Ryan McNeil
Welcome back.
When I published the NYMPHOMANIAC episode back on April 14th, I didn’t anticipate an entire month going by before the next episode would drop. However, besides there not being any other new releases in April that I wanted to discuss, and the audio component of my Hot Docs coverage just not materializing this year, it became an unexpected one-month-hiatus for the show.
In some ways that left me both antsy and rusty, and in other ways I’m down with that.
Everybody needs to step away from things from time-to-time. We need to let our batteries recharge and focus on other (often more worthwhile) activities. It helps us become more well-rounded, and even makes us better at whatever it is that we’ve stepped away from…considering that a bit of desire to get back to it builds up inside of us.
So now that I have the time on my hands again, I’m happy to be getting back to it. I’m happy that the warm weather has arrived and I can start recording outside, and I’m happy that there are lots of films coming that I want to talk about into my microphone. Let’s get to it, shall we?
Thanks for sticking around.
Here’s what’s in store in episode one-hundred-and-eleven…
Runtime
65 minutes
Up for Discussion
1. Introduction
2. KNOW YOUR ENEMY– Q& A with this week’s guest, Nikhat Zahra (4:01)
4. THE NEW SLANG – Review and reaction to ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (18:17)
5. THE OTHER SIDE pt I- Nik couples THIRST (39:01)
6. THE OTHER SIDE pt II – Ryan couples SID & NANCY (51:09)
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Yaay Arctic Monkeys!! They’re my favourite band 😀
Thank you for having me again! I am still brainstorming about the double feature so I will give you that answer later.
Thank YOU so much for dropping by again! One of these days, I’ll have to figure out a way I can get your co-hosts and you all on the same episode.
You still have a week or so until the recording of Ep. 112, so keep stewing over double feature ideas.
I would show DONNIE DARKO and MEMENTO as a double feature, simply because they are my two all-time favourite films.
“The idea of wearing sunglasses at night does seem a bit douchebagey, but they made it seem really cool.” Truth.
Regarding the slower pace and it not getting where it wanted to go right away, I think that actually goes back to your review, Ryan, and illuminating just how LONG these two have been alive. I clearly have no idea what it’s actually like to drink blood but I kept thinking that the pace, which I thought was more dreamy than slow, was kind of this ineffable evocation of the sensation of drinking blood. And I thought Wasikowska couldn’t stay in the picture any longer than she did – even though I wanted her to because the character in the performance were off the hook – because her youth made everything in her existence more short-term. This is a long comment, I know, but I can’t help it. I love this film. I discuss this film for hours and hours.
Double Feature: “The Big Sleep” & “To Have and Have Not.” Three-plus hours of Bogey & Bacall making eyes at one another and trading bon mots is really all I need in my moviegoing life.
I would totally go to that double feature! Thanks for listening, mate.
After listening to your show I rewatched the film. I enjoyed it even more this time, it holds up. There’s so much to like about this film. I am currently very much into the soundtrack, one of the many good things about this film.
Double Feature: In The Mood For Love/ Lost in Translation. Among my favorite films of all time, I feel like they share many themes but are not that similar. You can see the influence on Sofia Coppola. I am crazy about these films. Could replace In The Mood For Love with Chungking Express.
Thanks for dropping by and listening man – always happy to start getting comments from different voices. As for the soundtrack, I owe you one for reminding me – I’m stopping by the record store today, so now I’ll be adding that to my little wishlist!
As always, I loved it. Nik was nowhere as bad as she thought she had been, I love it when one of us pops up in some other podcast. It’s very entertaining.
Only Lovers Left Alive is probably my favorite of the year so far but I’ve only seen four movies… Thirst sounds interesting too and that other movie… well, it sounds very depressing. It’s weird, I never had a Sex Pistols phase. I mean, if you don’t count the “God Save the Queen” phase.
I was sorta surprised that Nik mentioned a “Sex Pistols phase”, since I don’t see a band that was around so briefly as influencing “a phase”. Now had she mentioned “a punk phase” where she was also influenced by The Clash and The Ramones, I’d get that.
And for what it’s worth, I always lone bringing fellow podcasters on to my show because your comfort level tends to make my editing life easier. Now I just need to bring you in for a full episode and get Sofia on as well!
It was the “Sex Pistols phase” within my “punk phase”.
Yessss that would be great! I’m sort of jealous you know, Nik has had two full episodes already 😛
Very cool show, Nikhat was a great guest. I too loved Swinton and Hidleston’s chemistry in Only Lovers Left Alive. I would watch another movie with them together. I forgot that Chan Wook directed thirst, and I don’t think I’m a Cyborg but That’s OK was a messed up as Nikhat said I thought it was sweet. Then again I do have a slightly scrwered version of what sweet is.