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In The Heat Of The Night (1967)

4/4/2025 • 36 min

If you’re in the mood for a time capsule of 1967, In The Heat Of The Night is the movie for you. We discuss how this iconic civil rights infused detective drama-cum-social thriller should have won Sidney Poitier an oscar - if only he hadn’t already won one 3 years before - and the pros and cons of deploying the camera’s zoom function. References Making of fea… Play episode

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Nosferatu (1922 & 2024)
Eraserhead (1977)
The Fall (2006)
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Substance (2024)
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