Episode 35: The Midlife Crisis Episode

Cerise and Vicky reach the middle of their years and find that there are yet still more movies to rank. 6:40 – Nobody (2021, Ilya Naishuller) – Cerise and Vicky speculate as to why no one seems to recognize that this is a parody of action films, and find time to argue about the literal nature of video game imagery. 30:55 – Pierrot Le Fou (1965, Jean-Luc Godard) – Cerise and Vicky argue some more; Adam Curtis takes advantage of the chaos. 53:30 – Wanda (1970, Barbara Loden) – Cerise and Vicky make peace for the sake of celebrating a woman who was unfairly lost in the shadow of a massive dirtball. 1:10:03 – Jackie Brown (1997, Quentin Tarantino) – Cerise and Vicky argue about whether the presence of Pam Grier is enough to make up for Quentin Tarantino's Quentin Tarantinoness. 1:31:33 – A Serious Man (2009, Joel & Ethan Coen) – Vicky gushes about a movie that reflects her personal experiences, and Cerise is happy that Vicky is happy.