With returning guest Charlie Mackin (https://twitter.com/charliemander13)!

Frank thinks he’s supposed to save lives. Frank’s got it backwards. Join us in discussing BRINGING OUT THE DEAD: number two in the Trylon’s Nic Cage summer series, one of the black sheep of Martin Scorsese’s filmography, and a stylized-but-intimate look at what motivates and depresses EMTs. Stick around for our takes on the impact of failed systems on individuals and communities, the hard-learned lessons of guilt and the grief that follows, how BRINGING OUT THE DEAD leverages action tropes to bizarre ends, and the nature of messianic self-sacrifice when nobody asked you to.

Fair warning: This was recorded from 9:30 p.m. until about 11:15 p.m. on a Tuesday, immediately after a screening of the movie. No apologies. Just a warning.

Links:

Find Charlie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/charliemander13

Find her work at https://charliemackin.com/

And on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/charliemander/

- “NIC CAGE, NATIONAL TREASURE” (June - Aug 2022 at the Trylon): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/national-treasure/

- “GENE TIERNEY” (July 2022 at the Trylon): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/gene-tierney/

- “YAPHET KOTTO” (Aug 2022 at the Trylon): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/yaphet-kotto/

Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/.

Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Closing song: “TB Sheets” by Van Morrison from the BRINGING OUT THE DEAD soundtrack.