#104: Nightmare Alley (Vision in Darkness and Light) with Nicki from Trivial Theater

This time we’re joined by one of of my besties: Nicki, host of YouTube’s “Trivial Theater”, for a discussion of the audio commentary for Guillermo del Toro’s black-and-white director’s cut of 2021’s “Nightmare Alley”, and yes, Cate Blanchett does appear. Among the things discussed: sitcoms covering up their leading ladies’ pregnancies with bags of groceries, cutting between COVID and post-COVID in a single scene, much love for Tod Browning’s “Freaks”, the bizarre pretentiousness of “Logan Noir”, failed teenage jobs in the DVD review industry, and so much more. Ryan’s Recommendations: “Cronos” (1993), “The Shape of Water” (2017), and “Pinocchio” (2022) For 500 hours of exclusive bonus content and early releases of every episode, join our Patreon and become an Official Minder: http://www.patreon.com/onetrackmindpodcast Our network: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/network Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com). Artwork by: Lacie Barker.