4.11 - In a Lonely Place / Barton Fink (w/ Evan Laffer)

00:00 - 41:08 - In a Lonely Place
41:08 - 1:00:03 - Malcolm in the Middle
1:00:03 - 2:01:22 - Barton Fink

We're joined by Evan from the Jokermen podcast this week to talk about a couple of all-time great films about the people who write films. We dive back into Nick Ray's sensitive thugs; the roles of masculinity, the artistry of rage, etc. then, a jam-packed Malcolm in the Middle segment (41:08) covering the late 40s and early 90s, two ultimate sweet spots of cinema history. finally, we review a Coen brothers movie.(1:00:03) it only took us three years. Barton Fink is one of their greatest accomplishments - we talk about the nightmare version of Hollywood, the act of creation, hollywood' connection to great literature, and more. it's a jam-packed episode.

listen to Evan's podcasts: Jokermen (about Bob Dylan in season 1 and now The Velvets + John and Lou solo) and Never Ending Stories (about Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour).


*there's also a point in this show where Rob calls in from the oscars red carpet. i know you can't hear him. the file got corrupted. sorry.