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Podcast: Two for the Road: Movies with Matt and Adam
Episode: 115: The French Connection (1971) and The Chaser (μΆκ²©μ) (2008)
Description: Text Matt & Adam!Cat and mouse films this week. William Friedkin's "The French Connection" (1971) is based on the true exploits of NYPD Detective Popeye Doyle, a street level narcotic agent who engages in a battle of wits with a French heroin smuggler.Β Popeye is Matt's favorite Gene Hackman character of his film career. From South Korea. "The Chaser" (2008) is about an ex-cop turned pimp, whose girls keep disappearing. He sets out to find out why and ends up in a chase for the truth that includes a gruesome serial killer and the most incompetent police force ever.Β ...