Episode 39: THE FRENCH CONNECTION
 
We make another visit to the 1970s for this week&#39;s episode. The French Connection is a gritty crime drama that turned Gene Hackman into a leading man in 1971. Hackman plays Detective Popeye Doyle, a decidedly unglamorous narcotics investigator in New York City. He partners with Roy Scheider in an attempt to uncover a heroine smuggling operation.
 
Known for its iconic car chase, The French Connection ranks at number 31 on our Best Picture Countdown.*
Spoiler Alert: We talk about the movie in its entirety, so if you haven&#39;t yet seen it, check it out. Or not. That ball is in your court.
*What is this list?
We explain it in more detail in our Trailer and its Description, but as a high-level answer: we aggregated several different lists that rank the ninety-four winners of the Best Picture Academy Award in a rough attempt to get a consensus. It is not intended to be rigorous or definitive. It&#39;s just a framework to guide our journey through cinema history.

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Welcome to Sibling Cinema!
Dennis and Bonnie are siblings and we're here to talk movies! Dennis is an obsessive cinephile and Bonnie is a super casual movie watcher.
 
In this series we are embarking on a countdown of the Academy Award Best Picture winners. We aggregated several different lists (our trailer goes into more detail on how) that rank the ninety-four winners of the Best Picture Academy Award in a rough attempt to get a consensus. It is not intended to be rigorous or definitive. It's just a framework to guide our journey through cinema history.