S04E03 Surveying the wilderness

EARLY DAZE BY NEIL YOUNG and I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS: Reviewed! 

Welcome to another episode of the Cultural Content Consumption Appraisal Hour! We review culture properly here ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages … with lots of tangents along the way! This week we’re reviewing a film that came out during the pandemic by the auteur Charlie Kaufman, based on a novel by Iain Reid. Kaufman is a secret show fave making his debut on the podcast today. And yes, I have decided that we will be using the terminology that so or so has been “on” the pod when we review the work of artists. Because that is hilarious. Enjoy the content. And remember: consume mindfully. Constantly consume culture always healthily. 

I’m Thinking of Ending Things lives on Netflix here: https://www.netflix.com/watch/80211559

Charlie Kaufman did loads of press (which then leads to him getting rightfully annoyed when he is described as “reclusive”) for I’m Thinking of Ending Things but this is my personal favourite. An online roundtable featuring other directors such as Richard Linklater and Boots Riley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoEhe4Ak-z0

A great review of the movie by Peter Bradshaw can be read here: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/27/im-thinking-of-ending-things-review-charlie-kaufman-jessie-buckley-jesse-plemons

An even better review of the movie by Wendy Ide can be read here: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/05/im-thinking-of-ending-things-review-charlie-kaufman-jessie-buckley

Charlie Kaufman explains the film to the BFI website: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/charlie-kaufman-antkind-book-im-thinking-of-ending-things-netflix

He was also kind enough to talk to Indie Wire about it: https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/charlie-kaufman-explains-im-thinking-of-ending-things-1234584492/

This website dedicated to Charlie Kaufman is one of the top five websites on God’s internet, no questions asked: https://beingcharliekaufman.com/index.php/ending-things

Neil Young’s Early Daze can be played here. In keeping with his boycott of yore, we are not linking to Spotify here: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/early-daze/1744220609

Thrasher Wheat reviews Early Daze here: https://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2024/07/a-few-thoughts-on-album-early-daze-by.html

Live Listen Erased has a five minute review of Early Daze here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcQzmuUbQLo

Conan interviews Neil Young here: https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/conan-obrien-needs-a-friend/episodes/neil-young-and-the-songs-that-inspired-him

Broken Record interviews Neil Young here: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/broken-record/neil-young

Did you have a very cultural time with us this week? We sure hope you did, at least vaguely. 

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SPOILERS BELOW FOR NEXT WEEK’S CONTENT: 

CHRISTOPHER’S pitch for JEFFREY: 

https://open.spotify.com/album/4j6OkbZmVIqJYDLJbiWHbX?si=F1Ht9tzcSXGJcM7ladoZVA

JEFFREY’S pitch for CHRISTOPHER:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJiPAJKjUVg

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