New episode out now! We watched the 2003 film The Singing Detective, starring Robert Downey Jr. as noir author Dan Dark and based on the 1986 BBC miniseries. We delved right into the extreme misogyny of the film and how it expanded on the 1940’s noir themes of misogyny and issues with sex but in a very 2003 “shock value” way that was distasteful. We did not understand the time period anything was set in, believe the title was misleading, and think there are better ways of exploring your childhood trauma than writing your mother into a sexually exploitative noir story where she dies. We also discussed how there was really no mystery, applauded the performances of the admittedly stacked cast, and ultimately thought there were interesting ideas to explore but they were executed horribly. Katy recognizes an iconic nose, Carrie has other strengths than being lyrically imaginative, Maddy thinks Robin Wright has excellent veins, and Mack does not want to hear his old Star Wars fanfic. We also very much object to the sexualization of nursing care, realize this is our fifth RDJ movie on the pod, learn about various fanfictions we wrote in middle school, and someone other than Katy makes a Friends reference. Listen to hear more about David Lynch, reading secret journals, Community, Robin Williams’ filmography, getting lost in Joshua Tree, mirrors, and more. Enjoy!
TW: Murder of sex workers, misogyny, suicide, Mel Gibson, drug use, chronic illness
Show Notes:
If you are curious, the streaming service Dropout has an improvised musical show titled Play It By Ear.
Also on Dropout, the Game Changer episode with the improvised musical is S4E5 “The Official Cast Recording”, while the improvised Shakespeare episode is S5E5 “A Game Most Changed”.
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