S2.E1 — High and Low, Witness for the Prosecution, Cure, & The Night of the Hunter… with special guest Sarah!

On tonight’s episode, the first of Season Two, Dave and Evan were joined by the very talented and creative Sarah Morrison-Cleary! After birthday wishes and breaking news (13:50), the three of them first tackled “High and Low” (20:57), the Akira Kurosawa kidnapping caper from 1963 and No. 6 movie on Letterboxd’s Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films list. Next, they reveled in Charles Laughton’s performance in Billy Wilder’s and 1957’s thrilling courtroom procedural Witness for the Prosecution (33:14), listed at No. 97, before musing on the highly imaginative and interpretative “Cure” (46:02), Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s meditation on crime and psychology from 1997, ranked No. 201. Lastly, Sarah had the honor of choosing one of her favorite films, the No. 164 film “The Night of the Hunter” (01:01:26), for the final movie of the night, which sparked far too much discussion on the use of prosthesis in cinema in 1955. Hope you enjoy the show and be sure to follow us on Instagram at @talking_pictures_podcast for more content!