Episode 347: All Of Us Strangers - Afire

Josh is joined by recurring guests John Pulice and Ben Luben for a double feature. First, they talk about Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers” (Beginning-1:05:03). They discuss Haigh’s unconventional narrative choices used to tell the story of a man connecting with us long-lost parents, the performances from the loaded cast that included Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jaime Bell and Claire Foy and much more! Then, Josh and Ben talk about the newest film from German filmmaker Christian Petzold, “Afire” (1:05:04-End). They discuss how Petzold created so tension in a movie that on the surface is just some people going to a vacation home to hang out, how the film uses the writing process to tell you a lot about its main characters, the performaces from the cast and much more! Spoilers for “All of Us Strangers” at 35:00 and for “Afire” at 1:44:51.