Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 1: The Devil Wears Prada & The Pursuit of Happyness
Description
In Part 1 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid establish a baseline for comparison by examining movies embraced by the masses just before The Financial Crisis.
Topics and films mentioned:
Hell or High Water, 2016, directed by David Mackenzie
The Big Short, 2015, directed by Adam McKay
The Deer Hunter, 1978, directed by Michael Cimino
Kelly's Heroes, 1970, directed by Brian G. Hutton
M*A*S*H, 1970, directed by Robert Altman
The Devil Wears Prada, 2006, directed by David Frankel
Wikipedia: Critical response to The Devil Wears Prada
Rotten Tomatoes: Review of The Devil Wears Prada
The Pursuit of Happyness, 2006, directed by Gabriele Muccino
Wikipedia: Critical response to The Pursuit of Happyness
Rotten Tomatoes: Review of The Pursuit of Happyness
The Guardian: Peter Bradshaw review of The Pursuit of Happyness
The New York Times: Manohla Dargis review of The Pursuit of Happyness
Crash, 2004, directed by Paul Haggis
The Aviator, 2004, directed by Martin Scorsese
V for Vendetta, 2005, directed by James McTeigue
Flight Club, 1999, directed by David Fincher
Office Space, 1999, directed by Mike Judge
Clockwatchers, 1997, directed by Jill Sprecher
United States
