Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 6: The Hunger Games, Magic Mike, Les Mis (+ films of 2012)

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 8: Nightcrawler, Whiplash, Boyhood (+ films of 2014)

In Part 8 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid reflect on the hustle culture of the mid-2010s and how criticism of the grindset began to appear in the biggest indie hits of 2014. * Letterboxd: Nightcrawler [https://letterboxd.com/film/nightcrawler/], 2014, directed by Dan Gilroy [https://letterboxd.com/director/dan-gilroy/] * YouTube: Nightcrawler trailer [https://youtu.be/u1uP_8VJkDQ?si=1TmQ1BJb1b2Agm6b] * YouTube: Nightcrawler fake Craigslist promo [https://youtu.be/0PsgbMlggTY?si=81FYGC2-o5fr9YCx] * Letterboxd: Whiplash [https://letterboxd.com/film/whiplash-2014/], 2014, directed by Damien Chazelle [https://letterboxd.com/director/damien-chazelle/] * Letterboxd: Boyhood [https://letterboxd.com/film/boyhood/], 2014, directed by Richard Linklater [https://letterboxd.com/director/richard-linklater/]

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 7: The Wolf of Wall Street, The Purge, Snowpiercer (+ films of 2013)

In Part 7 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid criticize the framing of the post-recession years as a recovery, examine the trend of dystopian inequality genre films, and debate the true meaning of one of the biggest films of the decade. Topics and films mentioned: * Letterboxd: Elysium [https://letterboxd.com/film/elysium-2013/], 2013, directed by Neill Blomkamp [https://letterboxd.com/director/neill-blomkamp/] * Letterboxd: Snowpiercer [https://letterboxd.com/film/snowpiercer/], 2013, directed by Bong Joon Ho [https://letterboxd.com/director/bong-joon-ho/] * YouTube: Snowpiercer trailer [https://youtu.be/nX5PwfEMBM0?si=zq5PV149DPYDI3FX] * Letterboxd: The Purge [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-purge/], 2013, directed by James DeMonaco [https://letterboxd.com/director/james-demonaco/] * YouTube: The Purge trailer [https://youtu.be/K0LLaybEuzA?si=G2xcYPQRIWP21683] * Letterboxd: The Wolf of Wall Street [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street/], 2013, directed by Martin Scorsese [https://letterboxd.com/director/martin-scorsese/] * YouTube: The Wolf of Wall Street trailer [https://youtu.be/0M0w_uMpIDY?si=4FUTwFx_RS8rPrmU] * Letterboxd: Spring Breakers [https://letterboxd.com/film/spring-breakers/], 2013, directed by Harmony Korine [https://letterboxd.com/director/harmony-korine-1/]

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 6: The Hunger Games, Magic Mike, Les Mis (+ films of 2012)

In Part 6 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid find our first realistic depiction of working-class people in an unexpected place and a wave of films critiquing the establishment, but lacking depth. Topics and films mentioned: * Letterboxd: Step Up: Revolution [https://letterboxd.com/film/step-up-revolution/], 2012, directed by Scott Speer * YouTube: Step Up: Revolution trailer [https://youtu.be/aEAt9eTi72w?si=FgxyaCMgpbNy3cDF] * Letterboxd: Arbitrage [https://letterboxd.com/film/arbitrage/], 2012, directed by Nicholas Jarecki * YouTube: Arbitrage trailer [https://youtu.be/UmJSV9ePx7c?si=JtOnsrZleGmWlJXG] * Letterboxd: Les Misérables [https://letterboxd.com/film/les-miserables-2012/], 2012, directed by Tom Hooper * YouTube: Les Misérables trailer [https://youtu.be/YmvHzCLP6ug?si=hEMwj-6fe0fwMr03] * YouTube: "Do You Hear the People Sing? [https://youtu.be/1q82twrdr0U?si=j_O-7EfO35OT6Q6G&t=103]" song from Les Misérables * Letterboxd: Magic Mike [https://letterboxd.com/film/magic-mike/], 2012, directed by Steven Soderbergh [https://letterboxd.com/director/steven-soderbergh/] * YouTube: Magic Mike trailer [https://youtu.be/Dd0XPRo4LZQ?si=JEaOF9rRSHja_E-c] * Letterboxd: The Hunger Games [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-hunger-games/], 2012, directed by Gary Ross * YouTube: The Hunger Games trailer [https://youtu.be/mfmrPu43DF8?si=R3n0LHK2YdqZxilA] * Roger Ebert: The Hunger Games review [https://web.archive.org/web/20130423022059/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-hunger-games-2012] * The Guardian: "From Fortnite to Love Island: how the ‘fight to the death’ defines our times [https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/jul/16/from-fortnite-to-love-island-how-the-battle-royale-fight-to-the-death-came-to-define-our-times]" article

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 5: Margin Call, In Time, Horrible Bosses (+ films of 2011)

In Part 5 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid see the beginnings of systemic criticism start to appear in film against the backdrop of the Occupy movement and global civil unrest. Topics and films mentioned: * Wikipedia: Occupy Wall Street [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street] * Wikipedia: Occupy Movement [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_movement] * Mojo: 2011 Worldwide Box Office [https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2011/] * Letterboxd: The Intouchables [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-intouchables/], 2011, directed by Éric Toledano [https://letterboxd.com/director/eric-toledano/] & Olivier Nakache [https://letterboxd.com/director/olivier-nakache/] * YouTube: The Intouchables trailer [https://youtu.be/0RqDiYnFxTk?si=wqSNEY-67ZinrqmL] * Wikipedia: The Intouchables [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intouchables] * Letterboxd: Horrible Bosses [https://letterboxd.com/film/horrible-bosses/], 2011, directed by Seth Gordon [https://letterboxd.com/director/seth-gordon/] * YouTube: Horrible Bosses trailer [https://youtu.be/VpUeQV8sdOc?si=oKIhpXTRVOx7RY6Z] * Wikipedia: Horrible Bosses [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horrible_Bosses] * Letterboxd: Tower Heist [https://letterboxd.com/film/tower-heist/], 2011, directed by Brett Ratner [https://letterboxd.com/director/brett-ratner-1/] * Letterboxd: In Time [https://letterboxd.com/film/in-time/], 2011, directed by Andrew Niccol [https://letterboxd.com/director/andrew-niccol/] * YouTube: In Time international trailer [https://youtu.be/B5L6ltTY8PY?si=hQjmKUUPBIUWWh-b] * Wikipedia: In Time [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Time] * Letterboxd: Gattaca [https://letterboxd.com/film/gattaca/], 1997, directed by Andrew Niccol [https://letterboxd.com/director/andrew-niccol/] * Image: Citroen DS 1955 [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/1973_Citroen_DS_20_2.0_Front.jpg] * Letterboxd: Margin Call [https://letterboxd.com/film/margin-call/], 2011, directed by J.C. Chandor [https://letterboxd.com/director/jc-chandor/] * YouTube: Margin Call trailer [https://youtu.be/IjZ-ke1kJrA?si=z3ys2B2Lbgp_IN9L] * Wikipedia: Margin Call [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margin_Call] * Letterboxd: A Most Violent Year [https://letterboxd.com/film/a-most-violent-year/], 2014, directed by J.C. Chandor [https://letterboxd.com/director/jc-chandor/] * Limitless [https://letterboxd.com/film/limitless/], 2011, directed by Neil Burger [https://letterboxd.com/director/neil-burger/] * We Bought a Zoo [https://letterboxd.com/film/we-bought-a-zoo/], 2011, directed by Cameron Crowe [https://letterboxd.com/director/cameron-crowe/]

Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 4: The Social Network, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (+ films of 2010)

In Part 4 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid explore the initial takes that attempted to explain the cause of the crisis through film. Topics and films mentioned: * The Big Short [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Short] (Book) * The Inside Job [https://letterboxd.com/film/inside-job-2010/], 2010, directed by Charles Ferguson [https://letterboxd.com/director/charles-ferguson/] * Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps [https://letterboxd.com/film/wall-street-money-never-sleeps/], 2010, directed by Oliver Stone [https://letterboxd.com/director/oliver-stone/] * David Byrne [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Byrne] * Platoon [https://letterboxd.com/film/platoon/], Natural Born Killers [https://letterboxd.com/film/natural-born-killers/], Wall Street [https://letterboxd.com/film/wall-street/] (Films of Oliver Stone) * Neoliberalism [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism], neoclassical economics [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_economics], & crisis theory [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_theory] * Moral hazard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard] * The Social Network [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-social-network/], 2010, directed by David Fincher [https://letterboxd.com/director/david-fincher/] * Pirates of the Silicon Valley [https://letterboxd.com/film/pirates-of-silicon-valley/], 1999, directed by Martyn Burke [https://letterboxd.com/director/martyn-burke/] * Wikipedia of The Social Network [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Network#Preliminary_impact] - Claim that it inspired people * The Town [https://letterboxd.com/film/the-town/], 2010, directed by Ben Affleck [https://letterboxd.com/director/ben-affleck/] * YouTube: Male Weepies [https://youtu.be/4maNSmRPGEE?si=h9KtzgT4xmXZRUYl] by Broey Deschanel * Wall Street review by Peter Bradshaw [https://web.archive.org/web/20140909102304/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/may/14/wall-street-money-never-sleeps-review] * True Grit [https://letterboxd.com/film/true-grit-2010/], 2010, directed by Ethan Coen [https://letterboxd.com/director/ethan-coen/] & Joel Coen [https://letterboxd.com/director/joel-coen/]