This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'On the Beach' (1959) and talk about...

• When the world ends and you're just waiting for your turn in it
• Details without perspective
• What if... the end of the movie led into Mad Max?
• The irony of Australia becoming the most habitable place on Earth.
• A film set in Australia bereft of Aussie accents.
• Some of our favorite cold war films
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'The Amazing Adventure' (1936)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'The Wild Women of Wongo' (1959) and talk about...

• When the tropics were populated by buff Nordic looking wayfarers
• "Hey, wanna be in a movie?"
• Turning familiar wildlife into a 'dragon god'
• Cheap worldbuilding
• How men apparently are more prone to Neanderthal-speak
• An unexpected connection with actual talent (but not on-screen)
• Justin gets reflective on the thin divide between the offensive and the funny
• How are these guys the 'ape-men'?
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'On the Beach' (1959)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'The Odd Couple' (1968) and talk about...

• Matthau and Lemon: Born for these roles
• How does a guy get an apartment that big in NYC on a sportscaster's income?
• Comedic timing and body language
• The focus on the central friendship
• An expected setup Justin didn't expect
• The ill-fated (and late) sequel
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'The Wild Women of Wongo' (1959)

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This week, Justin and Ryan look back over the entire second season of Movie Bones, to see what we've learned, and to ruminate over...

• Ranking our top eight films...
• And our bottom five - most hated!
• The biggest gaps between expectation and reality
• Favorite actors / actresses from this year
• And More!

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'The Seventh Seal' (1957) and talk about...

• Heavy existentialism
• A quick comparison to Wrath of Kahn
• Critiquing various takes on death, religious or not
• Ryan's fascination with the weirdness of the Crusades
• Knight Block trying to have faith without undergoing death
• Even if you win the game... what then?
• Funny, tragic existential humor - death cuts down a tree
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'The Odd Couple' (1968)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'Fiddler on the Roof' (1971) and talk about...

• The necessity of Tevye's character to the play's working so well
• What is "Tradition"?
• Talking to God
• The fallout of being a people 'set apart' and what it means for those inside and outside
• The lines we can't cross, and what they really mean in practice
• The three marriages - hitting a little close to home for Ryan
• The difficulties (real and imagined) and obstacles presented by inter-faith marriages.
• Who is the Fiddler?
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'The Seventh Seal' (1957)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'A Man Called Horse' (1970) and talk about...

• No surprises here
• Giving respect 'for culture "from arm's length"
• Main character: Blank Slate
• Batise
• The source material
• Sun Dance centerpiece
• Can't be happy, can we?
• Our Verdict
• Next week's film: 'Fiddler on the Roof' (1971)

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This week, Justin and Ryan dig into 'Seven Samurai' (1954) and talk about...

- Kurosawa's oversized (and justified) influence on cinema

- Counter-cultural, thematically-filled, action film

- Dealing with issues of cultural mistrust

- Some of our favorite characters

- "Putting together the team"

- Toshiro Mifune MVP - Again!

- The original 'Avengers'?

- The suggestion of deeper stories within the story - compactness

- Our Verdict

- Next week's film: 'A Man Called Horse' (1970)

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