Episode 57: 1992 with Sam Adams
A podcast about the great movie years.
This week: Sam Adams, writer and senior editor for Slate, was in the midst of his cinephile awakening in 1992, when he was taking in new indies and other risky delights at the SoNo Cinema. Join us as we walk through the vérité discomforts of Husbands and Wives, the radical queer art of Edward II, the biting-the-hand-that-feeds-you brilliance of The Player, and more.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Husbands and Wives is available for digital rental or purchase. Edward II is streaming on Peacock, Kanopy, and several ad-supported streamers.
The Player is currently streaming on Max and the Criterion Channel; there is an excellent Criterion Blu-ray. Porco Rosso is streaming on Max and is available for digital rental or purchase.
And finally, Brother’s Keeper is streaming on AMC+ and Tubi, and is available for digital rental or purchase.
You can read Sam’s writing for Slate here, and here is a link to his most recent piece about the fall of the superhero movie, which we discuss early on. And if you’d like to hear our first 1992 episode, with guest Kristy Puchko, you can do that here.
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