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No Barbie?! No Oppenheimer?! So, what the hell did we pick? Listen in as Chris, Sol, and Tom reveal their top 10 favourite films of 2023.

Let us know how much you agree/disagree, or if we put you on the path of some hidden gems, on ICMForum.com.

Has Pixar lost the magic they once had? And if so, how did it all go so, so wrong? Can we blame it on Disney? Join us as superfans and nay-sayers clash over the past, present, and future of Pixar Animation.

Can we name a single original film from the last 10 years? Can you?! Listen in and find out as we somehow end up bickering over whether originality even exists.

We will also try to pinpoint the most original films of all time, and discuss whether or not originality truly matters. That is, if originality exists at all, as Sol doesn't really seem to think so.

Do we want to oppress you and decide what you can and cannot watch? Listen in to find out!

Is Hiroshi Teshigahara on the shortlist of the greatest Japanese directors of all-time? Sol certainly thinks so, yet Chris will admit he has none of the master's films in his own top 1,000 - much to Sol's despair.

There's no denying that Teshigahara made one of the biggest Japanese classics in his trippy Woman in the Dunes, but what of his other films?

Why are so many of them struggling with distribution, and are they worth seeking out?

In this episode, we will go through each of his 7 features, as well as his lauded documentary, Antonio Gaudi, and answer that very question.

Timestamps:


Intro: 00:00:00
Why Sol Thinks Teshigahara is an All-Time Great: 02:32
Woman in the Dunes: 00:08:33
Pitfall: 00:20:36
The Face of Another: 00:31:10
Man Without a Map: 00:46:31
Summer Soldiers: 00:53.31
Antonio Gaudi: 01:02:26
Rikyu: 01:11:38
Go-Hime: 01:18:26

Who's the biggest cinephile? Find out as we play Cinephile: A Card Game in our Season 4 finale.

We also have the audacity to invent a new rule we think improves the game.

Happy new year!