To ring in the new year, we wanted to take a breather from all the negativity, stop the hating, and talk about some films we actually like. We've excerpted our very positive review of Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha for the mass audience. The episode is a pre-season 5 treat for those who've subscribed to the show: you can listen to it in full at patreon.com/reelpolitik. Discussed therein:
Willem Dafoe: Most consistent actor around?
The Tom Cruise Auteur Theory
The “Iconoclastic Jewish Entertainer and His Relationship with the Nazis As Fascism Encroaches in Germany” Subgenre
Invincible (Werner Herzog, 2001)
Look Who’s Back (David Wnendt, 2015)
Cruising (William Friedkin, 1980)
Boxcar Bertha (Martin Scorsese, 1972)
The Woman in The Window (Fritz Lang, 1944)
I Was A Communist for the FBI (Gordon Douglas, 1951)
The Other Side of The Wind (Orson Welles, 2018)
Chimes at Midnight (Orson Welles, 1965)
Rattle and Hum (Phil Joanou, 1988)
