Anne and Ryan check in with a slew of fall festival announcements, from the Venice lineup to key films at NYFF, Toronto, & Telluride. They review "La Bola Negra" and Netflix's Oscar slate, discuss some positive news out of LA, and check in with the unexpected pause in the Warner/Paramount merger. Finally legendary film critic David Thompson joins the podcast to discuss his provocative new book, "A Sudden Flicker of Light."

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