Culturally Relevant with David Chen

Why 1999 Was The Best Movie Year Ever (with Brian Raftery)

Episode Summary

David talks to Brian Raftery about his new book Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen.

Episode Notes

David talks to Brian Raftery about his new book Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen. Brian discusses why this particular year became seminal in movie history and how it continues to influence filmmakers today. David and Brian then proceed to rank their top 5 movies from 1999 (#1 will shock you).

Shownotes:

(2:00) Brian Raftery interview
(38:33) David and Brian's Top 5 Movies from 1999
(1:08:00) Weekly Recommendation

• Men. Abuse. Trauma
• Vox's write-up about the video

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