Take Chinatown, fold in some 10 Things I Hate About You, and garnish with a sprig of Rushmore. What you get is Rian Johnson 2005 directorial debut film, Brick. Transporting all the tropes of a neo-noir detective story to a contemporary high school setting, this movie pays homage while always feeling like its own unique thing. Topics in this episode include ways to film on a shoe-string budget, growing to love Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 3rd string footballers that captivate an audience, and much more.
Article referenced in show:
https://www.avclub.com/the-mastery-of-brick-s-opening-annotated-by-writer-dir-1798236802
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