Reel Obsessed

#12: Tigertail and BeauChamps Quiz Show vs. Temple Grandin

Episode Summary

What better to follow an episode on Tiger King than one on Alan Yang's new Netflix film Tigertail? Jon, Jess, and Beau talk about that new release and hash out which movie based on a true story is better, Quiz Show or Temple Grandin.

Episode Notes

Show rundown:
Intro: 0:00 - 0:45
Jon's Yays and Nays: 0:45 - 4:50
Tigertail: 4:50 - 16:45
Beau's Yays and Nays: 16:45 - 21:15
BeauChamps: Temple Grandin vs. Quiz Show: 21:15 - 37:20
Jessica's Yays and Nays: 37:20 - 46:20
Previewing BeauChamps: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington vs. Sing Street: 46:20 - 51:30
Outro and coming next week: An Invisible Life (available on Amazon Prime): 51:30 -  54:00

Jess enjoyed:

Underground (1941)
DuBarry Was A Lady  
The Hidden Fortress
Yojimbo
Seven Psychopaths (on Amazon Prime)

Jon enjoyed:

La Verite
A New Leaf
Raise The Red Lantern

Jon was meh about:

Gun Crazy

A Woman Is a Woman

Beau did not enjoy:

Harry Potter films

Jon did not enjoy:
Modern Romance

Here are a couple of links and stories also mentioned on the episode:

More on Warner Brothers moving forward with Nazi propaganda despite the government telling the studio not to

More on the influence of The Hidden Fortress on George Lucas and Star Wars

Why people revere 1939 as a great year for movies