70.2 Classics and Hidden Gems: Training Day, Internal Affairs

About this episode

The episode discusses the themes of dirty cops through the films Training Day and Internal Affairs.

Continuing Issue 70 of Double Reel, the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd. This is Classics and Hidden Gems, and our theme for this issue is dirty cops. First up for our Classic, Alan finally gets round to watching Denzel Washington's Oscar winning turn in Training Day. For our Hidden Gem, we tell you why you should check out the intense 1990 thriller Internal Affairs. Part one of this issue, Double Reel Monthly is already available for download and next week we bring you the Remakes Tribunal. Check out Alan's author page here: Alan Bayles Author And check out physical media reviews on YouTube here: Maximum Disc

People in this episode

Host: The Adamsons

Topics covered

• dirty cops
• film analysis
• thrillers
• Oscar winners
• hidden gems

Keywords

• Training Day
• Internal Affairs
• dirty cops
• film podcast
• thriller analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Double Reel, Maximum Disc

Books & works: Training Day, Internal Affairs

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