Profound Fart Work
August has been a whirlwind month of far-ranging films! Trace and I started with our first John Carpenter in the made-for-TV film Someone’s Watching Me!, then moved on to Clive Barker’s ambitious Nightbreed before jetting across the world to tackle Michele Soavi’s Giallo/Slasher film Stage Fright.
Now we’re back Stateside with Robert Eggers‘ inky black and white masterpiece: 2019’s The Lighthouse.
In the film, Robert Pattinson plays Winslow, a rookie lighthouse keeper partnered with an older – and more controlling – older man (Willem Dafoe) for a one month stint manning the titular instrument on a deserted island. Despite warnings to the contrary, Winslow kills a sea bird and the two men are swept up in a storm that seems to upend time (and maybe space?).
Oh, and there’s plenty of homoeroticism and farting!
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Episode 192 – The Lighthouse (2019) feat. Cat Blackard
We know yer fond of our lobster because we’re talking about Robert Eggers’ 2019 treatise on homoeroticism and toxic masculinity, ‘The Lighthouse.’ Joining us to discuss yet another wet’n’wild island movie is The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program’s Cat Blackard.
We discuss Eggers’ trademark dedication to technical precision, shooting conditions in Nova Scotia, Androeroticism, defending Robert Pattison (and his accent), ‘The Lighthouse’ as rom-com (with farts) and Cat’s own epic monologue around the 43:30 minute mark.
Cross out The Lighthouse!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re closing out August with a trip to Perfection, Population: 14 in 1990’s Tremors.
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