Tag: Lucas Black

384 – Jarhead

We’re tackling Sam Mendes’ third feature this week, 2005’s war adaptation Jarhead. The film followed Jake Gyllenhaal as Gulf War marine Anthony Swofford trapped in an existential wartime malaise. With a supporting cast that included recent Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Peter Sarsgaard, expectations were sky high for the film before it received a muted critical reaction and the season proved more positive for Gyllenhaal’s turn in Brokeback Mountain.

This episode, we talk about the film’s craft pedigree that made its on-paper potential sky high, from Mendes to cinematographer Roger Deakins to composer Thomas Newman to editor Walter Murch. We also discuss Gyllenhaal joining our TEN Timers Club, Sarsgaard’s early aught supporting actor run, and how the film cracked the lid on post-9/11 political THOB cinema.

Topics also include Jake thirst gifs, John Krasinski Six Timers, and Oscar winners’ Zodiac signs.

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382 – Get Low

We keep losing movie legends, but this week we wanted to memorialize the great Robert Duvall. In 2010, the actor entered the race with Get Low, a tale (based on regional legend) of a town outcast who decides to throw his own funeral. With Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek, and Lucas Black filling out the ensemble, the film is a forgiveness and guilt fable that has its humble charms, but ultimately was unable to net the career honors for Duvall that would come a few years later with (eek) The Judge.

This episode, we talk about Duvall’s Oscar history and his place in some of the most important films of the 1970s. We also discuss Spacek’s post-2000s run of brilliant supporting turns, hostile Today Show appearances, and Sony Classics many 2010 Oscar nominees.

Topics also include Murray Six Timers, video games, and the 2010 Best Actor race.

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