76. Hillbilly Elegy / Small Axe: Lovers Rock / Happiest Season / Best Feel-Good Flicks / Femme Fatale

We have a packed-to-the-brim episode for you this week!  Very special guest, Rob Patrick (Programming Director; Olympia Film Society/co-host of the I-5 Cinemabound podcast) joins us to talk about all sorts of absurd cinematic peaks and valleys both new and old.   The first of three new films is the latest Ron Howard Oscar vehicle for Netflix, HILLBILLY ELEGY. The bestselling book gets adapted into a film starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close. We give our opinions, of which there are a lot. The middle film of the new releases is Steve McQueen's second entry in the SMALL AXE series for Amazon, LOVERS ROCK. We end our talk on new films with Clea Duvall's gay-centric take on the rom-com, HAPPIEST SEASON, which can be seen on Hulu. Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis lead a largely likable ensemble. The first triple-contributor PICK SIX in over a year finds us all counting down our choices for our SIX FAVORITE FEEL-GOOD FLICKS OF ALL-TIME. Our personal choices for the movies that put us in an instantly good mood when they're thrown on. The show is closed out with Rob's nominated THROWBACK CHALLENGE. Noah and Andy talk about their first-ever visit with Brian DePalma's 2002 steam-noir thriller, FEMME FATALE. Oh boy, was this fun.   Special thanks, again, to Rob Patrick for joining us!  Check out the ongoing greatness of the Olympia Film Society at olympiafilmsociety.org  Search I-5 Cinemabound on any podcast platform to listen to Rob and Megan Hattie's excellent movie insights, often with intriguing guests.   instagram: i5cinemabound  twitter: @i5cinemabound   Cheers! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-film-harmonic/support