Recounting the Cri$i$, Part 1: The Devil Wears Prada & The Pursuit of Happyness

In Part 1 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid establish a baseline for comparison by examining movies embraced by the masses just before The Financial Crisis. Topics and films mentioned: Hell or High Water , 2016, directed by David Mackenzie The Big Short , 2015, directed by Adam McKay The Deer Hunter , 1978, directed by Michael Cimino Kelly's Heroes , 1970, directed by Brian G. Hutton M*A*S*H , 1970, directed by Robert Altman The Devil Wears Prada , 2006, directed by David Frankel Wikipedia: Critical response to The Devil Wears Prada Rotten Tomatoes: Review of The Devil Wears Prada The Pursuit of Happyness , 2006, directed by Gabriele Muccino Wikipedia: Critical response to The Pursuit of Happyness Rotten Tomatoes: Review of The Pursuit of Happyness The Guardian: Peter Bradshaw review of The Pursuit of Happyness The New York Times: Manohla Dargis review of The Pursuit of Happyness Crash , 2004, directed by Paul Haggis The Aviator , 2004, directed by Martin Scorsese V for Vendetta , 2005, directed by James McTeigue Flight Club , 1999, directed by David Fincher Office Space , 1999, directed by Mike Judge Clockwatchers , 1997, directed by Jill Sprecher