Running parallel to our intrepid hosts’ quest for the Greatest Movie of All Time* is their quest to make each episode of the show longer and more digressive than the previous one. And sports fans? Both quests are humming along quite nicely. So what treasures does this episode contain? The residual evils of pandemic capitalism! An NBC fantasy miniseries no one remembers! A song lyric open mic! And oh yeah, two of the greatest masterpieces of world cinema going head-to-head in a first-round matchup better befitting the Sweet Sixteen. Plus, of course, takes, takes, and more takes. In short, another classic episode!

This week’s matchups:
Yojimbo v. The Seventh Seal
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers v. Before Sunset

See the bracket [SPOILERS AHEAD]
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