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#37: Casablanca (1942)

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We watch one of the most famous and lauded films in cinema history – and we like it! This week we discuss another Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains vehicle, this time it’s 1942’s Casablanca – and we think it’s going to be the start of a wonderful friendship. Genuinely funny dialogue, characters with depth and clear motivations, a general maturity from the leads and neutrality that doesn’t lead to complicity – it’s a near perfect film. And, it’s thrilling because, you know, nazis. Recommendations: The Yakuza (HBO Max) Next up: Bullitt (1968) Email us at latecomers@gmail.com Twitter…

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