Ep. 87 - Two by Joel Schumacher feat. Jason Bailey (Falling Down / 8mm)
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Critic Jason Bailey, author of Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, returns to UNWATCHABLES for two controversial films by the late, um, great(?) Joel Schumacher. 1993's FALLING DOWN may be THE angry white man vigilante thriller, a Rorschach test that either examines or celebrates racially charged grievance. Then there’s 1999's bleak psychological thriller 8MM, which answers the question: what if SE7EN shared a director with BATMAN & ROBIN?
You can find Jason's book, Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, at https://mzs.press/SIGNED-Gandolfini-Jim-Tony-and-the-Life-of-a-Legend-by-Jason-Bailey-Hardcover-NEW-p730146973
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