Our November theme continues, and we’re sticking with Soderbergh. This week: Traffic.
The film that won Soderbergh his Oscar, Traffic is a modern epic about the drug war, with separate narrative threads in Mexico, Southern California, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Covering drug traffickers, law enforcement in both Mexico and the United States, and teenagers hooked on drugs, the film’s ambitious scope attempts to tell the whole story, complexities and all.
New friend of the show Joaquin Dominguez, screenwriter and all-around Soderbergh superfan, is still hanging with us after last week’s episode. Christian, Scott, and Joaquin take a look at Traffic to see if the film holds up 24 years later.
What’s your favorite Soderbergh film? Let us know at cinemaontappodcast@gmail.com.
Joaquin’s new film Watch Them Come Blood recently premiered in Los Angeles to a sold out crowd. The film is continuing to screen around the country, and is coming to physical media in the future.
