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Issue 98: Underdogs

August 2021

Episode #4: The Green Knight (2021)

Bright Wall/Dark Room·
Issue 98: UnderdogsPodcast
Zosha Millman dives deep into David Lowery's latest film, The Green Knight, with special guests Fran Hoepfner and Kelsey Ford.
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“What Shall We Do About Claudius?”

Julia Sirmons·
Issue 98: Underdogs
The richness with which I, Claudius renders the character of its underdog—the good and the bad, the inconsistent and the inexplicable—leads us to the deepest, thorniest questions about our place in history, and how things happen (or don’t) in turbulent times.
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A Human Drama Thing

Ethan Warren·
Issue 98: Underdogs
It's the simple human lapses that embody the extraordinary effectiveness of no-budget documentary Hands on a Hardbody.
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“You Just Take My Breath Away”

Gretchen Rockwell·
Issue 98: Underdogs
Speed Racer asks you to open up and go along for the ride with all its scintillating beauty, with all its dazzling heart.
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The Casket Maker’s Fortune

Dylan Brown·
Issue 98: Underdogs
There’s something soothing about the illusion that I was meant to watch Yojimbo. It implies there’s some kind of order to the universe and not just a chaotic mess where kind people die too soon.
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The Storm Around Us

Ross Showalter·
Issue 98: Underdogs
Instead of merely putting disabled characters on-screen, Take Shelter examines how they are treated in American society, and allows us to see how ableism is woven into that social fabric, from systemic failings to personal interactions.
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Until Lightning Strikes Again

Olivia Rutigliano·
Issue 98: Underdogs
The point of The Natural is not to give Roy Hobbs his longed-for second chance, but to destabilize the very concept of “second chances.”
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Clara Bow in 'It' (1927) | art by Vanessa McKee

It (1927) and The It Girl, Clara Bow

Angela Moore·
Issue 98: Underdogs
On-screen, Clara Bow's remarkable strength of personality was enough to win her everything she desired. In life, it wasn’t enough to ensure happiness or agency.
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With God, Against the World

Cody Benjamin·
Issue 98: Underdogs
The wind breathes over tall grass, gently brushing each blade. Insects chirp in the distance, forming a chorus over the hillside. These are the first sounds in A Hidden Life, the longest entry in Terrence Malick's catalog of existential, earth-gazing films.
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I Thought You Didn’t Believe in Grades

Kellie Herson·
Issue 98: Underdogs
School of Rock is a movie about children of various ages growing to accept that the notion of meritocracy is a giant scam.
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