One Shot: The Northman

No one was as jazzed up to see The Northman as Mike and Dan.  Both are great admirers of Robert Eggers's The Witch and The Lighthouse, each of which has been discussed in previous episodes.  But the disaster of The Northman is more than a disappointment; it's indicative of a trend in contemporary films in which the audience is held almost in contempt.  This episode doesn't follow the usual three-act structure--it's all a rant about why The Northman fails and what its failure reminds us about how films are made.  Spoilers abound, for what they are worth.   Terrific bumper music:  Bluebird by E's Jammy Jams Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music provided by FreeMusic109 https://youtube.com/FreeMusic109 Please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on Twitter and Letterboxd @15MinFilm.  Please rate and review the show on Apple podcasts and contact us at [email protected].  Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Twitter: https://twitter.com/15minfilm Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/15MinFilm/ Website: https://fifteenminutefilm.podbean.com/