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Words and Movies — 156 episodes
Reel 92B: Critical Response, Pt.2
Reel 92A: Critical Response, Pt.1
Reel 91b: Humphrey Bogart Joins the Resistance, Pt.2
Reel 91a: Humphrey Bogart Joins the Resistance, Pt.1
Reel 90b: At the Ballet, Pt.2
Reel 90a: At the Ballet, Pt.1
Reel 89b: Backstage Adaptations, Pt.2
Reel 89a: Backstage Adaptations, Pt.1
Short Subject: Sean Looks Back at the Sundance Film Festival
Reel 88a: Backstage Drama II, Part 1
Reel 88b: Backstage Drama II, Part 2
Reel 87b Semi-Autobiographical Films, pt.2
Reel 87a: Semi-Autobiographical Movies, Pt.1
Reel 86b: The Magnificent Andersons, Pt.2
Reel 86a: The Magnificent Andersons, Pt.1
Reel 85b: Denzel Still on the Case, Pt.2
Reel 85a: Denzel Still on the Case, Pt.1
Reel 84b: Denzel on the Case, Pt.2
Reel 84a: Denzel on the Case, Pt.1
Reel 83b: In the Style of Howard Hawks, Pt.2
Reel 83a: In the Style of Howard Hawks, pt.1
Reel 82b: In the Style of Ingmar Bergman, Pt.2
Reel 82a: In the Style of Ingmar Bergman, pt.1
Reel 81b: In the Style of Hitchcock, Pt.2
Reel 81a: In the Style of Hitchcock, Pt.1
Reel 80b: Political Thrillers, Pt.2
Reel 80a: Political Thrillers, Pt.1
Episode 79b: The Dark Side of TV, pt.2
Reel 79a: The Dark Side of TV, pt.1
Reel 78b: Love the Film, Hate the Side Effect Pt4
Reel 78a: Love the Film, Hate the Side Effect Pt3
Reel 77b: Love the Film, Hate the Side Effect, Pt.2
Reel 77a: Love the Film, Hate the Side Effect, Pt.1
Reel 76b: The Gangster Film as Allegory, pt2
Reel 76a: The Gangster Film as Allegory, pt1
Reel 75b: The Western as Allegory, Pt2
Reel 75a: The Western as Allegory, Pt1
Reel 74b: The Wages of Greed, Pt2
Reel 74a: The Wages of Greed, Pt1
Reel 73b: More John LeCarre, Pt2
Reel 73a: More John LeCarre, Pt1
Reel 72b: Films Based on John LeCarre, pt2
Reel 72a: Films Based on John LeCarre, pt1
Reel 71b: Accidental Spies, pt.2
Reel 71a: Accidental Spies, pt.1
Reel 70b: Love During Wartime, Pt2
Reel 70a: Love During Wartime, Pt1
Reel 69b: When Icons Meet, Pt.2
Reel 69a: When Icons Meet, Pt.1
Reel 68b: More Modern Fairy Tales, Pt.2
Reel 68a: More Modern Fairy Tales, Pt.1
Reel 67b: Modern Fairy Tales, Pt2
Reel 67a: Modern Fairy Tales, Pt1
Reel 66b: The Remake Was Better 2, Part 2
Reel 66a: The Remake Was Better 2, Part 1
Reel 65b: The Remake Was Better, Pt.2
Reel 65a: The Remake Was Better, Pt.1
Reel 64b: Same Title, Different Movie, pt.2
Reel 64a: Same Title, Different Movie pt.1
Reel 63b: Same Title, Different Movie
Reel 63a: Same Title, Different Movie
Reel 62b: Subversive Adaptations, pt.2
Reel 62a: Subversive Adaptations, pt.1
Reel 61b: We May Be Done With the Past... pt.2
Reel 61a: We May Be Done With the Past... pt.1
Reel 59b: TANSTAAFL, Pt2
Reel 59a: TANSTAAFL, pt1
Reel 60b: Hail Oceania, Pt.2
Reel 60a: Hail Oceania, Pt.1
Reel 58b: This Woman's Work, Pt.2
Reel 58a: This Woman's Work, Pt.1
Reel 57b: Wedding Blues, pt. 2
Reel 57a: Wedding Blues, pt1
Short Subject: Changes at TCM
Reel 56b: Only Connect, Pt.2
Reel 56a: Only Connect, Pt.1
Reel 55b: Another Brick in the Berlin Wall, Part 2
Reel 55a: Another Brick in the Berlin Wall, Part 1
Reel 54b: Les Crimes Francais, pt.2
Reel 54a: Les Crimes Français, part 1
Reel 53b: Only Disconnect, pt2
Reel 53a: Only Disconnect, pt1
Reel 52b: South American Way, Pt2
Reel 52a: South American Way, Pt1
Reel 51b: Alfonso Cuaron's Mexico, Pt 2
Reel 51a: Alfonso Cuaron's Mexico, Pt1
Short Subject: Around the World in 20 Films
Reel 50b: Inspired TV, pt 2
Reel 50a: Inspired TV, pt 1
Reel 49b: Female Thieves, Part 2
Reel 49a: Female Thieves, Part 1
Reel 48b: A Fan's-Eye View, pt 2
Reel 48a: A Fan's-Eye View, pt1
Reel 47b: Concept Album Musicals, part 2
Reel 47a: Concept Album Musicals, part 1
SHORT SUBJECT: The BFI 100 Greatest Films Ever, 2022
Reel 46b: Bowie Musicals, part 2
Episode 46a: David Bowie Musicals, part 1
Reel 45b: Before the Revolution, Part 2
Reel 45a: Before the Revolution, Part 1
Reel 43b: Dublin Calling, Part 2
Reel 43a: Dublin Calling, Part 1
Reel 44b: When Musicians Direct, Part 2
Reel 44a: When Musicians Direct, part 1
Reel 42b: Off-Beat Musical Biopics, Part 2
Reel 42a: Off-Beat Musical Biopics, Part 1
Reel 41b: In the Record Store, part 2
Reel 41a: In the Record Store
Reel 40b: You Can Like Both, Part 5b
Reel 40a: You Can Like Both, Part 5a
Reel 39b: You Can Like Both, Part 4b
Reel 39a: You Can Like Both, Part 4a
Reel 38: You Can Like Both, Part 3
Reel 37b: You Can Like Both, Part 2b
Reel 37a: You Can Like Both, Part 2a
Bonus Audio: Sean Takes on the Auteur Theory
Reel 36: You Can Like Both, Part 1
Short Subject: Reel 35 Outtake
Reel 35: Scorsese and Christianity
Reel 34: Epic Altman
Reel 33: Modern-Day Kurosawa
Reel 32: Cop & Crook Team Up
Reel 31: Pacino and DeNiro Together
Reel 30: Elmore Leonard
Reel 29: Pictures From a Revolution
Reel 28: Miracle Movies
Reel 27: Gangsters Fighting Nazis
Reel 26: Life During Wartime
Reel 25: 1970s Conspiracy Thrillers
Reel 24: Foreign Correspondents
Reel 23: Little Womens
Reel 22: Southern Stories
Reel 21: Ex-Spies
Reel 20: Depression Comedies
Reel 19: War is Absurd
Reel 18: It's How You Play the Game
Reel 17: Foreign Exchange, Part 4
Reel 16: Foreign Exchange, Part 3
Bonus Track #2
Reel 15: Foreign Exchange, Part 2
Bonus Track
Reel 14: Foreign Exchange, Part 1
Reel 13: Love, Maybe
Reel 12: Backstage Intrigue
Reel 11: Apocalypse Later
Reel 10: Sorkinfest Part 5--The Uncredited Rewrites
Reel 9: SorkinFest Part 4--The Credited Rewrites
Reel 8: SorkinFest Part 3--Almost-True Stories
Reel 7: Sorkinfest Part 2
Reel 6: SorkinFest Part 1--The Rob Reiner Films
Reel 5: The Film Was Better
Reel 4: One-Song Musicals
Reel 3: Gordon Willis and The Godfathers
Reel 2: Malcolm X, Selma
Reel 1: 1968 Science Fiction
Episode Zero: Who Are These Guys?