ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Doesn’t matter. Just keep telling the story.
In the most symmetrical episode of Spineless yet, Nick and Brennan discuss Wes Anderson’s 2023 film Asteroid City, one of his few films not already in the Criterion Collection. They talk about the star-studded cast, the compelling but not-dramaturgically-sound use of metanarrative, and how Anderson’s Isle of Dogs and The French Dispatch haven’t yet made it to the Criterion Collection, which at the time of recording was still true. Plus, Brennan gets a lil’ emotional while sharing a personal tribute related to the film.
Production designer Adam Stockhausen on creating the worlds of Wes Anderson
Collection of essays old and new about Asteroid City and the films that inspired it, which Brennan talks about in this episode
Criterion’s Wes Anderson box set, announced just days after we recorded this episode
The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment.
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As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.
