Chinatown: Cross Gets Gittes Cross

ep. 50: Brendan can't get over the eyebrows of the 1930s. Spoilers affect Brittany's enjoyment of the movie.

They both realize they don't know how pocketwatches work. The first film for our inaugural Star of the Month theme is Chinatown (1974), starring Jack Nicholson.

You can e-mail us at hello@ . -Music: Brendan and Brittany -Credits for the movie being reviewed: Writer(s): Robert Towne, Roman Polanski Director(s): Roman Polanski Chapters: (00:00) Double Dare In the Morgue (00:00) Film, Theme, Cast + Credits (06:53) The 6-7 Synopses (11:34) Like, Love, Hate, Can't Believe (25:36) Plot Discussion: Deep Dive and Film Analysis Starts Here (1:12:00) The Brittany Scale + Next Week's Film SHOW NOTES: Other Episodes Mentioned: Prizzi's Honor: Jack Nicholson Has A New York? Accent, Y'all ( ep. 23 ) Once Upon A time... in Hollywood: A Bloody Happily Ever After ( ep. 6 ) The Trojan Women: Dance, Mother!

Dance ( ep. 49 ) Sources/Links: Chinatown (1974) ( IMDb ) "Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting" by Syd Field ( website ) The Musso & Frank Grill ( website ) Additional Films/TV Shows Mentioned: Banshee (TV)(2013-2016) ( IMDb ) Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (2022) ( IMDb ) Frantic (1988) ( IMDb ) Key Largo (1948) ( IMDb ) La La Land (2016) ( IMDb ) Moonlight (2016) ( IMDb ) Rocky (1976) ( IMDb ) Rosemary's Baby (1968) ( IMDb ) The African Queen (1951) ( IMDb ) The Godfather (1972) ( IMDb ) The Maltese Falcon (1941) ( IMDb ) The Ninth Gate (1999) ( IMDb ) The Passenger (1975) ( IMDb ) The Pianist (2002) ( IMDb ) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) ( IMDb )