About this episode

The episode discusses the film THE RED SPECTACLES with guest Matt Clark, exploring its connections to Japanese crime films and its unique narrative style.

THE RED SPECTACLES is one entry in a long-running multimedia dystopian sci-fi series by the guy who made GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995). It’s one of the wildest, most tone-swingy things we’ve ever seen at the Trylon. It almost feels impossible to fully encircle, one of those flicks that takes hairpin turns just when you think you’ve got a handle on it. Amidst the confusion, our friend and film writer Matt Clark picks up on some elements that can be traced to Japanese crime films. That’s as good an entry point as any into THE RED SPECTACLES , but we’re doing our usual thing and poking around the edges of this weird movie to see how close we can get to its elusive center! Find Matt… At Kino Ventura , his blog about movies Making Apache Revolver , his zine about crime films On Bluesky at kinoventura On Letterboxd at kino_ventura On Trylove episodes about SHOGUN ASSASSIN (1980), THE LAVENDER HILL MOB (1951), NIGHT MOVES (1975), THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE (1973), THE ROCKETEER (1991), MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (1978) Give to these causes in need during ICE’s occupation of Minnesota: https://mn50501.org/donate Support Minnesotans defending their communities from ICE…

People in this episode

Host: Trylove

Guest: Matt Clark

Topics covered

• dystopian
• sci-fi
• film analysis
• Japanese crime films
• multimedia series

Keywords

• THE RED SPECTACLES
• GHOST IN THE SHELL
• dystopian
• sci-fi
• film analysis
• Japanese crime films
• Matt Clark

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kino Ventura, Making Apache Revolver, ICE, ISAIAH, sanctuarysupplydepot, mplsmutualaid

Books & works: THE RED SPECTACLES, GHOST IN THE SHELL, SHOGUN ASSASSIN, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB, NIGHT MOVES, THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE, THE ROCKETEER, MIDNIGHT EXPRESS

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