Ryan McNeil
Runtime
78 minutes
Up for Discussion
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
2:37 Know Your Enemy: Dan Gorman
15:13 The New Slang: SICARIO
42:41 The Other Side I: THE FRENCH CONNECTION
54:15 The Other Side II: THE COUNSELOR
1:06:47 Further Down the Spiral
Thoughts from your host…
It’s good to be back.
I mean, the TIFF dispatches were an awesome way to get back in the swing of things and all, but it’s great to get back to the full show with a full discussion and all the the trimmings.
What’s more, I actually owe a great debt of thanks to today’s guest – Mr. Gorman – because he was nice enough to invite me into his home to record even though we’d never actually me face-to-face. That’s true community right there, and certainly going the extra mile to make a fellow podcaster feel special! The result is a conversation I think went amazingly well, and one that you’ll hear almost completely unedited, save for a moment or two when the early morning call got us tangled-up in our words.
Those moments are few and far between though, so it’s sorta giving me a grin right this moment to see what happens when podcasters get together and roll tape.
Thanks for sticking around.
Further Down the Spiral Suggestions:
From Dan… Bloodlines
From Ryan… “The Crossing” by Cormac McCarthy
Thanks for tuning into episode one-hundred-forty-three.
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Welcome back, great choice of film to come back with, see my glowing review! Safe bet it will be in my top ten for the year.
Without straying into spoilers I think the ending is perfect. The resignation and defeat of the final scene is the perfect end for the despair of the subject matter. Had it been the other movie with the ending you wanted it would have lost all its power and relevance.
My choice for the other side would be No Country for Old Men, it was the first film I thought of watching Sicario, and we get to see two very different Josh Brolin characters.
Considering your “Other Side” film choice compliments my “Down the Spiral” book choice, I think it’s safe to say that we are of one mind on this film!
Who is this guy? I feel like I’m listening to a long lost brother. Agreement at every turn. Love Somewhere. Love trash (Savages, Domino, Body Double). But seriously don’t like The Counselor at all.
Also, I’m with Dan on Bloodline and shows airing weekly. Generally I like to digest for a week (True Detective, Game of Thrones) with my shows. But Bloodline is different. I’m not sure I actually would have watched if I had to wait a week in between. It’s too… loose (if that’s the right word?) to wait a week between episodes. But watching it all in about 4 days was well worth it. I really REALLY wish Project Greenlight aired this way.
I’m almost out of “old watch” shows. I’d been working on Hannibal and Fringe in the mornings, just finished both. Ditto season one of The Knick.
So when I get done with the season of Friday Night Lights that I’m working through, I do believe I’m going to have to move on to Bloodlines to start my day…
…even if that will make for back-to-back Kyle Chandler shows.
Yay nice to have you back. I can’t wait to see Sicario, the trailer looked superb and Emily Blunt is wonderful in anything. I never knew you were such a big fan of The Counselor! Or that anyone was. I might actually give it a try now, something tells me I might like it.
Don’t ask why it took me three whole weeks to respond to this comment, and considering a new episode of YOUR show dropped this week – it’s likewise nice to have you back.
But do tell…how did that UK Lamb meet-up shake down with ALL those podcasters gathered in one place and nobody managed to record ANYTHING??!!