Since I decided to bring back that gif of Dan Barry pulling OC’s hair, I figured I’d post the clip it came from. Especially since the Highspots Network doesn’t exist anymore so I have no clue where you’d find these interviews.
Anyway, please enjoy the end of the “Tremendously Awkward with Dan Barry and Bill Carr” episode with Colin Delaney. In which they demand a shirtless Orange.
Some might call Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar ascent an unlikely one, given the oddness at the core of his films. But with the Foreign Language Feature nomination for the explicit Dogtooth and the Original Screenplay for The Lobster, the Greek auteur cemented his status in the Oscar club. A victory lap of sorts came with The Killing of a Sacred Deer in 2017, returning Lanthimos to Cannes competition with the pedigree of Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman. But any expectation that the film might be another Academy affirmed oddity all but evaporated when Cannes audiences discovered a bloody and deeply strange (even for Lanthimos) modern fable about a father given an otherworldly, violent demand from a deceased patient's son.
This episode, we talk about our anticipation for Lanthimos' Poor Things this season and the elements that make this film so divisive. We also talk about Barry Keoghan's brilliant breakthrough performance, Alicia Silverstone's caramel tart, and the film career of character actor Bill Camp (new bet alert!).
Topics also include the now-defunct Executive Committee, Kidman smoking while gardening, and 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
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Song Review(s): Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring the Wolfpack - “Cassidy” (Live, Dec. 31, 2023)
The last “Cassidy” of 2023 is what happens when the rhythm section gobbles Quaaludes and the melodists partake in amphetamines.
As performed and streamed New Year’s Eve from Florida, “Cassidy” found Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring the Wolfpack slowly unrolling the number as the Bros lay waaaaaaay back. But the ’Pack men, armed with strings and brass, were amped and took over the song’s instrumental section, weaving elements of classical, bluegrass and jazz into Weir’s brand of country-rock music.
The sagging tempo is a detriment. Thankfully, the lead players make the best of what they - and the in-person and at-home audiences - are given.
Grade card: Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring the Wolfpack - “Cassidy” (Live - 12/31/23) - B-
the more I watch The Killing of a Sacred Deer the more I'm convinced that it's actually a comedy
"See? My example, it's metaphoric, it's symbolic" says Martin after having literally ripped a piece out of his arm
"We could order food if you're hungry" Kim tells Martin right after he asks her whether she's on her period (saltburn vampire scene premonition strong)
"I won't let you go until you try my tart" Martin's mum tells Steven right after coming onto him by basically stuffing his hand in her mouth (tart is a euphemism, right? also what is it about this fam where they all want to put Steven in their mouths, is this shit hereditary like Martin's dad's heart condition?)
"Can I have your mp3 player when you die?" Kim asks her brother matter-of-factly. Deadpan delivery fr
"You'll say, but I only shot one person! How come four people are dead? So if you're gonna dig a hole in the yard, better make it a big one" - a line that could be delivered in all sorts of ways, but Barry does it in a "ur so stupid its kinda hilarious steven" way
"Bob, aren't you gonna come over and give me a hug?" Martin asks knowing full well (and probably being responsible) that Bob cant walk, while himself tied to a chair with a gunshot wound to his leg
Kim throwing things at Martin because he's not "trying hard enough" to heal her is just slapstick honestly
That bit where Steven bangs at the door of the Lang house threatening to fuck Martin's mum and Martin himself "just like" he [Martin] wants it? Pure comedic gold
The fact that Steven believes Martin can cause direct harm while being tied up and beaten in a basement ("What did you do to [Kim]")? Hilarious actually