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Words and Movies — 156 episodes

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Reel 92B: Critical Response, Pt.2

2

Reel 92A: Critical Response, Pt.1

3

Reel 91b: Humphrey Bogart Joins the Resistance, Pt.2

4

Reel 91a: Humphrey Bogart Joins the Resistance, Pt.1

5

Reel 90b: At the Ballet, Pt.2

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Reel 90a: At the Ballet, Pt.1

7

Reel 89b: Backstage Adaptations, Pt.2

8

Reel 89a: Backstage Adaptations, Pt.1

9

Short Subject: Sean Looks Back at the Sundance Film Festival

10

Reel 88a: Backstage Drama II, Part 1

11

Reel 88b: Backstage Drama II, Part 2

12

Reel 87b Semi-Autobiographical Films, pt.2

13

Reel 87a: Semi-Autobiographical Movies, Pt.1

14

Reel 86b: The Magnificent Andersons, Pt.2

15

Reel 86a: The Magnificent Andersons, Pt.1

16

Reel 85b: Denzel Still on the Case, Pt.2

17

Reel 85a: Denzel Still on the Case, Pt.1

18

Reel 84b: Denzel on the Case, Pt.2

19

Reel 84a: Denzel on the Case, Pt.1

20

Reel 83b: In the Style of Howard Hawks, Pt.2

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Reel 83a: In the Style of Howard Hawks, pt.1

22

Reel 82b: In the Style of Ingmar Bergman, Pt.2

23

Reel 82a: In the Style of Ingmar Bergman, pt.1

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Reel 81b: In the Style of Hitchcock, Pt.2

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Reel 81a: In the Style of Hitchcock, Pt.1

26

Reel 80b: Political Thrillers, Pt.2

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Reel 80a: Political Thrillers, Pt.1

28

Episode 79b: The Dark Side of TV, pt.2

29

Reel 79a: The Dark Side of TV, pt.1

30

Reel 78b: Love the Film, Hate the Side Effect Pt4

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Reel 78a: Love the Film, Hate the Side Effect Pt3

32

Reel 77b: Love the Film, Hate the Side Effect, Pt.2

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Reel 77a: Love the Film, Hate the Side Effect, Pt.1

34

Reel 76b: The Gangster Film as Allegory, pt2

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Reel 76a: The Gangster Film as Allegory, pt1

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Reel 75b: The Western as Allegory, Pt2

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Reel 75a: The Western as Allegory, Pt1

38

Reel 74b: The Wages of Greed, Pt2

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Reel 74a: The Wages of Greed, Pt1

40

Reel 73b: More John LeCarre, Pt2

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Reel 73a: More John LeCarre, Pt1

42

Reel 72b: Films Based on John LeCarre, pt2

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Reel 72a: Films Based on John LeCarre, pt1

44

Reel 71b: Accidental Spies, pt.2

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Reel 71a: Accidental Spies, pt.1

46

Reel 70b: Love During Wartime, Pt2

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Reel 70a: Love During Wartime, Pt1

48

Reel 69b: When Icons Meet, Pt.2

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Reel 69a: When Icons Meet, Pt.1

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Reel 68b: More Modern Fairy Tales, Pt.2

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Reel 68a: More Modern Fairy Tales, Pt.1

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Reel 67b: Modern Fairy Tales, Pt2

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Reel 67a: Modern Fairy Tales, Pt1

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Reel 66b: The Remake Was Better 2, Part 2

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Reel 66a: The Remake Was Better 2, Part 1

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Reel 65b: The Remake Was Better, Pt.2

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Reel 65a: The Remake Was Better, Pt.1

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Reel 64b: Same Title, Different Movie, pt.2

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Reel 64a: Same Title, Different Movie pt.1

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Reel 63b: Same Title, Different Movie

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Reel 63a: Same Title, Different Movie

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Reel 62b: Subversive Adaptations, pt.2

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Reel 62a: Subversive Adaptations, pt.1

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Reel 61b: We May Be Done With the Past... pt.2

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Reel 61a: We May Be Done With the Past... pt.1

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Reel 59b: TANSTAAFL, Pt2

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Reel 59a: TANSTAAFL, pt1

68

Reel 60b: Hail Oceania, Pt.2

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Reel 60a: Hail Oceania, Pt.1

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Reel 58b: This Woman's Work, Pt.2

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Reel 58a: This Woman's Work, Pt.1

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Reel 57b: Wedding Blues, pt. 2

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Reel 57a: Wedding Blues, pt1

74

Short Subject: Changes at TCM

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Reel 56b: Only Connect, Pt.2

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Reel 56a: Only Connect, Pt.1

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Reel 55b: Another Brick in the Berlin Wall, Part 2

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Reel 55a: Another Brick in the Berlin Wall, Part 1

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Reel 54b: Les Crimes Francais, pt.2

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Reel 54a: Les Crimes Français, part 1

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Reel 53b: Only Disconnect, pt2

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Reel 53a: Only Disconnect, pt1

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Reel 52b: South American Way, Pt2

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Reel 52a: South American Way, Pt1

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Reel 51b: Alfonso Cuaron's Mexico, Pt 2

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Reel 51a: Alfonso Cuaron's Mexico, Pt1

87

Short Subject: Around the World in 20 Films

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Reel 50b: Inspired TV, pt 2

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Reel 50a: Inspired TV, pt 1

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Reel 49b: Female Thieves, Part 2

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Reel 49a: Female Thieves, Part 1

92

Reel 48b: A Fan's-Eye View, pt 2

93

Reel 48a: A Fan's-Eye View, pt1

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Reel 47b: Concept Album Musicals, part 2

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Reel 47a: Concept Album Musicals, part 1

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SHORT SUBJECT: The BFI 100 Greatest Films Ever, 2022

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Reel 46b: Bowie Musicals, part 2

98

Episode 46a: David Bowie Musicals, part 1

99

Reel 45b: Before the Revolution, Part 2

100

Reel 45a: Before the Revolution, Part 1

101

Reel 43b: Dublin Calling, Part 2

102

Reel 43a: Dublin Calling, Part 1

103

Reel 44b: When Musicians Direct, Part 2

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Reel 44a: When Musicians Direct, part 1

105

Reel 42b: Off-Beat Musical Biopics, Part 2

106

Reel 42a: Off-Beat Musical Biopics, Part 1

107

Reel 41b: In the Record Store, part 2

108

Reel 41a: In the Record Store

109

Reel 40b: You Can Like Both, Part 5b

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Reel 40a: You Can Like Both, Part 5a

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Reel 39b: You Can Like Both, Part 4b

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Reel 39a: You Can Like Both, Part 4a

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Reel 38: You Can Like Both, Part 3

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Reel 37b: You Can Like Both, Part 2b

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Reel 37a: You Can Like Both, Part 2a

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Bonus Audio: Sean Takes on the Auteur Theory

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Reel 36: You Can Like Both, Part 1

118

Short Subject: Reel 35 Outtake

119

Reel 35: Scorsese and Christianity

120

Reel 34: Epic Altman

121

Reel 33: Modern-Day Kurosawa

122

Reel 32: Cop & Crook Team Up

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Reel 31: Pacino and DeNiro Together

124

Reel 30: Elmore Leonard

125

Reel 29: Pictures From a Revolution

126

Reel 28: Miracle Movies

127

Reel 27: Gangsters Fighting Nazis

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Reel 26: Life During Wartime

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Reel 25: 1970s Conspiracy Thrillers

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Reel 24: Foreign Correspondents

131

Reel 23: Little Womens

132

Reel 22: Southern Stories

133

Reel 21: Ex-Spies

134

Reel 20: Depression Comedies

135

Reel 19: War is Absurd

136

Reel 18: It's How You Play the Game

137

Reel 17: Foreign Exchange, Part 4

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Reel 16: Foreign Exchange, Part 3

139

Bonus Track #2

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Reel 15: Foreign Exchange, Part 2

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Bonus Track

142

Reel 14: Foreign Exchange, Part 1

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Reel 13: Love, Maybe

144

Reel 12: Backstage Intrigue

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Reel 11: Apocalypse Later

146

Reel 10: Sorkinfest Part 5--The Uncredited Rewrites

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Reel 9: SorkinFest Part 4--The Credited Rewrites

148

Reel 8: SorkinFest Part 3--Almost-True Stories

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Reel 7: Sorkinfest Part 2

150

Reel 6: SorkinFest Part 1--The Rob Reiner Films

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Reel 5: The Film Was Better

152

Reel 4: One-Song Musicals

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Reel 3: Gordon Willis and The Godfathers

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Reel 2: Malcolm X, Selma

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Reel 1: 1968 Science Fiction

156

Episode Zero: Who Are These Guys?