Men (2022): New Film Discussion

This week on the show, Dave left John and Jeff to record, edit and mix an episode with minimal professional experience, and we did! We did it. Dave's rediscovering his love for Cutter beer, Tim Tams, and Australian courtesy in the land of his youth. We discuss the horror genre-subverting film Men (2022), writer/director Alex Garland's third feature (Ex Machina, Annihilation, the Hulu limited series Devs). Garland made some bold choices to explore a woman's (Jessie Buckley) grief while she escapes her hometown of London for the Cotswolds in the English countryside, where she finds herself surrounded by men (Rory Kinnear) who are not only capable, but seemingly intent on threatening her while handing her the blame for their lust. We discuss the film's poetry, allegory, and what can happen when a writer/director makes a challenging film exactly the way they intend, without studio interference.

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Cumberbatch again but with an extra eye, Benedict Wong, always crazy to see two Benedicts in the top billing, an un-dead Benedict Cumberbatch,  Rachel McAdams, Michael Stuhlbarg has a scene, some other cameos that we won't name, and newcomer Xochitl Gomez.

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Produced by Dave Green

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