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The Essential Cut

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Cinema history is bloated. Most "must-watch" lists are just prestige taxidermy—movies people respect but nobody actually wants to watch. The Essential Cut is an audit designed to trim the fat and build the only definitive collection: The Essential Cut Watchlist. Every episode, hosts Ian and Michael put cinema's heavy hitters through a three-phase inspection: Emotional Connection: Does the film’s "pulse" still beat in 2026? Cinematic Importance: Which filmmakers has this movie inspired? Entertainment Value: Beyond the art—is it actually entertaining? The verdict is binary. One film is Saved to...

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Field of Dreams (1989) 01.07.2025 50:50

Ian and Michael visit Memorial Day Weekend of 1989 to watch INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, but tickets are sold out. Instead, they see Phil Alden Robinson's baseball classic, FIELD OF DREAMS. an Up Left Media Production upleftmedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1975's Headliner: JAWS 24.06.2025 56:32

Success! Ian and Michael finally get to see, and review, the movie that started it all, the first ever summer tentpole: JAWS. an Up Left Media Production upleftmedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Love and Death (1975) 24.06.2025 48:07

Continuing their quest to see JAWS, Ian and Michael discuss another movie from the summer of '75, Woody Allen's LOVE AND DEATH. an Up Left Media Production upleftmedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rollerball (1975) 24.06.2025 50:14

In the premiere episode of SOLD OUT, Ian and Michael travel to 1975 to watch the movie that created the summer blockbuster, JAWS. Alas, such a hit is sold out at the box office, so they check out Norman Jewison's dystopian sci-fi sports flick, ROLLERBALL, instead. an Up Left Media Production upleftmedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to SOLD OUT 27.05.2025 2:21

Join Ian and Michael as they revisit the biggest movie events of the last 50 years, and some of the movies overshadowed by those blockbusters. an Up Left Media Production upleftmedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.