SFUltra

A listener's question about the role of masculinity in the thriller and much of the media I tend to cover lead to this episode. As part of the question I also cover permissiveness around misogyny in the genre film community and review the much-maligned Odette Springer documentary Some Nudity Required in some depth.

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"Various disguises are regrettable but necessary if you're going to make it through the day. " - Rob Wright, Nomeansno

Perfect Blue - 1997 - Satoshi Kon

Chameleon Street - 1989 - Wendall B Harris

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I talk a little about a grim Bill Lustig classic before discussing what information struck me anew while embarking on a John Carpenter marathon last weekend. Then I talk a little about crime fiction and the obligation of crime non-fiction.

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"That is to say: Toward the accomplishment of an aim which in wantonness of atrocity would seem to partake of the insane, he will direct a cool judgment sagacious and sound. These men are madmen, and of the most dangerous sort…" Herman Melville, Billy Budd

Robbery - 1967 - Peter Yates

The Friends of Eddie Coyle - 1973 - Peter Yates

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I answer questions about dream logic, adhd impacting on working habits, book recommendations, my favourite films of all time that don't fit into All Units Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: [email protected]

"Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks." - Stokely Carmichael

The Enforcer - 1951 - Bretaigne Windust [Raoul Walsh]

The Spook Who Sat By The Door - 1973 - Ivan Dixon

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I answer some questions about depressing media, watching habits and ways to watch before discussing the technology that is the fight scenes in Destruction Babies. Sponsor: subnormality.ca twitter: twitter.com/comeinallunits facebook: facebook.com/comeinallunits email: [email protected]

The Nickle Ride - 1974 - Robert Mulligan

The Bad Sleep Well - 1960 - Akira Kurosawa

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I cover a couple of loose units: Focus and Hidden City. Both provide different angles on surveillance and recording equipment on Dossier 51's take on surveillance. Then I answer some questions and admit to using a fidget spinner.

"A microphone which responds unevenly or to less than the full range will alter the sound of the instrument, though this effect may be desirable in some cases" - Microphone Techniques For Music, Sound Reinforcement 711 Ocean Drive - 1950 - Joseph M Newman Dossier 51 - 1978 - Michel Deville

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