Dear Emmys, Stop Calling THE BEAR a Comedy! & Five Underappreciated Films (part VII of X): Narc, Death to Smoochy, Punch-Drunk Love, Welcome to Collinwood, Reign of Fire

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Welcome back to The Fixate & Binge Podcast, for the seventh episode of a new 10-part series on underappreciated films.

Spanning over 55 -years of forgotten Hollywood gems, join Joe for every episode as he discusses in depth his selection of five films that are worth rewatching or even viewing for the first time!
Part 7 of this 10-part series the following films are reviewed:
NARC (2002) Starring Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Busta Rhymes
DEATH TO SMOOCHY (2002) Starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, Jon Stewart
PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002) Starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman
WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD (2002) Starring Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Michael Jeter, Luis Guzman, George Clooney
REIGN OF FIRE (2002) Starring Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Gerard Butler, Izabella Scorupco
Joe also tackles the controversial decision by producers of FX/Hulu's award-winning series of THE BEAR to keep submitting it for the Emmys in the "comedy" categories and why this is subverting the notion of what television comedy is.
The hope of this podcast is to engender a greater appreciation of the magic of moviemaking and how far the film industry has come in the preceding decades.

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