Retake: Mads & Susanne

The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: Mads & Susanne • Retake

This series is over. We’ve covered ‘Open Hearts’ and ‘After the Wedding,’ both directed by Susanne Bier and starring Mads Mikkelsen. So what did we think of this pairing, and of this pair? We’re fans of both of their work for sure.

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After the Wedding

The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: Mads & Susanne • After the Wedding

We wrap up our Mads and Susanne series with the 2006 collaboration between Mads Mikkelsen and Susanne Bier – After the Wedding. What do we think of this film? How does it compare to last week’s film ‘Open Hearts’? Tune in to hear the conversation.

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Open Hearts

The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: Mads & Susanne • Open Hearts

We continue our eleventh season looking at films directed by women with a short series called Mads and Susanne. In this series, we’re looking at films directed by Susanne Bier starring Mads Mikkelsen, and we start with their 2002 collaboration, ‘Open Hearts.’

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The Blues Brothers • Member Bonus

The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: Great Car Chases • Member Bonus • The Blues Brothers

We’re returning to our Great Car Chases series to look at John Landis’ 1980 comedy ‘The Blues Brothers.’ It’s our monthly member bonus episode. Thanks for your support! Enjoy the conversation.

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Retake: Sports

The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: Sports • Retake

This series is over. We’ve covered ‘Love and Basketball,’ ‘Girlfight,’ ‘Lords of Dogtown,’ and ‘Queen of Katwe.’ So what did we think of these four films, what they say about sports, and what they brought to the table?

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Queen of Katwe

The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: Sports • Queen of Katwe

We wrap up our Sports series with Mira Nair’s 2016 film ‘Queen of Katwe.’ We return to Nair after talking about ‘Salaam Bombay!’ in our Coming of Age Debuts series. How does this one compare? How does it fit in the world of sports? And does it reach farther than most biopics?

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Lords of Dogtown

The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: Sports • Lords of Dogtown

We continue our Sports series, in which we’re looking at four films about sports directed by women, with Catherine Hardwicke’s sophomore effort from 2005, ‘Lords of Dogtown.’ Is it more than a biopic? Can we identify with the protagonists? And how’s the skateboarding?

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Girlfight

The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: Sports • Girlfight

We continue our season of all films directed by women and our series focused on Sports films with Karyn Kusama’s 2000 debut film ‘Girlfight,’ starring Michelle Rodriguez, also in her debut performance. It’s a solid film and well-worth talking about. Check it out then tune in to this episode!

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