Deep Dive

In many ways, our expansion of the long-running Chillpak Hollywood Hour into an entire universe of different podcasts here on Substack was inspired by our desire to take some of Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness’ longer form conversations and put them in one place where people can easily find them by topic. So, welcome to DEEP DIVE! This is not just any podcast episode either. It’s the LONGEST conversation Dean and Phil have ever recorded about ANY subject matter! Today’s show features an in-depth analysis of and appreciation for film noir of the 1950s. Let Dean and Phil guide you through a decade of cinematic corruption, abuse, sadism and toxic masculinity in the new-born atomic age. They make a case for 1950 as the true zenith for noir masterworks and try to make sense of the form’s quick descent into oblivion, at least in Hollywood (and on movie screens). The international impact of American film noir gets celebrated and how the genre got transformed moving forward gets previewed. Chillpak Hollywood Presents ... is a listener-supported joint. To receive new shows and to support our work, please become a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deanandphil.substack.com/subscribe