Episode 148 – BEASTS OF NO NATION

    Runtime 81 minutes Up for Discussion 0:00 Introduction KNOW YOUR ENEMY– Q& A with this week’s guest Andrew Robinson from GMan Reviews (4:05) THE NEW SLANG – Review and reaction of BEASTS OF NO NATION (23:12) THE OTHER SIDE pt 1 – Andrew couples CHE (49:57) THE OTHER SIDE pt 2 – Ryan couples LORD OF THE FLIES (1:03:57)   Thoughts from your host…     We’ve reached a little bit of a gap in the schedule where film release dates are concerned. A bit of a breather in between the blockbusters of American Thanksgiving and the arty and intellectual offerings that arrive at year-end. It’s too late to discuss something like CREED, and too early to discuss something like CAROL. As such, we find ourselves looking around for a topic of conversation, and for the first time in this show’s history – we look to Netflix. As my guest brings up, this gives me a bit of a dose of bitter medicine. I have become so spoiled in being able to find anything I want to watch in a theatrical environment. I live in Movie going Xanadu where not only does every new release get the big screen treatment, but so too do many of the classics. So looking to an on-demand service to ferry us from fall to winter feels strange, but also gives me a clear understanding of how so many movies are consumed. Can’t say I was a huge fan of the experience, but that will come up on the show.   Links Mentioned During The Show:   Amir Soltani’s relationship with the films of Jafar Panahi All Songs Considered discusses Quadrophenia   Thanks for tuning into episode one-hundred-forty-eight.   Andrews’s Twitter feed can be found here. You can subscribe to the Matineecast via iTunes or RSS Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening. Enjoy!