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S6E31: Field of Tar (Patreon)

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2022-12-27 02:05:02
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Bret Easton Ellis pulls a rare reversal as he dives deeper into a recently discussed movie after experiencing it for a second time. Bret then talks about one of television's hottest shows, exuding power at a renowned Los Angeles restaurant and Norman Mailer as he answers questions from Platinum listeners on the air.

NOTE: If you haven't seen "Tar" and don't wish to have its plot points revealed, you should skip ahead to the 40-minute mark because the first section could potentially spoil the flick for you.

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BrienPiechos

This was a hell of a good movie. Shocked that we have a strong yet deeply flawed portrayal of a lesbian. That's damn near a criminal offense in this moment. I cannot recall any lesbian being portrayed as anything short as a victimized paragon of virtue since Charlize Theron played Aileen Wuornos.

John

I adore this movie, and my appreciation grew with each rewatch (I think I’ve seen it three times at this point, but now feel compelled to watch it again.) Something Brett didn’t address, though, was the Peruvian thread woven throughout, in music, symbols, ghosts, visions…even her breathing exercises if you recall. There’s something subtle there that haunts the film and complicates the “fall from grace” narrative.

bpvalentine

Interesting. I have, ahem, less than zero interest in Tar. It'd be quite an accomplishment if I come away from this episode w any kind of desire to see it. I think I remember Bret not being a fan of it before? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Anyway, time to listen. I'm tempted to say something about returning videotapes just to take the wind out of the sails of whoever usually says that every week. But... ah, it's Christmas! Or like Debnis Frans in Die Hard 2, "Christmahsssssss!"

PETER GREER

Love Yellowstone …. That house

M. Nero Nava

Jack > Leo The Passenger, Carnal Knowledge, 5 Easy Pieces, Last Detail, etc. He had a deeper catalog at Leo’s phase of his career. Enjoyed the questions, and show. I also only liked Mailer’s first one.

honker_2021

Movie review’s are “right in the pocket” for me on this podcast. Listening to this was thrilling, interesting, and made me think about Tar in new ways. And that’s what makes a movie great & reading a review great as well.

Gary Wood

1883 is not bad. Isabel May, who plays the main character, Elsa Dutton, is wonderful and is worth watching just for her character arc.

Normaling

Wow. Yellowstone sounds bonkers 😂

Seneca Garcia

Spurred by the suggestion of this podcast, I got QT’s Cinema Speculation for genX-Mas and what can I say, it is a delight - like hanging out with Quentin, and a great supplement to BEE podcast and cheers

Patrick
>>98362485

I got that as an Xmas present too! Can’t wait to hit it!

Brad Turner

Love Yellowstone. Also, check out Tulsa King with Stallone. Very entertaining.

richard owain roberts

am going to listen on my run. will say more later, after my run.

OSOS

The movies reviews are one of the best parts of the podcast, whether new or old

Mike Ward

Love this Tár, was surprised Bret didn’t like it on first watch but glad he came around. Hope he does more movie reviews (All Beauty And The Bloodshed? Triangle Of Sadness? Babylon?)

N.M. Janice.

Happy that Bret came around on Tar. I had the same experience. Took me two viewings to really appreciate it. I gotta disagree with Pauline on this one. Some of my favorite films of all time are films that I didn’t respond to on a first viewing.

Brian Rooney

AMC should create an exclusive app, just like Netflix or Criterion. A select group of new films. Charge $25 and the movie lasts a year. Features director commentary, behind the scenes, outtakes, just like an old DVD but it expires in a year. I recommend bailing on the theatrical experience. As someone who likes movies, I’ve seen zero because I gotta pay for useless streaming apps and patreons.

Steven Carrier

Cate doesn’t play Brad’s mother in Benjamin Button hahaha that would have been a hysterical twist tho

Patrick Crowley

Tár was definitely the best movie I saw in 2022, my only regret is that I didn’t see it again while it was in theaters.

Darren Ankenman

Mailer’s The Deer Park. Great nasty little Hollywood novel set in Palm Springs.

BrienPiechos

Enjoyed Tar a lot, but take umbrage with the overarching message marrying an anti-woke stance to sexual predation. Is this the only reason he was allowed to make the film? It suggests that the only reason someone would eschew identity politics is because they hamper access to groups the individual push side of the power dynamic may want to cull from. Which suggests there's no legitimate, artistic or moral reasoning behind being anti-woke, which is of course not the case whatsoever. Also, man, is every single movie about Jews now or what?

Chris De Burgha

Jack Nicholson needed a bit more hespect on his name in this one lol damn Jack is top of the food chain come on guys

Adam Dugger

Has Bret ever mentioned if he watched Better Call Saul? I thought the final season was phenomenal. Rhea Seehorn’s performance as Kim deserves more recognition than an Emmy’s snub.

Thomas Davidson

Lydia is stealing Sharon's pills; in the earlier scene in the car in in the US Lydia asks if there are any of Sharon's pills left. When she gets home Sharon says that she has been having heart trouble and doesn't have any of her pills left (because Lydia has taken them); so Lydia then sneakily pretends to find one pill "loose in the drawer". I thought these early scenes were great because they so clearly communicate so much of Lydia's character and the current state of her family situation. Todd Field pulls you in and reveals the characters and the world (and sets up the 'secret histories' as you say) and then once you know them; he sets the main plot in motion. Terrific, classic stuff.

Lundon Boyd

Tarr felt like someone saw michael haneke films for the first time

R. M.

Ponied up the $19.99 to rent Tar after Bret’s review and so glad I did. Excellent filmmaking. Blanchett is amazing. Typically I wouldn’t pay that much to stream a film but it’s excellent and we need to support films like this or they will disappear.

GellMon

More bad faith takes from predictably ‘anti-woke’ Bret. This is not the reason I started listening to this podcast.

Jorge Espinha

My 16 year old nephew is reading American Psycho with zero influence from my behalf. There's hope.

Sebastian Brück

Concerning latin american authors: I would highly recomend Pola Oloixarac, who is an argentinian writer based in Barcelona. Check Wikipedia to read more about her: "(...) Her third novel Mona (Spanish 2019, in English 2021) shows her as a satirist with some taste for provocation as her Guardian reviewer stated. (...)" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pola_Oloixarac

Steven Mills

Bret telling the entire plot?

Keith campbell

I enjoyed the section on “The Deleted”. As I suspected, Bret had way too much fun ordering beautiful young influencers to do filthy things and had to be reined in by various managers and lawyers. I particularly enjoyed the final episode, where Bret all too chillingly voices his own unseen character, the cult mastermind, ordering the recruits around.

Keith campbell

It’s too funny that Yellowstone has become US culture war and allegedly ignored by blue state prestige media (I am going by Bret on all of this, I live in the UK). An enjoyably trashy soap - Dallas is indeed the right comparison, except Linda Gray was never allowed to swear and show flesh like the amazing Kelly Reilly. I like to spend part of the winter in Jackson Hole and the plot lines in Yellowstone I read about are the same as what you see in the local papers there. It’s all land use disputes: Native Americans vs ranchers vs obnoxious coastal transplants vs enviro greenies vs extreme skiers who want to shred on the lands of all the above. Red states are where it’s at.

mr_potato

i hope bret covers avatar: the way of water in one of the upcoming pods!

Steven Mills

Right on. I hadn’t seen the movie yet when I made my comment - partially based on Bret’s previous appraisal - which, after watching Tar, I kind of agree with. I guess it’s required to see it multiple times, but it’s friggin’ long and I already have a full time job.

Harold B
>>98658551

I'm sure you don't complain on behalf of conservatives when so many podcasters insist on including woke takes in their work. Just goes to show much more sensitive one side of the aisle is than the other in terms of being able to handle opinions they don't like.

Harold B
>>98785849

It definitely started out that way with the majority of pro reviewers completely ignoring that the show existed. At this point, I think the show following has become so massive that liberal reviewers have no choice but to acknowledge it. 1000% agree red states are true Americana.