With the new ANOTHER ROUND, Thomas Vinterberg saw Alexander Payne’s 2004 middle-aged-men-drink-and-have-feelings comedy SIDEWAYS and said “Hold my Akvavit.” After swooning for a while over Vinterberg’s film — in particular its spectacular closing scene — we bring it into conversation with Payne’s to consider what the two films are each driving at when it comes to their ideas about middle age, lost youth, and drinking culture, and tackle the inevitable (but perhaps uninteresting) question of “is this alcoholism?” Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your radar.

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Your Next Picture Show:

Tasha: Blake Edwards’ DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
Genevieve: Steven Soderbergh’s LET THEM ALL TALK
Keith: Joko Anwar’s IMPETIGORE
Scott: Sergio Leone’s ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

Outro Music: Scarlet Pleasure, “What a Life”
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