Podcast: Birdman, Pride and Nightcrawler
Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 8:30PM
NATHANIEL R in Andrea Riseborough, Birdman, Edward Norton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Keaton, Nightcrawler, Oscars (14), Podcast, Pride, Rene Russo, Screenplays, film critics

In this episode of the podcast, Nathaniel, Nick, Joe and Katey are charmed by Pride's ensemble balancing act and political smarts. Then we're adamantly split on the merits of Birdman and but (mostly) thrilled by its craft wizardry. The acting also impresses with special attention paid to Michael Keaton's closeups, Andrea Riseborough's surprise facility with "fun" and Nick's Edward Norton problem. We wrap up with Nightcrawler's duet between eye-popping Jake Gyllenhaal (who splits opinion) and Rene Russo who deserves more good roles immediately. "Get it bitch!"

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