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2014 in Review

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Well folks, it’s finally here: the final episode… OF THE YEAR. We decided to give you one final AKOP before we take a break, and what an episode it is! We take a look back at the last 12 months and make some arbitrary power rankings for our favourite films, games, worst things, and best discoveries. Shawn also provides a quick In Memoriam for his beloved series at the tail-end. What did we pick as our favourites? There’s only way to find out… Listen to this episode!

Let it end… the year now!

Audio notes: (1hr. 28min. runtime)
0:00:00 – Cold open, Jurassic Park theme, and intro to power rankings
0:07:15 – Arbitrary Top Films List: #10 to #6
0:29:55 – Arbitrary Top Films List: #5 to #1
0:54:45 – Our Top 5 Board/Video Games
1:08:05 – Our 5 Worst Things and Our 5 Best Discoveries
1:20:45 – In Memoriam and final notes

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The Grand Budapest Hotel

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This episode we check in at The Grand Budapest Hotel! Earl and Patrick discuss Wes Anderson’s latest film, compare it with the rest of his works, take a crack at the Great Artist Theory, and speculate on the future for the director. As well, not only do they screw up actors’ names, but even the accuracy of a person’s existence. They also manage to bring up Martin Scorsese, Bob Dylan, and True Detective to the mix. (Some spoilers for this episode.)

Guests:
Patrick Barfoot (@patrickbarfoot) – Editor and Director, patrickbarfoot.com

Supplementary notes:
Wes Anderson // Centered and // From Above
WES
The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders
Martin Scorsese on Wes Anderson – Esquire Magazine
Martin Scorsese’s Open Letter on Future of Film

Audio notes: (57min. runtime)
00:40 – Pre-show talk
05:15 – Post-show, and the story-in-a-story framing device
13:20 – Expectations, pushing boundaries, style, scope, characters, and comparing Wes’ films
24:00 – Recurring motifs & themes, typography, scale models, and colour palette
33:05 – The Great Artist Theory, Picasso, Bob Dylan, Martin Scorsese, and redefining oneself
43:00 – The need to stumble, unique visual directorial styles, and the future for Wes Anderson
53:25 – Comparing with Bob Dylan, and I’m Not There vs. Inside Llewyn Davis

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