Elaine May is a comedy legend with a directing career that came to an infamous end with Ishtar. Her film career has undergone a bit of a positive reappraisal lately, even with earning a Criterion entry for Mikey and Nickey. You don't have to look far either to find an Ishtar defender. Listen as we conduct our own appraisal of May's film output.

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Show notes/sources:

https://soundcloud.com/griffin-and-david-present/sets/the-podbreak-cast-the-films-1

https://thedissolve.com/reviews/112-ishtar/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/movies/elaine-may-mikey-and-nicky.html#:~:text=May's%20great%20theme%20is%20the,of%20view%20of%20its%20victims.

https://forward.com/culture/film-tv/410742/why-elaine-may-is-a-national-treasure/

https://www.rogerebert.com/features/the-damned-the-films-of-elaine-may

https://www.theringer.com/pop-culture/2019/3/14/18245240/elaine-may-life-career-mike-ishtar-nichols-mikey-and-nicky-heartbreak-kid-a-new-leaf

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6169-elaine-may-criminally-underappreciated-moviemaker

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33596295-improv-nation