Ep#54: An Ode to Auteurs
Episode description
In this episode, Tony speaks with Simon about Quentin Tarantino; guilty (genre) pleasures; franchise vs auteur films; traumatising movies they saw in their formative years; gory internet content; Zac Stacy assault; Denis Villeneuve's hyperrealist sci-fi; the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis; Simon's dreary cinematic palate; American vs European cinema differences; Mad Men's banal slice narrative; Ari Aster's modus + penchant for the macabre; Ann Dowd's versatility; and many other topics.
-Recorded on Dec 4, 2021
-SPOILER WARNING for Lady Bird (2017); No Time to Die (2021); Casino Royale (2006); Quantum of Solace (2009); Skyfall (2012); Nude Nuns with Big Guns (2010); Dune (2021); Sicario (2015); Sicario 2 (2020); Arrival (2016); Free Guy (2021); We Need to Talk about Kevin (2011); Doubt (2008); Pig (2021); Hereditary (2017); The Matrix Trilogy; etc.
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