Todd Gilchrist, freelance film journalist and reviewer for The Wrap and Forbes, joins us this week on The Lunch Podcast to contrast and compare his Top Ten with James’ and finish up the year; the conversation also includes notes on Only God Forgives vs. Drive, what Her says about love and high-waisted pants, Upstream Color‘s gorgeous muddy metaphysics, Russian formalist criticism, Chuck Pahlaniuk’s most dangerous idea, black-and-white cinematography, Stoker‘s poisonous beauty and the odd real-life ripples Catching Fire is creating — as well as talking about waffles whether tips and tricks for making at home or L.A.’s best places to get them when you don’t feel like cooking. You can find Todd on twitter at @mtgilchrist

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The Lunch is back for the 2013-2014 season thanks to the sponsorship of Snoot Entertainment.