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In this first episode, John and Georgia Macey define what makes a "comfort film" and discuss one of their mutual favorites, the Coen brothers's 1987 comedy Raising Arizona.
00:00:15 - Welcome to Comfort Films Podcast
00:03:00 - About John and Georgia
00:07:27 - Why was Raising Arizona chosen as the first comfort film to discuss?
00:12:42 - Raising Arizona synopsis begins
00:20:19 - Discussion of the last scene, theme of hope, and Raising Arizona as fairytale
00:24:19 - Favorite quotes and scenes in Raising Arizona
00:28:25 - Sincerity in Raising Arizona and more on hope and fairytale in Raising Arizona
00:33:42 - Similarities between sheet metal factory and jail in Raising Arizona
00:36:18 - Dark undertone of film and the bounty hunter Leonard Smalls and Mad Max connection
00:38:35 - Final thoughts and different reactions to film on latest viewing
00:45:28 - Next week Mad Max: Fury Road and sign-off
“The grotesque has never really affected or frightened me. I guess it’s real-life stuff that frightens me much more.” (George A. Romero) In this special bonus horror episode, John and Georgia are pleased to welcome Ryan Carr...
It's our 100th episode!! To celebrate, we welcome back one of our earliest guests, the great Kate Duffy, to discuss a film that has been our number one requested comfort film over the course of the show. We talk about …
In this special episode, John and Georgia spoke with writer, director, producer, composer, actor and all-around fine, upstanding Pennsylvanian, John Harrison. We discuss his 2023 novel, Passing Through Veils, which combines e...
For the second episode of our Jane Austen adaptations month, we welcome first-time guest and world class soprano Jessica Sandidge to discuss her top comfort pick, Sense and Sensibility! This film was Emma Thompson's first fea...
