We start with a serious discussion about a sandwich shop in Brooklyn…because, really, what better way to set the tone for a conversation about unexpected twists?


From there, we dive into the wonderfully off-the-wall world of Watching the Detectives (2007), a romantic comedy about Neil, a movie geek who runs a video rental store and has built his life around classic films, film noir, and the comfort of a carefully organized routine. That all changes when Violet arrives, unpredictable, chaotic, and seemingly determined to turn Neil’s carefully scripted life into a movie of its own.


This is one of our sillier episodes, packed with laughs, plenty of unexpected detours, and a few personal anecdotes along the way.


And because no movie conversation is complete without something interesting in the glass, we’ve paired this unconventional rom-com with a wine that refuses to play by the usual rules: Binario Rioja Garnacha Blanca Skin Contact 2024.

It’s a white wine made more like a red, spending time on its skins to create a wine with extra texture, structure, and tannin. Which is exactly why we think it works so well with the film.


Two things that look familiar on the surface, but become something much more unexpected once you get into them.

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