Episode Description
In this episode of the show we are embarking on the last of our 2025 director series, in which we will take a close look at the directorial efforts of one Ben Affleck and discuss all of his movies, one by one. Thus, we shall begin with Affleck's debut feature Gone Baby Gone. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about Affleck's transition to directing that felt both like a natural extension of his interests and a career comeback, his unique positioning as a Bostonian to adapt Dennis Lehane's novel with requisite emotional realism and authenticity and how the casting of his brother Casey in the lead was an incredibly inspired choice. We also talk about Affleck's 70's inspirations and film IQ, the movie's central moral question that splits the audience in two and whether some of the more manufactured elements of the plot serve to underscore or undermine the narrative as a whole.
Tune in and enjoy!
Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows
Intro: Infraction - Cassette
Outro: Infraction - Daydream
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