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Ep. 114: Bringing out the Dead

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Nate and Ryan watch Bringing out the Dead, a Gap Year movie by one of their favorite directors, Martin Scorsese. Released in 1999, Bringing out the Dead was largely ignored by audiences and remains one of Scorsese’s forgotten works. Listen in as Nate and Ryan dig into the merits of this underappreciated gem. If you haven’t seen Bringing out the Dead, check it out and discover one of Scorsese’s most complicated  (and chaotic) examinations of the intersection of humanity and divinity.

If you have seen Bringing out the Dead, tell us your thoughts! Where does it rank among the many Scorsese masterpieces? Let us know!

Read Fran Del Pizzo’s great essay on the movie: Bringing Out the Dead: Scorsese’s Tale of Guilt and Compassion

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Ep. 61: The Departed

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Nate and Ryan invite special guest Anne Singleton back to talk about The Departed, Martin Scorsese’s violent, vulgar crime thriller.  Like most film fans, Nate and Ryan are big fans of Scorsese, but The Departed is the first of his films on this podcast.  Although many of Scorsese’s films have been important to the foundations of contemporary American cinema, the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars eluded him until the Academy smiled upon this gritty remake of Infernal Affairs from Hong Kong directors Andrew Lau and Alan Mak.  Nate, Ryan, and Anne discuss how much impact the movie has more than 10 years later.

What are your memories of The Departed?  Where does it rank among Scorsese’s movies?  How many times should one director use the same song in a movie?  Let us know!

Check out Ann’s Best Picture film blog.

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