Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.
Today we talk about Kurt Russell! Disney kid-turned-movie star, Russell has established himself over these last seven decades as an intelligent, charming rapscallion. Our B-Sides include Tango & Cash, Unlawful Entry, Executive Decision, and Soldier. Our guest is the great Cory Everett, dear friend and creator of Cinephile: a Card Game and the new game We Pitch You a Movie Christmas!
We discuss what makes those John Carpenter-Kurt Russell collaborations work so well and why exactly Russell could play both the action hero and yuppie-loser husband. We debate the merits of Paul W.S. Anderson’s forgotten Soldier and the evolution (or devolution?) from ‘80s action movie opulence to ‘90s competency-focused thrillers.
There’s debate about how well Russell is actually used in those Quentin Tarantino movies, how insane it is that Keanu Reeves has been at the forefront of THREE separate action film renaissances, and what Russell performances are his very best.
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