Jackie and Greg spend a lazy Sunday in Enfield for Mike Leigh's LIFE IS SWEET from 1990. Topics of discussion include its delicate balance of comedy and melancholy, Leigh's unfavorable opinion of the film, its pitch-perfect cast, and why it remains endlessly rewatchable. The continuation of our "Personal Prints" series where Jackie and Greg venture off the Sight & Sound list to explore films that are special and/or formative to them. Check us out on Instagram: instagram.com/sceneandhe...
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Jackie and Greg spend a lazy Sunday in Enfield for Mike Leigh's LIFE IS SWEET from 1990. Topics of discussion include its delicate balance of comedy and melancholy, Leigh's unfavorable opinion of the film, its pitch-perfect cast, and why it remains endlessly rewatchable. The continuation of our "Personal Prints" series where Jackie and Greg venture off the Sight & Sound list to explore films that are special and/or formative to them. Check us out on Instagram: instagram.com/sceneandhe...
Jackie and Greg drive up to the seaside town of Bodega Bay for Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS from 1963. Topics of discussion include Jackie's ornithophobia, Hitchcock's mastery of the medium, how it's influenced countless horror films over the years (including the zombie genre), and the abuse Tippi Hedren suffered at the hands of Hitchcock. #185 on Sight & Sound's 2022 "The Greatest Films of All Time" list. https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time Check us ou...
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Jackie and Greg spend a lazy Sunday in Enfield for Mike Leigh's LIFE IS SWEET from 1990. Topics of discussion include its delicate balance of comedy and melancholy, Leigh's unfavorable opinion of the film, its pitch-perfect cast, and why it remains endlessly rewatchable. The continuation of our "Personal Prints" series where Jackie and Greg venture off the Sight & Sound list to explore films that are special and/or formative to them. Check us out on Instagram: instagram.com/sceneandhe...
