187: Juror #2 (with Corey Atad)

The film writer Corey Atad and I went on opening day to see the new Clint Eastwood courtroom drama Juror #2, which is getting an extremely limited release in North America even though Warner Bros. gave it a full rollout in the UK, France and Spain. Why is David Zaslav doing Clint, still working at age 94, one of the icons of American cinema and of Warner Bros., so dirty? Before seeing Clint’s latest, Corey embarked on a journey into the last decade of Eastwood’s work for his Substack, so we touch on these films and where Juror #2 fits in with the preoccupations of Clint in his Late Style period, a series of films that examine what takes to be a hero, the concepts of right and wrong, the challenges of modern American life, and the people trying to do their best within failing systems, in this case a struggling justice system not designed to handle people operating out of self-interest. In our discussion we don’t give away any spoilers for Juror #2 that aren’t in the trailer. Go see this movie! Over 30% of all Junk Filter episodes are only available to patrons of the podcast. To support this show directly and to receive access to the entire back catalogue, consider becoming a patron for only $5.00 a month (U.S.) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/junkfilter Follow Corey Atad on Twitter and visit coreyatad.com Corey's interview with Juror #2 screenwriter Jonathan A. Abrams, for GQ, November 15, 2024 Corey’s reviews of all the Late Style Clint movies discussed in this episode are on his Substack - here’s his review of Juror #2. “The Mystery Behind Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 Release Is Solved” by Pamela McClintock, for THR, Nov 4, 2024 “Halftime in America” - Clint’s 2012 Super Bowl ad for Chrysler, directed by David Gordon Green Trailer for Sully (Clint Eastwood, 2016) Trailer for Juror #2 (Clint Eastwood, 2024)