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OV333 – Ebert's Great Movies Part 6 – Yojimbo (1961) and Le Samourai (1967) – Tenet (2020), Dazed and Confused (1993), Alex Garland's Men, and Master of None Season 3 Announced – The Obsessive Viewer – Weekly Movie/TV Review & Discussion Podcast

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In this episode, Ben and I continue our journey through Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list with reviews of Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (1961) and Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samourai (1967). We also discuss Tenet, Dazed and Confused, the latest news regarding Master of None season 3, and more.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 108 – OV B-Roll – “Julanuary 19th” – Last Movie of the Trump Administration, Pet Sematary and The Dead Zone, Books About Filmmakers – Jan 19, 2020

Runtime: 1:53:03

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:31
• Matt Gets a Gift – 05:10
• News – 10:44

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies – 17:27

• Yojimbo (1961) – 19:05
  • Spoiler Review – 46:10
• Le Samourai (1967) – 52:30
  • Spoiler Review – 1:09:17
• Selections for Part 7 – 1:21:03

Potpourri – 1:24:38

• Matt: Dazed and Confused (1993) – 1:25:04
• Ben: Tenet (2020) – 1:31:11

• Closing the Ep – 1:47:08
• Stinger: “Julanuary 19th” – 1:48:20
• Pre-Recorded Outro – 1:50:13

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• No Sleep October: The Mist (2007) – Guest Essay at Midwest Film Journal
• Totally Under Control (2020)– 4.5 stars
• Fail Safe (1964) – 5 stars
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) – 4 stars

Ben’s Recent Reviews

• Ben’s Happy Valley Essays – Midwest Film Journal
• The Boys in the Band (2020) – 3.5 stars
• HIFF2020: The Outside Story (2020) – 3 stars
• HIFF2020: Picture Character (2020) – 3.5 stars
• HIFF2020: Molto Bella (2020) – 3.5 stars
• On the Rocks (2020) – 4 stars
• David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020) – 5 stars

Related Links

• Alex Garland Sets New Film ‘Men’ at A24, Jessie Buckley Tapped to Star – Variety
• Paramount+ will replace CBS All Access on March 4th – Engadget
• Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’ Reportedly Returning for Season 3, and Big Changes Are Ahead – Collider
• Nathalie Delon Dies: Glamorous French Actress Who Starred In ‘Le Samourai’ Opposite Husband Alain Delon Was 79 – Deadline

• Roger Ebert’s Great Movies Masterlist– Letterboxd
• Essay: Celebrating the Kurosawa-Mifune collaboration– October 25, 2002
• Great Movie: Yojimbo (1961) – April 10, 2005
• Great Movie: La Samourai (1967) – June 8, 1997

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