The Movies of Happenstance
In season 1 we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the movies of 1999, reckoned by many to be the greatest year of movies of all time.
In season 2 we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the movies of 1985, watching movies that we missed in our youth.
Now, in season 3 onwards, we're celebrating undiscovered gems, by mining the Letterboxd archives for forgotten classics!
Episodes
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025
25 min
This week the bingo machine selected #16, which was Silverado. Listen to hear what we thought about it, along with news from this week in 1985. You can see the list of movies we've watched so far, and join our Discord server to chat about them. You can also access all of our previous episodes (include those of season 1, where we watched the movies of 1999). And don't forget to rewind!
Apr 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025
24 min
This week the bingo machine selected #43, which was The Color Purple. Listen to hear what we thought about it, along with news from this week in 1985. You can see the list of movies we've watched so far, and join our Discord server to chat about them. You can also access all of our previous episodes (include those of season 1, where we watched the movies of 1999). And don't forget to rewind!
Apr 23, 2025
Apr 23, 2025
23 min
This week the bingo machine selected #21, which was The Journey of Natty Gann. Listen to hear what we thought about it, along with news from this week in 1985. You can see the list of movies we've watched so far, and join our Discord server to chat about them. You can also access all of our previous episodes (include those of season 1, where we watched the movies of 1999). And don't forget to rewind!
Apr 16, 2025
Apr 16, 2025
34 min
This week the bingo machine selected #30, which was Brazil. Listen to hear what we thought about it, along with news from this week in 1985. You can see the list of movies we've watched so far, and join our Discord server to chat about them. You can also access all of our previous episodes (include those of season 1, where we watched the movies of 1999). And don't forget to rewind!
Apr 9, 2025
Apr 9, 2025
25 min
This week the bingo machine selected #20, which was The Sure Thing. Listen to hear what we thought about it, along with news from this week in 1985. You can see the list of movies we've watched so far, and join our Discord server to chat about them. You can also access all of our previous episodes (include those of season 1, where we watched the movies of 1999). And don't forget to rewind!
Apr 2, 2025
Apr 2, 2025
18 min
This week the bingo machine selected #25, which was The Purple Rose of Cairo. Listen to hear what we thought about it, along with news from this week in 1985. You can see the list of movies we've watched so far, and join our Discord server to chat about them. You can also access all of our previous episodes (include those of season 1, where we watched the movies of 1999). And don't forget to rewind!
Mar 26, 2025
Mar 26, 2025
20 min
This week the bingo machine selected #51, which was Mask. Listen to hear what we thought about it, along with news from this week in 1985. You can see the list of movies we've watched so far, and join our Discord server to chat about them. You can also access all of our previous episodes (include those of season 1, where we watched the movies of 1999). And don't forget to rewind!
Mar 19, 2025
Mar 19, 2025
27 min
This week the bingo machine selected #33, which was Tampopo. Listen to hear what we thought about it, along with news from this week in 1985. You can see the list of movies we've watched so far, and join our Discord server to chat about them. You can also access all of our previous episodes (include those of season 1, where we watched the movies of 1999). And don't forget to rewind!
Mar 12, 2025
Mar 12, 2025
31 min
This week the bingo machine selected #24, which was After Hours. Listen to hear what we thought about it, along with news from this week in 1985. You can see the list of movies we've watched so far, and join our Discord server to chat about them. You can also access all of our previous episodes (include those of season 1, where we watched the movies of 1999). And don't forget to rewind!
Mar 5, 2025
Mar 5, 2025
28 min
This week the bingo machine selected #48, which was Kiss of the Spider Woman. Listen to hear what we thought about it, along with news from this week in 1985. You can see the list of movies we've watched so far, and join our Discord server to chat about them. You can also access all of our previous episodes (include those of season 1, where we watched the movies of 1999). And don't forget to rewind!