Marketed as a dysfunctional family romp, 1995's Home for the Holidays is actually a witty drama focusing on different generations' views on keeping up appearances, generational trauma, and minding your own damn business. Perhaps also overshadowed by a challenging production due to Robert Downey, Jr.'s substance abuse issues, this Thanksgiving film marks Jodie Foster's 2nd directorial effort, showing a strong perspective on family life when you're all the black sheep. Dan and Jon share their thoughts on how this film could be revisited 30 years later.

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In the 1950s, nobody paid too much attention to the films of Edward D. Wood, Jr, but his films hit cult status when they were rediscovered in the 70s & 80s. While some are simply low-budget b-movie schlock, one film is an ultra-personal exploration of his own gender identity. Now, Glen or Glenda is looked upon as an important landmark in queer cinema, specifically for the transgender community. Glen or Glenda also got additional attention after it was featured in the 1994 film Ed Wood, directed by one of Wood's admirers, Tim Burton. Dan and Jon celebrate the aspects of Glen or Glenda that make it special and imagine new ways to revisit this cult classic in the modern era.

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Early in his career, Orson Welles was a master of storytelling, after the wild successes of Citizen Kane and War of the Worlds, Welles fell out of favor with Hollywood. After a handful of actor-for-hire jobs and independently released flops, Welles scrambled to hit it big with another hit film. And sometime during the meandering production of The Other Side of the Wind, Welles completed his pseudo-documentary about hoaxes, F for Fake. Dan and Jon celebrate the film's weirdness while celebrating Welles' freak flag which he proudly flew and give their 2 cents about how the film could be brought back for a modern audience.

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