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Nuclear Barbarians

Energy Cinema: Chinatown ft. Andrew Plimpton

Jan 20, 2025
01:04:37

Film critic and writer Andrew Plimpton returns to the pod to talk about one of the greatest American films of all time—Chinatown—which also happens to be a canonical film about the politics of energy. We dive into the film’s themes, noir as a genre, Jack Nicholson as a writer, and much more.

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