18 movies

Alex and Eli are both lifelong movie lovers who are known to enthusiastically speak at length about a movie and its merits in the hopes to convince others to go watch them. This is a podcast about 18 of those films and why they should be the next film up on your “to watch” list.

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Chinatown

May 02, 2024 • Eli Kibrick/Alex Salinas-Albrecht • Season 1 • Episode 3

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On this episode, Alex and Eli discuss the 1974 American classic "Chinatown" directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Learn why this movie is frequently cited as on of the greatest film's of it's time. Find out the influence Polanski had on Robert Towne's Oscar winning screenplay, the role the "other" plays and its hidden secrets within the plot, the reasoning behind its innovative cinematography and so much more, right here on 18 movies.