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Movies 101

"Perfect Days," "Drive-Away Dolls" & "Rustin"

Published March 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM PST
From left: Kōji Yakusho in Perfect Days (2023); Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan in Drive-Away Dolls (2024); Colman Domingo in Rustin (2023).
Perfect Days, Master Mind/Wenders Images/Neon, 2023. Drive-Away Dolls, Working Title Films/Focus Features, 2024. Rustin, Higher Ground Productions/Netflix, 2023.
From left: Kōji Yakusho in Perfect Days (2023); Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan in Drive-Away Dolls (2024); Colman Domingo in Rustin (2023).

When the names of certain filmmakers are mentioned, expectations among movie fans are bound to rise. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the work of two such filmmakers: Wim Wenders, director of the Oscar-nominated International Feature Film Perfect Days, and Ethan Coen—yes, half of the moviemaking duo with brother Joel—this time directing on his own the offbeat comedy noir Drive-Away Dolls. They also mention Rustin, a biopic that is powered by an Oscar-nominated performance by Coleman Domingo.

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