How much unease can a film pack into 68 minutes? A great amount, as Mike and Dan discuss in this week's episode on Detour (1945), Edgar G. Ulmer's noir masterpiece and certainly one of the best examples of the genre. The guys talk about the ways in which the film dramatizes the whims of whatever malevolent force controls the universe and Ann Savage's unpredictable, electrifying performance. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, Seinfeld, The Third Man, Raging Bull, Out of the Past, The Shining, Double Indemnity King Lear, and Goodfellas all enter the conversation about a man without any plot armor longing to escape into another movie. So stick out that thumb and see who picks you up--just be sure to listen to this episode in the car.
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