Brian Tyree Henry – This Had Oscar Buzz

We’re wrapping up our run of Patreon Selects episode with a real doozy! Originally intended for 2019, The Woman in the Window was meant as a prestige adaptation of a popular thriller, packing quite the pedigree. With the attached talents of director Joe Wright, writer Tracy Letts, and star Amy Adams (along with a stellar supporting cast), the film follows an agoraphobic who witnesses a murder across the street, setting off a mystery of mistaken identities and skewed perceptions of reality. Then, it was hit by a rapid succession of misfortunes including the Disney-Fox merger, a cringe-inducing exposé on author A.J. Finn, and, well, the pandemic.

This episode, we talk about what went wrong and what might have been watered down by the Tony Gilroy reshoots. We also discuss Adams’ recent run of disappointing roles, our hopes for Nightbitch later this year, and Jennifer Jason Leigh joins our Six Timers Club!

Topics also include the emergence of Fred Hechinger, Julianne Moore’s brief boozy performance, and the film’s somewhat unceremonious Netflix drop.

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You asked for it and it’s finally here! To close the year, we are doing another Listeners’ Choice episode and the landslide victor is 2018′s Widows. The follow-up to Steve McQueen’s Best Picture winning 12 Years a Slave, Widows places Viola Davis at the head of a group of Chicago women caught in the middle of political corruption when their husbands all go down in a heist gone wrong. Highly received by early critics (including your hosts), the film disappointed at the box office and stumbled throughout the precursor season. Now and forever, Justice For Widows!

This episode, we go into the film’s mixed receptions by audiences expecting something more in line with traditional heist fare and 2018′s disconnect between the films that emerged most victorious and the film’s left on the outside. We also discuss the film’s incisive look at Chicago, Brian Tyree Henry’s incredible 2018, and how Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox left this film underserved by its studio.

Topics also include Robert Duvall yelling “I’m old!”, the Bird Box phenomenon, and what other contenders came close in your Listeners’ Choice votes.

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275 – The Woman in the Window (Patreon Selects)

125 – Widows