275: Retrospectating 1999 - GO / ELECTION

Twenty years ago today a film was released that caught director Doug Liman, writer John August, and a cast of hot young upstarts at a moment of perfect aesthetic and artistic unanimity. GO wasn’t a big hit at the time and was even dismissed by Leonard Maltin as a “junior Pulp Fiction.” But the film has aged in a lot of fascinating ways over the last two decades and on this week’s episode we engage in a rare disagreement about many of them. We also dig deep into an analysis of Alexander Payne’s second (and best?) film ELECTION and its significance in the context of Reese Witherspoon’s unique oeuvre. Viva la ‘99! Email: [email protected] Donate: Thanks! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Stitcher / Overcast / RSS