Four Favorites: Angelica Jade Bastién on Possession, neo-noir, rage, and beautiful men
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For Noirvember, we celebrate the new 4K release of Possession with Vulture film critic and spooky dame Angelica Jade Bastién, who joins hosts Gemma (Letterboxd editor-in-chief) and Slim (of 70mm podcast) to discuss her four favorites, which also include Le Samouraï; The Passionate Friends; and The Handmaiden. Plus: the ‘Feminine Grotesque’, that subway scene, “Possession pink socks meaning”, Keanu Reeves, the people on Angelica’s time-travel f—k-list, why directors should make shorter films, mental health in movies, neo-noir shortcomings, saying what you really think, and her cat’s fave Paul Newman film. Links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode; Andrzej Żuławski interview; Angelica’s writing at Vulture, her newsletter and her Twitter profile; Rudi’s review of Possession; Angelica’s episode of Blank Check Podcast; Slim’s man ass list (again); Matthewcutchen’s review of Le Samouraï; Reviews of The Handmaiden from Joan, Aaron and Sree Credits: This episode was recorded in Chicago, Pennsylvania and Auckland. Edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Booker: Linda Moulton. Transcript by Sophie Shin. Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by Moniker.