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The Gate Crashers Podcast with Jeff Wells and Guest Eddie Ginley on The Brutalist

Ginley and HE Discuss (i.e., Pick Apart) “The Brutalist”
Earlier this evening HE spoke to the remarkable Eddie Ginley, film maven, HE corresponden6 and longtime resident of Melbourne, Australia. The primary topic was Brady Corbet‘s The Brutalist. Ginley is a fan but on a limited basis — “Impressed by certain aspects, but other aspects are frustrating,” he said. We kicked it all around, and dipped every so often into other topics.

Random thoughts and jabs: (a) The Brutalist announces itself as a major film by way of the 215-minute length, an overture, the use or VistaVision and the thematic arc (European ingenuity and creativity vs. American arrogance, dominance and short-tempered impatience; (b) Why did I feel so much empathy for Brody in The Pianist and none for him here?;(c) What’s up with the heroin habit?; (d) unfair as it sounds, I’ve never liked Brady Corbet — I’ve disliked his vibe since Funny Games and Lars von Trier‘s Melancholia — hated him in Simon Killer; (e) Many if not most critics feel that Corbet managing to shoot an “epic”-sized film for $9.6 million warrants speciql respect, or so it seems from this corner.

The discussion lasted roughly an hour. I’ve broken it down into two parts.

If any other HE big-mouths want to engage in one-on-one discussions on any topic, I’ll be happy to pick up the phone and post an audio file. 30 to 45 minutes, something like that

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