'Caught Stealing' and 'The Thursday Murder Club' Reviewed + The Impact of The Daily Show
On this week's episode of SCREENLAND, we're going back to the late '90s and specifically New York with Darren Aronofsky and Austin Butler for 'Caught Stealing', a so-so crime thriller about a case of mistaken identity and a chase through the city by gangsters and a beautiful. If that sounds an awful lot like 'After Hours', you'll be glad to know Griffin Dunne is in it too.After that, we're headed to Cooper's Chase to meet with the members of 'The Thursday Murder Club' - that's Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, and Meath native Pierce Brosnan - as they investigate a murder close to their retirement home and the nefarious dealings of those involved with it. Richard Osman does pleasant, cosy crime capers of the ITV variety, you say? Also, the John Thaw I couldn't remember? Inspector Morse. INSPECTOR MORSE. JESUS. Anyway, that's 'The Thursday Murder Club'.We also briefly touch on Irish drama - specifically Cork drama - 'Christy' with a terrible rendition of the Kabin Krew's 'The Spark' that you'd be best to forget.After that, Mike Sheridan - formerly, the editor of entertainment.ie, JOE.ie, and now documentary maker - hits the couch with 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' as his SCREENLAND pick. Mike goes in on his love of Stewart, the sharpness of his political satire, what makes political analysis so difficult in the current context, the import of American radicalisation in Ireland, and why he probably should have stuck to his original pick for SCREENLAND - which was Todd Phillips' 'Old School'. It's a modern classic, folks. Can't argue with it.As always, feel free to leave comments, criticisms, death threats, declarations of love and adoration, and anything else in the space below. You can contact SCREENLAND directly on Instagram! Our handle (lol, what is this, the early Internet) is @screenlandpod and you can also get Brian directly as well - it's brianmlloyd on nearly all platforms. OK, time for the running order and then a bunch of hashtags because SEO drains the life out of me.00:00 - INTRO02:40 - INCOHERENT RAMBLING?04:57 - 'Caught Stealing' REVIEW07:31 - 'The Thursday Murder Club' REVIEW11:44 - 'Christy' REVIEW13:33 - Mike Sheridan arrives on SCREENLAND17:20 - Is the discourse pointless?23:00 - Drilling down with John Oliver29:00 - Does comedy make it less serious?36:10 - Podcasting won't catch on39:00 - Headbangers, headdaballs, nutjobs44:37 - Where you get information is crucial48:07 - Money is speech in America51:35 - US politics as wrestling and kayfabe58:15 - "Gavin Newsom wants it too much..."1:01:33 - Are studios finished?1:06:10 - OUTRO
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