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In this episode Nilesh Patel joins me in talking about 2 quiet character studies from the early 2000s with Shopgirl and Sideways.
Shopgirl
Release: 2005
Director: Anand Tucker
Stars: Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman
Sideways
Release: 2004
Director: Alexander Payne
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
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Don Jon – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2229499/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_6_in_0_q_don%2520jon
A Quiet Place: Day One – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13433802/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_a%2520quiet
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_3_nm_4_in_0_q_furio
My Adventures with Superman – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14681924/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_my%2520adventures
Longlegs – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_longleg
Dream Scenario – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21942866/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_dream%2520sc
Arcadian – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22939186/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_arcadian
Boy Kills World – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13923084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_3_nm_0_in_0_q_boy%2520kills%2520world
Dune: Part 2 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_dune%2520part%2520
Late Night With The Devil – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14966898/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_late%2520n
IF – I accidently called this “Imaginary” but that is a very different movie – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11152168/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_if
The Blackening – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11703244/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520blackening
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Shopgirl
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Stars: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
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A Quiet Place: Day One – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13433802/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_a%2520quiet
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_3_nm_4_in_0_q_furio
My Adventures with Superman – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14681924/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_my%2520adventures
Longlegs – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_longleg
Dream Scenario – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21942866/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_dream%2520sc
Arcadian – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22939186/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_arcadian
Boy Kills World – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13923084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_3_nm_0_in_0_q_boy%2520kills%2520world
Dune: Part 2 – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_dune%2520part%2520
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