Welcome to Episode 53, returning guests Chris (Easy Riders, Raging Podcast) and Adam (Truth and Movies – Little White Lies) are back to review Chris’s choice City of God (Cidade de Deus). The 2002 Brazilian drama from Fernando Meirelles is based on a novel by the same name that was loosely based on real events and depicts organised crime in the favelas from the end of 1960s and the beginning of the 1980s.
City of God is a dazzling piece of cinema, mixing almost documentary style story telling with disco, drug dealing, photography and revenge – often violent but also frequently sharp and funny. If you haven’t seen it don’t be put off by the two hours run time or subtitles – it breezes by.
Scores
| Episode Crew Name | Recommendability Score | Repeat Viewing Score | Small Screen Score | Engagement Score | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.25 | 3.5625 |
| Chris | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 |
| Helen | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4.25 |
| Kobi | 4.75 | 4 | 2 | 4.7 | 3.8625 |
| 4.1875 | 3.75 | 2.625 | 4.3625 | 3.73125 |
City of God scores 3.73 overall – let down by the small screen score – but still respectable and received a lot of love from Twitter too.
What do you guys think? Have you seen City Of God? What did you think? Please let us know in the comments below!
Episode #053 Crew Links
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More about City Of God
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Films New on Netflix
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After learning that he’s fathered hundreds of children, former sperm donor David Wozniak discovers that dozens of his offspring now want to meet him.
Added to UK Netflix: 10th April 2018
A loyal sister struggles to stay afloat while driving her heroin-addicted brother to a detox center and looking after his 2-year-old daughter.
Added to UK Netflix: 6th April 2018
In a violent prison in 1970s Mexico, a young inmate lands a spot on a football team that doubles as an enforcer squad for a corrupt administration.
Added to UK Netflix: 6th April 2018
After he’s recruited to an elite prep school, a 14-year-old basketball phenom is confronted by corruption and greed in amateur sports.
Added to UK Netflix: 6th April 2018
A woman who’s been alone on a spaceship her whole life becomes enamored with an engineer who suddenly enters her life and upends her universe.
Added to UK Netflix: 6th April 2018
Films Leaving Netflix
Unfortunately, not all of the films stay on Netflix for ever, booooo! Often you don’t get to find out until its too late. The films listed below are leaving Netflix UK super soon so please don’t miss out!
Sam’s frequent tantrums turn sinister when a creepy children’s book mysteriously appears in his room, and he asks his mother, ‘Do you want to die?’
Leaving: 15th April 2018