch’s unsettling tale of Tinseltown ambitions gone sour first gives us Betty and Rita, the plucky outsider aiding the star in crisis, then takes us through a magic portal to an alternate vision of the same bodies, now living different lives as Diane and Camilla (but are they different lives?). Dave parses the often non-linear timeline and discusses the film’s origins as a shelved television project, while Jeremy proposes clues in hopes of reconciling the several not-quite-compatible narratives. “David Lynch is totally unironic,” it’s been said, and there is real emotion in this object lesson in artifice, fate, jealousy, and betrayal. Join Dave and Jeremy as they gush over the intensity of some scenes and the comedy of others, all while treading lightly through the anticipation and terror that give MULHOLLAND DRIVE (2001) its dazzling highs and devastating lows.

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Dave and Jeremy encounter the sublime, the ridiculous, and the achingly mundane as they unravel the interwoven passions of Millie, Pinky, and Willie, whose destinies tangle in Robert Altman’s 3 WOMEN, a curious and beguiling exploration of shifting identities and wayside desperation.

Will Altman pull off a K-Mart-coded mashup of Ingmar Bergman and Sam Shepard? Did Olive Oyl and Stephen King’s Carrie once room together in an alternate timeline? Can a director really shoot half of a mid-career art film through a Lava Wave Motion Machine™ and then go on to make GOSFORD PARK?

Join Dave and Jeremy as they wade through the shallows and plunge into the deep end with the titular trio of Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Janice Rule. Listen as they pluck at loose ends, trace the development of motifs, and pick out core influences in the Cool Whip fever dream that is 3 WOMEN.

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Dave and Jeremy dive deep into Dave’s pick, a domestic drama from director Yasujiro Ozu. In post-war Tokyo, 27 year old Noriko resists mounting pressure to marry and leave her widowed father’s home. Filled with moments of everyday tranquility, LATE SPRING evokes powerful emotions with unusual camera placement and subdued performances that gently advance the painful conflict faced by Noriko and her father.

Join Dave and Jeremy as they admire the effectiveness of Ozu’s style and puzzle over the tantalizing ambiguities that bring his characters and their fates to life. This episode's conversation touches on the critical responses to Ozu’s oeuvre, his recurring cast members, and the vision and craft with which this innovative director renders the turning points in this subtly devastating study of self and family. Cue up, hang out, and rewind as much as you like as Dave and Jeremy relish the warmth of LATE SPRING.

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