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Moneyball (with Frank Falisi)
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This month for our sports issue we’re joined by ace writer and admitted baseball enthusiast Frank Falisi to run the numbers on Bennett Miller’s Oscar-nominated ode to analytics, Moneyball (2011). We touch on romance versus data, the fractious appeal(?) of Billy Beane, how Miller replaced Soderbergh in this case of life imitating art, 2010s’ signature “slick cinema” and baseball’s televisuality, where are the women, decent single dads, and the difference between a big win and a dodged loss. Read Frank’s terrifically moving essay on the Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein doc video, “‘The Love You Send is Endless’: The Stupid Futurity of The History of the Seattle Mariners,” here.

The Bright Wall/Dark Room Podcast is co-hosted by Veronica Fitzpatrick and Chad Perman and produced and edited by Eli Sands. Our theme music is composed by Chad.

Find all 100+ issues of Bright Wall/Dark Room, including February’s exploration of sports on film, at brightwalldarkroom.com. Please subscribe, rate, and give us a review. We’re on Twitter @BWDR and @TheBWDRPodcast, and you’re welcome to show support via our Patreon. We welcome listener feedback and sponsorship inquiries at editors@brightwalldarkroom.com. We’re happy to report we’re getting big in Sweden but love our listeners everywhere.

Moneyball (with Frank Falisi)
Moneyball (with Frank Falisi)
February 28, 2023
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On the latest episode of the podcast, we’re joined by ace writer and admitted baseball enthusiast Frank Falisi to run the numbers on Bennett Miller’s Oscar-nominated ode to analytics, Moneyball (2011).
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