#289: Knight Visions, Pt. 1 — Excalibur

The Next Picture Show

Telegraph Road Productions

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Film History

4.6 • 819 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

The new low-key fantasy fable THE GREEN KNIGHT plays with favorite David Lowery themes like time and death and memory, cross-pollinated with familiar Arthurian themes like chivalry and honor, and one era giving way to another. That combination reminded us of a similarly personal vision of Arthurian legend, albeit one working in a decidedly different tonal register: John Boorman’s 1981 fantasy epic EXCALIBUR. In this first half of the pairing, we consider the unwieldy storytelling, unpredictable performances, and unruly style of Boorman’s Arthurian passion project, and how well its big, messy approach reflects an era of big, messy change. Plus, we respond to some listener feedback that critiques some of our recent critiques. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about EXCALIBUR, THE GREEN KNIGHT, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to [email protected], or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Outro music: “O Fortuna (Apocalypse Chorus Mix)” by Apotheosis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	It's very difficult to keep the line between the past and the present.
0:33.4	You believe that someone out of the past can enter and take possession of a living being?
0:40.1	We may be true with the past, but the past is not through with us.
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0:53.5	I'm Tasha Robinson,
0:54.5	here with Scott Tobias, Keith Phipps, and Genevieve Koski. It's hard to know how to talk
0:59.8	about theatrical movies right now with a new variant of COVID surging, the government debating
1:04.0	new mask mandates or even new shutdowns, and theaters having trouble getting people in the door.
1:08.7	But for a brief moment, we were all excited to get back
1:11.1	to theaters to finally see what feels like one of the few highly anticipated movies of 2020
1:15.6	that didn't eventually capitulate and head straight to a VOD release. We're headed back in time
1:20.4	to a mythical era of kings and sorcerers, of generational strife and feudal lords. We're headed
1:25.8	back to the age of knights and queens,
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