Ryan McNeil
Runtime
77 minutes
Show Contents
0:00 Introduction
2:52 Know Your Enemy with Guest – Lindsay Traves
25:18 The New Slang: NOSFERATU
59:17 The Other Side: Lindsay and Ryan talk further reading after Robert Eggers’ film
Thoughts from your host…
I don’t do resolutions, exactly – but when a new year arrives I try to think about things I want to do more and less of. For example, last year was about “less stuff” and “more experiences”. I’m happy to say that it went well overall
One of my “less” categories this year has been “less screen time”.
There’s a few reasons for this. One reason is because, as I say in the intro of this week’s episode, times are shitty. No matter whether you move from one platform to another, or curate your feed to remove the negativity, the shittiness has a way of finding you. So, why not change the channel?
This is not to put my head in the sand and pretend that not looking at what’s happening will make it go away…but more to do with managing my own outrage and anxiety. We used to stare at the car wreck as we drove past slowly in the opposite lane…now it sorta feels like we are pulling over, taking photos, shaking our heads and mumbling with other people who pulled over too. It becomes draining.
Another reason is just to be more present and do one thing at a time. It feels like many of us (myself included) are second-screening more and more lately. Why? Are we not interested in the primary thing we are doing? Is the secondary thing that much more interesting?
I think about it all, and I don’t like the feeling. So that’s where I’m at – more presence, less screens.
How’s about you, folks? Any “more” in 2025? Any “less”?
While you mull that over, join an old friend and I as we talk about an old story and get the new year started off right.
Links Mentioned on Episode 340:
Matineecast 231 with Lindsay where we reviewed JOKER
Matineecast 216 where we reviewed VELVET BUZZSAW
The Matinee’s BlueSky can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome and thank you very much for listening.
Enjoy!
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