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Episode Synopsis
This week on Remainders we begin Cage Fest with the 1999 underrated gem, Bringing Out the Dead. Directed by Martin Scorsese with a screenplay by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull), the Dead follows Frank Pierce, an insanely burnt out emergency paramedic working the night shift in 1990s New York City. As the stress and unpredictability of the job start to wear him down, Frank begins to see the ghosts of the people he could not save. Like a drug, Frank does what he can to maintain the high of saving lives but to extremes he can’t control. A hidden masterpiece in both Scorsese’s and Cage’s filmography, we check out where it stands in both their careers. Don’t make me take off my glasses.Other topics include Best Picture Oscar nominees, continued praise for late-stage Tom Cruise, the Tom Sizemore school of acting, artistic inspiration, Darren’s photography retrospective, The Strokes, The Webstirs, new music picks, and Warren Zevon’s rising appreciation and recognition. Songs of the WeekCrimson Wave by TacocatVenus by TelevisionEvery Remainders Song of the Week hereWebsiteFacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitter
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