PODCAST: Episode 98 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 98th episode, two mammalian film critics, better dads, and statistically overweight school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome back returning guests Lauren Knight of L.A. Knight Consulting and Barbara VanDenburgh of USA Today to blow out all the brine, foam, and emotions that come with Darren Aronofsky's The Whale. Featuring Oscar nominees Brendan Fraser and Hong Chau, this movie splashed enormous reactions within this pod on a pod.

Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, 25YL, Media Appearance, 2023Don ShanahanFebruary 10, 2023Cinephile Hissy Fit, Podcast, Will Johnson, 25YL, Film Obsessive, The Whale, Brendan Fraser, Darren Aronofsky, Lauren Knight, Barbara VanDenbourghComment

MOVIE REVIEW: The Whale

Thanks to Chau’s protective involvement, there’s a rock-solid, heart-crushing version of The Whale that would be just these two and no one else. They have enough painful and resurfaced history for two movies. Instead, outside factors in Hunter’s screenplay and tonal choices from Aronofsky sully the potential of those good graces becoming their own simpler, standalone core.