It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.

This week, YouTube creator Fritz (of Fritz and the Oscars) joins me to discuss Glenn's performance as an American author in the 2003 romantic dramedy Le Divorce! We try to make sense of the film's nonsensical plot, break down Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts' lead performances, discuss whether Glenn comes out of it unscathed, and so much more!

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It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.

This week, writer and This Had Oscar Buzz co-host Chris Feil joins me to discuss Glenn's performance in the 2003 suburban drama The Safety of Objects! We contextualize its release following a wave of films covering similar domestic themes, delve into which of its cast members are given short shrift, break down what the title actually means, and so much more!

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It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.

This week, film critic and podcaster Cody Dericks returns to discuss Glenn's performances in the 2001 TV movies The Ballad of Lucy Whipple and South Pacific! We discuss how Lucy Whipple feels like it comes from the Sarah, Plain and Tall universe, whether she's miscast in South Pacific, and so much more!

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It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.

This week, podcaster/editor Chelsea Eichholz returns to discuss Glenn's performance as a lonely doctor in Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her! We discuss Glenn being one of the MVPs of this anthology film, the odd directions some of the other stories take, the film's journey from Cannes winner to direct-to-Showtime release, and so much more!

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It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.

This week, blogger John T joins me to discuss Glenn reprising her role as Cruella de Vil in 2000's 102 Dalmatians! We discuss Glenn amping up her performance even more in the sequel, the Oscar-nominated costumes, how the film around her is mostly diminishing returns, and so much more!

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It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.

This week, film critic and podcaster Nick Ruhrkraut joins me to discuss Glenn's performance in Disney's 1999 animated film Tarzan! We discuss Glenn's warm voice performance, how the film resonates with its themes of family and acceptance, our take on "You'll Be in My Heart," and so much more!

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It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.

This week, film critic and podcaster Jay Ledbetter joins me to discuss Glenn's kooky performance in Robert Altman's 1999 black comedy Cookie's Fortune! We discuss Glenn's intentionally heightened performance, Altman's non-murder mystery approach, the film's stellar ensemble including Julianne Moore, Charles S. Dutton, and Patricia Neal, and so much more!

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It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.

This week, film critic and podcaster Karen Peterson joins me to dive back into the world of Sarah, Plain and Tall, discussing Glenn's work in its two sequels, 1993's Skylark and 1999's Winter's End! We discuss whether these second and third installments live up to the original film, why we respond far better to one over the other, and so much more!

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It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.

This week, film critic Mattie Lucas joins me to dive into Glenn's steely performance as the Vice President of the United States in the action thriller Air Force One! We discuss Glenn's confident take on her character, Wolfgang Petersen's muscular direction, how the film may have inadvertently laid the groundwork for 21st-century American politics, and so much more!

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It's time to explore the World According to Glenn. I'm Kevin Jacobsen, Glenn Close is my favorite actress, and this show is all about exploring the career of one of the finest actors of her generation. Each episode, I'm joined by a guest as we dive into one of Glenn's movies, TV shows, or stage productions, going chronologically through her career, discussing her performance, and assessing the project itself.

This week, critic and podcaster Morgan Roberts joins me to dive into Glenn's Emmy-nominated performance in the HBO TV movie In the Gloaming! We discuss Glenn's moving turn as a mother reconnecting with her dying son, Christopher Reeve's sensitive direction, how we wish the film were a little longer, and so much more! Plus, we briefly talk Glenn's fun cameo as herself in the comedy In & Out!

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