Drive
About this episode
Paul and Amy discuss the film Drive, exploring its themes, marketing, and the collaboration between Refn and Gosling.
Paul and Amy hit the gas with Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn’s hypnotic neo-noir that transformed a would-be studio action movie into one of the defining films of the 2010s. They trace the unlikely collaboration between Refn and Ryan Gosling, unpack the film’s dreamlike blend of pop music, brutal violence, and Los Angeles noir, and revisit the movie’s famously misleading marketing. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices…
People in this episode
Hosts: Paul Scheer, Amy Nicholson
Topics covered
- Drive
- film analysis
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Ryan Gosling
- neo-noir
- pop music
- marketing
Keywords
- Drive
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Ryan Gosling
- neo-noir
- film review
- pop music
- Los Angeles
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Places: Los Angeles
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