The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 23 - ‘Something’s Gotta Give’

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🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Sean and Amanda return to continue their yearlong project of listing the 25 best movies of the 21st century so far. They discuss Nancy Meyers’s ‘Something’s Gotta Give,’ the 2003 romantic comedy starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson, which featured some of the most realized and developed characters of the century. They highlight and celebrate Meyers’s auteurist vision, argue why it’s the last great studio romantic comedy, and remember one of Jack Nicholson’s final performances that featured an incredible balance of his powerful charisma and uglier, stranger side. Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the brand new Zach Lowe Show.
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0:33.2	Let's go!
0:48.6	I'm Sean Fennacy.
0:49.6	I'm Amanda Dobbins.
0:57.4	And this is 25 for 25, a big picture special conversation show about a little ditty about Jack and Diane. That's right. It's Nancy Myers time and our pick is what, Amanda? Something's got to give. Something's got
1:02.9	to give. Okay. I had a very high usage rate on Monday's episode of this podcast and so it is it is time for
1:10.6	Jesus to take the wheel.
1:12.6	Jesus Amanda. Yeah. This is a huge moment here for you. We're citing 25 perfect movies from this
1:19.1	century. This is the Nancy Meyer's choice. This is the Nancy Meyer's choice. And I think this is also
1:24.1	the romantic comedy choice. I, well, that's a bit of a spoiler alert, but yes.
1:28.5	Well, I mean, you never know.
1:31.3	I've been wondering if we should be citing, like, this is the last time you'll see this person or this kind of movie as we go down the list.
1:37.0	That would require, like, doing a lot of spreadsheet work, I suppose.
1:42.0	And that would also require being fixed to our picks, which, ladies and gentlemen, we've
1:48.0	gone off script for the first time.
1:49.6	We have.
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