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OV335 – Ebert's Great Movies Part 7 – Ikiru (1952) and Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) – Lisey's Story on AppleTV+, Malcolm & Marie (2021), The Outsider, and Grown Ups 2 (2013) – The Obsessive Viewer – Weekly Movie/TV Review & Discussion Podcast

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In this episode, Ben and I continue our series reviewing the films from Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list. In this edition, we cover Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru, and Agnes Varda’s Cléo from 5 to 7.

This week’s stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 113 – OV B-Roll – “Ben v Fireworks” – The Twilight Zone, Oscar Nominee Predictions, and Streaming Service Hypothetical – Feb 23, 2021

Runtime: 1:47:17

Timestamps

• Show Start – 00:43
• News – 02:47

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies – 09:35

• Ikiru (1952) – 11:39
• Spoiler Review – 41:02
• Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) – 50:15
• Selections for Part 8 – 1:22:13

Potpourri – 1:28:24

• Ben: Malcolm & Marie (2021) – 1:28:54
• Matt: A Whole Lot of Nothing – 1:34:40

• Closing the Ep – 1:40:15
• Stinger: “Ben v Fireworks” – 1:43:32
• Pre-Recorded Outro – 1:44:27

Matt’s Recent Reviews

• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) – Dec 2
• The Midnight Sky (2020) – Dec 10
• The Lie (2020) – Dec 31

Ben’s Recent Reviews

• Ben’s Happy Valley Essays – Midwest Film Journal
• The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021) – Feb 15
• Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) – Feb 16

Related Links

• Ebert’s Great Movies Essays
• Great Movies Essay: Ikiru (1952) – Sept 29, 1996
• Great Movies Essay: Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) – Aug 26, 2012

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