THE LONG GOODBYE (1973)

We are joined by Tim Smartt (Philosophy, University of Notre Dame at Sydney) to discuss Altman, Coury brand cat food, loneliness, transitions, misplaced loyalties, noir… and more! If a friend asks you to drive him to Mexico at 3am, what should you do?! I even lost my cat. Phillip Marlowe

LA CONFIDENTIAL (1997)

Time to get HUSH HUSH with Blake Howard (⁠One Heat Minute Productions⁠). Noir, moral compromise, postwar LA, the American Dream, police, the LAPD, Dante FREAKING Spinotti, and MORE! Don’t start tryin’ to do the right thing, boy-o. You haven’t the practice. Cpt. Dudley Smith