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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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, former podcast host and actress obsessive Steffi Acain joins me to dive into Glenn's noble performance in the World War II drama Paradise Road! We discuss the stacked cast including Frances McDormand and Cate Blanchett, how Glenn operates as the de facto lead of the ensemble, the film's lack of a compelling spark, and so much more!

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Follow The World According to Glenn on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky

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Artwork: Faisal R.

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 Josh Parham joins me to dive into Glenn's silly performance as the First Lady of the United States in Tim Burton's Mars Attacks! We discuss Glenn fully understanding the assignment, her chemistry with Jack Nicholson, how the film holds up nearly 30 years later, and so much more!

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Artwork: Faisal R.

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, Izzy, host of the Be Kind Rewind YouTube channel, joins me to dive into Glenn's iconic performance as Cruella de Vil in Disney's live-action remake of 101 Dalmatians! We discuss how Glenn reinterprets the character for a new generation, her most fabulous line readings, how the film was probably an extremely difficult shoot, and so much more!

Support Kevin Jacobsen on Patreon!

Follow The World According to Glenn on Twitter, Instagram, and Bluesky

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Artwork: Faisal R.