In Part 1 of this season on movies and The Great Recession, Tori and Dávid establish a baseline for comparison by examining movies embraced by the masses just before The Financial Crisis.

Topics and films mentioned:

• Hell or High Water, 2016, directed by David Mackenzie

• The Big Short, 2015, directed by Adam McKay

• The Deer Hunter, 1978, directed by Michael Cimino

• Kelly's Heroes, 1970, directed by Brian G. Hutton

• M*A*S*H, 1970, directed by Robert Altman

• The Devil Wears Prada, 2006, directed by David Frankel

• Wikipedia: Critical response to The Devil Wears Prada

• Rotten Tomatoes: Review of The Devil Wears Prada

• The Pursuit of Happyness, 2006, directed by Gabriele Muccino

• Wikipedia: Critical response to The Pursuit of Happyness

• Rotten Tomatoes: Review of The Pursuit of Happyness

• The Guardian: Peter Bradshaw review of The Pursuit of Happyness

• The New York Times: Manohla Dargis review of The Pursuit of Happyness

• Crash, 2004, directed by Paul Haggis

• The Aviator, 2004, directed by Martin Scorsese

• V for Vendetta, 2005, directed by James McTeigue

• Flight Club, 1999, directed by David Fincher

• Office Space, 1999, directed by Mike Judge

• Clockwatchers, 1997, directed by Jill Sprecher