Episode 228 – THE FAREWELL

Runtime94 minutes Show Contents: 0:00 Introduction 3:02 Know Your Enemy: Courtney Small 24:41 The New Slang: THE FAREWELL 58:50 The Other Side: Courtney and Ryan talk further reading after Lulu Wang’s new film Thoughts From Your Host… This is the sort of film I most want to podcast about. It’s a movie that doesn’t have a whole lot of exposure just yet. Specifically, it’s playing on just 135 venues in North America – by comparison, the newest Tarantino film is playing in more than 3500. It’s a movie that speaks directly to a specific culture, and yet has so damned many universal themes. And it’s a movie that gave my guest and I so very much to think about, and left us feeling so much joy and heartache in equal measures. THE FAREWELL has been prompting people like Simu Liu to buy out cinemas and offer people a chance to see it for free just to get the box office up…and I absolutely understand why. It’s a film that won’t get a whole lot of advertising on your TV or in the sidebar of the websites you browse. And yet, I wager that if you gave it a go, you’d come away from it feeling truly affected in all of the ways good cinema affects us most. I’m always thankful that anyone tunes into this show at all, given how many other movie podcasts are out there talking about much bigger films. Today, I’m extra grateful, considering how much I want to spread the word on this particular film. Links Mentioned on Episode 228: Reel Insight S02E60 where Rachel and Jess bemoan the length of the wedding scene in THE DEER HUNTER Courtney’s Twitter feed can be found here. Comments and feedback are welcome, and thank-you very much for listening.  Enjoy!