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Feb 2022
58m 17s

Censorship, Changed Endings, and The Big...

NO FILM SCHOOL
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China’s happy ending to Fight Club, nerding out about DJI’s new 4D camera and Skydio drones…  In this episode, we talk about… China’s take on Fight Club and whether Fight Club holds up in today’s world  Why Fight Club’s “new” version is going viral and Chuck Palahniuk’s response Recognizing late 1990s movies that capture the anticipation of a shift in cu ... Show More
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