Touch of Zen + Touch of Evil

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Jacob suggests someone should rip off Back to the Future, Chandler defends Before Sunrise as his favorite in the trilogy, and we do a deep dive discussion/review on two very different films with very similar titles.

This Week’s Movies

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A Touch of Zen (1971)

A lady fugitive, on the run from corrupt government officials, is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious small-town painter and skilled Buddhist monks.

Dir. King Hu - 3h - Not Rated - Taiwan

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Touch of Evil

When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas (Charlton Heston) begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan (Orson Welles). When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan is planting evidence, his investigations quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie (Janet Leigh), in jeopardy.

Dir. Orson Welles - 1h 35m - PG-13 - USA

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