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Real Recognize Reel


Eyes Wide Shut — January 2018

January 31, 2018

We begin 2018 just like we ended it — with another Christmas picture. Or did we? Luke, Tito and Will discuss Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" from 1999 starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman and try to determine whether or not it's a Christmas movie. Or maybe it's a post-Christmas film. What is the legendary auteur saying about sex, desires, human nature, relationships, consumption and even Christmas? And is all of the nudity in the film actually necessary, or does it reach the level of gratuitousness? We don't have all the answers, but this moving picture, which was Tito's selection, does pose a lot of questions.

For the month of February, Will nominates the 2016 Irish musical comedy, "Sing Street" which is streaming on Netflix.

Outro song: “Funk,” by Podington Bear
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