Before Sunrise

This week we're getting off the train on a whim to walk-and-talk our way through Vienna, as February Is For Lovers begins with 1995's Before Sunrise, directed by Richard Linklater, written by Linklater and Kim Krizan, and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. It's a cozy little romance about a chance encounter that turns into one magical night of human connection. Simple stuff for sure, but a refreshing break for us here on the show to get to enjoy something of immense quality again, and spoiler alert: this is one of the greats. Beyond that, just a couple of loud-mouthed gamer girls over here. If you'd like to watch the movie along with us before listening to our discussion, it -- as well as next week's Before Sunset -- are both available on streaming in Canada via Crave and Starz. Other works discussed on this episode include Furiosa, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Tenet, Godzilla (1954), Godzilla Minus One Minus Color, Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence, Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, GTA: Vice City, The Other Two, Dazed and Confused, Owning Mahowny, and Michael Apted's 7Up documentary series. We'll be back next week as we're joined by guest Marc Staehling (AM730 Vancouver) to discuss the next entry in the Before trilogy: 2004's Before Sunset, a movie J Mo has somehow already seen despite never having seen the original until just now. Anyway, until then, we'll see you at the movies!