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Conspiracy Thrillers | The Parallax View (1974)

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English - July 19, 2017 21:30 - 38 minutes - ★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
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In this full-episode preview of the fifth episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams is joined by Matt Zoller Seitz, the editor in chief of RogerEbert.com and TV critic for New York, to talk about The Parallax View. They discuss the film’s famous brainwashing scene and the Kuleshov effect, the strange character of protagonist Joe Frady, and what makes a true paranoid thriller.
To listen to the full episode and learn more about this Slate Plus members-only Movie Club, visit Slate.com/thrillers.
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In this full-episode preview of the fifth episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams is joined by Matt Zoller Seitz, the editor in chief of RogerEbert.com and TV critic for New York, to talk about The Parallax View. They discuss the film’s famous brainwashing scene and the Kuleshov effect, the strange character of protagonist Joe Frady, and what makes a true paranoid thriller.

To listen to the full episode and learn more about this Slate Plus members-only Movie Club, visit Slate.com/thrillers.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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