An in depth review, synopsis, and analysis of It Was Just An Accident (2025), winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2025! I give it 5 stars and rank it among my favorites of the year. In this episode I discuss the themes of political violence, justice, and redemption, and I analyze the techniques Jafar Panahi used to explore them while making this film in secret in Iran.

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Chapter timestamps:

00:00:00 Hello

00:01:20 Spoiler free review

00:09:27 Checking in re. Heated Rivalry

00:10:40 Podkeeping

00:12:33 Spoiler warning

00:12:43 The coincidental sighting

00:20:25 The abduction

00:21:40 The first interrogation

00:24:31 Consulting Salar

00:26:10 Finding Shiva

00:32:25 Gang runs errands

00:38:23 Too many cooks in the van

00:43:09 Debating in the desert

00:49:17 Bump in the road

00:57:05 And then there were two

01:08:56 Closing scene

01:14:14 Final thots

An in depth review and analysis of Marty Supreme (2025), with my friend Wildlin Pierrevil (@NotWildlin). This is part 2 of our discussion, with part 1 posted on Wildlin’s podcast, 10 at a Time! We discuss our different perspectives on the movie and break down the writing and filmmaking behind it, with some giggles along the way as per. A huge thank you to Wildlin for joining me here and for having me on 10 at a Time!

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Chapter timestamps:

00:00:00 Hello!

00:01:42 Fran Drescher etc.

00:04:14 Marty vs. his mom; Munchausen by proxy

00:07:34 Marty vs. the world

00:12:56 Japan expo

00:17:15 Sports movie expectations

00:20:36 Abandoned plot threads

00:24:16 The ending

00:34:03 Rachel’s character

00:43:00 Marty vs. Rachel; gender dynamics

00:46:12 Cinematography

00:52:52 Direction without blocking?

00:54:32 Costume design

00:55:50 Post WWII geopolitics

01:01:41 Music / score

01:03:39 Editing

01:08:36 Marty vs. Rockwell vs. Kay

01:13:36 Kay’s character

01:20:43 Goodbye!

A brief discussion of the movies I watched this month; most of which I will not cover in their own episode. Let me know what you think of this format of episode…

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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Chapter timestamps:

00:00:00 Hello

00:01:41 Where Do We Go Now? (2011)

00:05:03 Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

00:10:03 Parasite (2019)

00:11:52 It Was Just an Accident (2025)

00:13:18 Wake Up Dead Man (2025)

00:18:51 Ghadi (2013)

00:20:11 It Happened One Night (1934)

00:22:17 Scrooge / A Christmas Carol (1951)

00:25:46 Good Will Hunting (1997)

00:28:32 If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025)

00:32:18 Eternity (2025)

00:36:41 Goodbye