The French Connection with Enzo Priesnitz

This is easily the most action-packed Best Picture we've watched yet, with car chases, shootouts, stakeouts, and all the primal elements of a cops-and-robbers movie. There's a freshness to it, though, a sense that the genre was being invented before our eyes with no conventions yet in place, no holds barred, no squeamishness from the ugly truths about either side. Gene Hackman is simply fantastic as the mostly-loathsome Popeye Doyle, and the direction by William Friedkin is unforgettable. Is all of this lost on Enzo, who has only seen 25 movies in his whole life? Not exactly, though he feels a bit overwhelmed by the experience. If you enjoy hearing people get blown away by a movie in real time, this episode's for you.

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