Episode #035

Modern Times

(1936)

Charlie Chaplin is on point this week with one of his most beloved appearances as the The Tramp. He can’t hold down a job for his life, he’s getting strapped into a homicidal auto-feeding machine, and he’s doing blow in jail! What’s not to love! There are truly some breathtaking sequences in this classic silent film, and Chaplin flexes his performance muscles that might just make you forget it’s a silent film in the first place. Plus, it’s the movie that brought us the timeless ballad “Smile.” This week, on film school!