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You Want History: Jandy & I Discuss Andre Sennwald

July 23, 2015

Class is back in session. Jandy & I discover why we’re wrong about “why we’re wrong”, and discuss film’s early adoption of colour…fanciful as it may have been.

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Ryan McNeil
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You Want History: Jandy & I Discuss Cecilia Ager

May 13, 2015

The drape of a dress, the cut of a suit, and the volumes they can say about the characters in our films.

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Ryan McNeil
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You Want History: Jandy & I Discuss William Troy

March 4, 2015

Two of the biggest creature features of all time prompt brevity and wit in todays critic up for discussion with Jandy.

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Ryan McNeil
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You Want History: Jandy & I Discuss Pare Lorentz

February 17, 2015

The book finally gives us a curious inclusion, and a prophecy about the future of documentary films.

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Ryan McNeil
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You Want History: Jandy & I Discuss Gilbert Seldes

February 5, 2015

My conversation with Jandy resumes. This week Gilbert Seldes has us discussing the link between Charlie Chaplin and Optimus Prime.

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Ryan McNeil
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You Want History: Jandy & I Discuss Harry Potamkin

January 21, 2015

When politics bleed into film criticism, it can sometimes make for a tricky read…but still spark great conversation.

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Ryan McNeil
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You Want History: Jandy & I Discuss Bakshy

November 11, 2014

It’s easy for a critic to tell us what has happened. What about telling us what could happen?

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Ryan McNeil
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