Ninotchka | Welcome To The Basement

Comrades, report immediately to the old leather couch for some courtship, communism and comedy as we watch Ninotchka. Garbo laughs and so will you.
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Welcome To The Basement" is a show about watching, discussing and having fun with movies. None of the discussion or riffing is planned ahead of time.

The movie announced on Facebook before every new episode. We do discuss the entire movie, including the ending, so if you want to avoid spoilers, watch the movie first.

[Aeonova]

When I heard her say "Who am I to cost the Russian people seven cows?", I pretty much knew the stinger Ernesto was going to have at the end of the video. Let's see if I'm right.
Wrote the above after I heard the line. Waited until the end to post. Yep. It was too perfect a line for Ernesto to pass up.

[toric]

Love me some Garbo! Shame she stopped when she did. I saw a documentary about her and apparently Garbo watching was a pass time in 60’s New York. She also trolled paparazzi 🤣

[SleepFan]

Ninotchka is my favorite Greta Garbo film. She's so delightful and romantic.

Lea Seydoux as Catwoman for Wes Anderson would be a dream!

[rebekahyoder]

Thank you for Not spoiling The French Dispatch. I'm looking forward to watching it in the future & I need to be completely innocent to watch it.

[Montag]

A textbook tsundere. Japan would love this movie.

[Gappasaurus]

8:41 😂🤣😂🤣 Super deep cut reference, Matt. Bravo!
Edit: 11:22 It’s fermented in the bottle! 😄

[rkgaustin]

My second mention on the show! Thank you so much! I love what you do.

[themoviedealers]

Gd Orson Welles would probably be SO PISSED that he's most remembered for drunken outtakes from a wine commercial that he probably forgot about the next morning.

[John_Demarco]

14:29 "...a creature of the night who sucks the blood of the living, but here he's just a government official."

I don't see the difference.

[MrBearpierro]

I love the Orson Wells commercial reference hahaha. You guys are great.

[curseyoujordanshow]

Your riffing in this episode was really on point.

[howiegruwitz]

Welcome to the basement, they got fun and games

[korg]

I love the shot at 6:45, close and focused on the two at the desk but the reflections of the men on the other side are visible in the mirror.

[SpiderDijon]

In answer to your first question eight in Russian is - Vosyem /Восемь

[PizzaGod]

The telephone reference is something I say every time the phone rings too. I can even hear it in the right accent :P

[TitaniumSeraph]

Whenever you guys make bold comebacks during the viewing of the movies my little improv heart is so happy. lol KERSHEV!

[bassvibasics]

21:12 Craig admonishing himself for his substandard pun is hilarious!

[Ejectaphelion]

I didn't realize how badly I needed Bill Murray as the Riddler until the opening of this episode


edit: OMG KREZHNEV IS BACK, HOROSHO!!!!

[tjg]

Best band name of the episode: Languid Cellists

[ironman]

I haven’t seen this one in a long time! Great choice!