Weeping, Gasping Over “Maestro”

Jeff and Sasha recap some of his 11.3 “Maestro” screening, a turn-on event, which also included the Incredible Weeping Guy plus the (hopefully temporary) loss of his elephant-hide wallet. Plus “Anatomy of a Fall”, Best Supporting Actress contenders, a fight with an old friend…We chatter a bit about politics, then move on to whether or not the identity-focused politics of Hollywood has ruined storytelling. 0:00:00 - Jeff’s fight with his childhood friend over politics. 0:13:00 - Politics stuff — Israel/Hamas briefly.0:14:00 - Jeff’s cat meows. 016:00 - Joe Biden and Dean Phillips0:18:00 - Trump Derangement Syndrome0:26:18 - Jeff on Maestro0:28:00 - A Star is Born0:36:00 - Nyad0:39:00 - Grading on a curve0:40:00 - Jeff’s friend openly weeping during Maestro0:43:00 - Why storytelling matters0:44:00 - The Holdovers - Alexander Payne’s film about kids left over at boarding school over Christmas0:48:00 - The Taste of Things - a French film starring Juliette Binoche.0:48:47 - Jeff’s friend “gasping and weeping” - what makes us cry in movies. 0:56:20 - May December - Todd Haynes’ film starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore1:00 - Anatomy of a Fall - a French movie starring Sandra Huller about whether or not she murdered her husband. 1:20 - Most searched sex positions in New York Post1:21 - Sasha’s road trip to Ohio for Thanksgiving.1:22 - Best Actress is heating up.1:30 - Sex in Anatomy of a Fall?1:33 - Supporting Actress - Da’Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers, Penelope Cruz for Ferarri, etc. 1:33 - Outro This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heplus.substack.com/subscribe