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  • Films from the 60's and 70's
    2025/07/05

    On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we go over influential films during the era of Vietnam, and the monumental shift that occured in Hollywood, particularly in tone and themes. We go over the icons of the 60's and 70's, the Oscar winners as well as highest grossing movies from every generation as well, showing the way America changed its favorite actors and directors across a 10 year span, and how we really haven't lost the actors from the 70's nowadays. Also, we really did not like the French Connection.

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    1 時間 53 分
  • Dirty Harry (1971)
    2025/06/28

    This week on Les Incompetent, we go over the 1971 film Dirty Harry, starring Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, a cop in San Francisco hunting down the serial killer Scorpio. We discuss the similarities to the Zodiac murders, how influential this film in not only pop culture, but on police in general, and how this movie introduces a new type of figure, one that is darker, morally gray, and one who has questionable judgment.

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    52 分
  • Vietnam Era Music
    2025/06/21

    This week on Les Incompetent, we do a deep dive into the music of the 60's and 70's and discuss the huge shift in tone, meaning, and sound. We go over artists like Elvis, the Beach Boys, CCR, Pink Floyd, and Jimi Hendrix. We also talk about the significance of the shift and why it plays a vital role in the anti war effort.

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    1 時間 50 分
  • Platoon
    2025/06/14

    This week on Les Incompetent, we are going to be covering Oliver Stones 1986 film Platoon. We will be covering its legacy, its incredibly deep cast of characters, and its accuracy to the Vietnam War. We will also be discusssing the two sides in the film, and what it means for the evolution of warfare

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    1 時間 1 分
  • Goodbye Pirates, Hello Vietnam
    2025/06/07

    On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we begin our discussion into the era of the 60's and 70's, with a heavy emphasis on the Vietnam War. With a such a rich diversity of topics such as the war itself, cultural revolutions, Civil Rights, music and entertainment, serial killers, and political upheaval, there is a lot to talk about and we may as well try.

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    37 分
  • Black Flags and Blue Waters: Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, Edward Low, and the End of the Golden Age
    2025/05/31

    On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we finish Eric Dolans "Black Flags and Blue Waters" by talking about not only the end of the golden age of piracy, but about some of the biggest names of the time period. We also discuss what we will be talking about next as we wrap up this topic and season.

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    1 時間 4 分
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
    2025/05/24

    On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we go over, inarguably, the most popular pirate franchise to ever grace the big screen. We go over Johnny Depps performance as the eponymous Jack Sparrow, we go over the references and the pirate lore that are used in the films, and we also discuss how this entire franchise came into being from a small darkride in Anaheim California.

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    1 時間 6 分
  • Black Flags and Blue Waters: Treasure and the Tempest
    2025/05/17

    On this weeks episode of Les Incompetent, we continue Erin Jay Dolans novel "Black Flags and Blue Waters." This week, we cover familiar territory about Samuel Bellamy and the crash of the Whydah, we peel away some of the magic we think of when we think of pirates, and we discuss the importance of learning history in a landscape of people forgetting.

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    1 時間 18 分