We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Ft. Ashley Briglia

Shell-shocked by the images and sounds that followed you home into the night, you open your front door and are greeted by the gentle moonlight pouring into your window. You call out, but there is no response. Eyeing the surroundings, the curtains dance with the brisk night air, but then you wonder – did someone leave the window open? 

 

As you walk to the sliding glass door, the faint sounds of sprinklers coating the field behind your home is a welcome escape from the sirens, shrieks, and terror that has recently flipped your world upside down. Yet, you stop just before reaching the door as a pit forms at the bottom of your stomach – why is the door open, and why is no one home?

 

Lynne Ramsay’s 2011 psychological drama, We Need to Talk About Kevin, is composed of a myriad of memories and trauma that spells disaster for those caught within it. Shocking yet serene imagery backed by a sublime score, this film places the viewer in a front row seat to the unveiling of generational trauma on-screen. Filled with ambivalence and difficult discussions surrounding nature versus nurture, this story is best experienced when diving headfirst into the dark pools of its subject matter.

 

With special thanks to a recurring guest and friend of the show, who also happened to pick the movie for this episode, Ashley Briglia. As always, we thank you all for listening and we hope you enjoy the discussion.

 

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2:50 Catching up on films and television (Sopranos, Ted Lasso, Rick & Morty, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Back to the Future)

4:08 Jumping on the bandwagon and filling the void with Mr. Robot

5:15 Refusing to finish Breaking Bad

8:18 Going back to the beginning to finish what you started (Mr. Robot)

10:19 The build up to the finale of the Sopranos

11:39 Watching Ted Lasso and the animated series Spawn, Youtube Channel Dead Meat

15:03 Rewatching favorite films such as School of Rock, Almost Famous, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Miss Sunshine, The Goonies, St. Elmo’s Fire, We Need to Talk About Kevin

16:45 School of Rock and its influence on personal music and fashion choices

18:10 The cathartic nature of watching Eternal Sunshine

18:50 Rewatchable comedies such as Tenacious D, Old School, Anchorman

19:25 Not being a huge fan of Will Ferrell as a leading actor

21:30 Finally watching and recommending Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

22:30 Favorite part about living in Los Angeles and the coronavirus craze

24:24 Ye ho-geun Anio (yes or no): Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Morpheus in Matrix Resurrections, George Miller casting Anya Taylor-Joy in a Mad Max prequel, Andrew Garfield & Tobey Maguire potentially appearing in Spider-man: No Way Home

35:50 Denis Villeneuve’s stance on marvel films

39:30 Excitement for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune

41:02 Lynne Ramsey’s We Need to Talk About Kevin Review

1:15:04 Ratings

1:21:44 We Need to Talk About Kevin Spoilers Discussion