The movie
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For years, Dan avoided this movie, fearing it was like a Hallmark Holiday Classic or Very Special Episode of Mad About You. But after our episode on Broadcast News , Mike insisted Dan give it a watch. Join us as we talk about the ways in which the film surfs just above the sharks of sentimentality that threaten it at every plot point and offers a great combination of characters, problems, and new problems once original ones are solved. Patrick McGilligan’s Jack’s Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson and Marc Eliot’s Nicholson are good starting points if you’re interested in the life of the actor. Follow us on X and Letterboxd –and let us know what you’d like us to watch! Incredible bumper music by John Deley . Also check out Dan’s new Substack site, Pages and Frames , for more film-related material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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