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Notes From the Back Row: Spy vs Bootleg Spy

Jenna & Veronica talk about all things spy movies – from various international bootleg Bonds to the romance of Black Bag to the conundrum of why there aren’t more female spy flicks.

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Jenna’s Top Ten Movies of 2024

Jenna’s top ten features a whole lot of foreign releases and female directed films – including those about the ancient past, dystopian and utopian futures, satanic temptations and howling good times.

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On The Passing of David Lynch

With the death of David Lynch, Jenna reflects on how she loved his brand of joy and sense of humor – the likes of which radiated through everything he did, including his most upsetting scenes.

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I Watched It So You Don't Have To: Scum (1979)

Empathy just one of the themes of Alan Clarke’s Scum, about England’s notorious Borstal youth detention center. It’s a harrowing watch, here to remind you that these prison systems benefit from society’s ability to look the other way when the truth becomes too uncomfortable to witness.

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