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2001: A Space Odyssey Splits the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

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The hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast have discovered, through their years of episodes, that there are certain cornerstone films in cinema history that feel like entry-level requirements in order to call oneself any kind of cinephile or afficionado. You may or may not like these honored films in question, but they demand, at minimum, a courtesy viewing. For each person, they may end up being a legitimate classic, or they might feel like tedious homework you’ll never watch again. Either way, they garner respect and a genuflection. Maybe the primest example of this type of obligatory movie experience is 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The cover photo of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast episode for Sinners

For their 213th episode, two AI-fearing film critics, two hominid dads, and two bored teachers, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, venture into the prophetic and distant science fiction of 24 years ago by way of 57 years ago. Those that can do the math can deduce they’re talking about Stanley Kubrick’s cornerstone epic 2001: A Space Odyssey. This was an egregious blindspot for Will and a contrarian hate spot for Don, who’s tried many times to embrace it. Come learn more and stay for the mutual love and respect that fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!

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Written by Don Shanahan

DON SHANAHAN is a Chicago-based Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic writing here on Film Obsessive as the Editor-in-Chief and Content Supervisor for the film department. He also writes for his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson. Don is one of the hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast on the Ruminations Radio Network and sponsored by Film Obsessive. As a school teacher by day, Don writes his movie reviews with life lessons in mind, from the serious to the farcical. He is a proud director and one of the founders of the Chicago Indie Critics and a voting member of the nationally-recognized Critics Choice Association, Hollywood Creative Alliance, Online Film Critics Society, North American Film Critics Association, International Film Society Critics Association, Internet Film Critics Society, Online Film and TV Association, and the Celebrity Movie Awards.

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