Ryan McNeil
Runtime
84 minutes
Show Contents:
0:00 Introduction
3:32 Know Your Enemy: Rebecca Sharp from Almost Ginger
21:50 The New Slang: ALMOST FAMOUS
53:18 The Other Side pt i: SCHOOL OF ROCK
1:06:41 The Other Side pt ii: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Thoughts from your host…
As the calendar turns to June, I try to surround myself with tokens of joy. I get outside more often, see people I care about. In recent years I have even gotten out-of-town and done some exploring. Basically, I try to mark turning another year older with as much positive energy as possible.
However, once upon a time “positive energy” was disrupted by discussion of such soul-sucking offerings as GET HIM TO THE GREEK and the fourth PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film. So time came to turn eyes towards the all time favorites of your humble host…
…and this year we have finally arrived at the all-timiest of them all.
When I reached out to today’s guest, I had visions of enthusiasm and energy, and I’m pretty pleased to see my visions come true.
So pull up a chair, step out on to my balcony, and listen in on a transatlantic discussion of Cameron Crowe’s opus.
Links Mentioned during The Show:
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There are many movies I like. And there are many movies I love. But precious few movies receive the title of films I adore. Almost Famous is one of those titles. I still get the warm and fuzzies with the “Tiny Dancer” scene.
As for “honest and unmerciful”, I agree with you Ryan. When I was writing back in the day, I was never unmerciful. Sometimes for tent-pole movies from Disney or Marvel or whatever – sure I can hack them to pieces. But often times I would get requests for reviews from little indie film makers. It’s always good to be honest, but if I hated a movie, I feel like it’s counter-productive to tear them down publicly. Better to either not review the film or talk to the film maker privately.
Great episode, great guest. Always good to hear an fellow Brit on the Matinee Cast.
I love Almost Famous, well overdue for a re-watch. My takeaway from the movie is easy, the Tiny Dancer scene.
I used to have a lesson at school after the A level English class, I picked up copies of To Kill a Mockingbird and Margaret Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale. The people in the class I knew hated them, I loved them. A difference in taste, or did they dislike them because they were told to read them and I liked them because I chose to read them?