#306: Model Males, Pt. 1 — Deliverance

The Next Picture Show

Telegraph Road Productions

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Film History

4.6 • 819 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Jane Campion’s new POWER OF THE DOG includes a tense passage involving a banjo that plays as a nod to the 1972 John Boorman classic DELIVERANCE, but the two films’ shared thematic concerns go much deeper than banjo duels. Chief among those is the theme of toxic masculinity and its myriad manifestations, which we explore this week via DELIVERANCE’s four male archetypes and their misbegotten river adventure. Plus, we’re still getting feedback about LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, which means we’re still talking about that third-act twist. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about DELIVERANCE, POWER OF THE DOG, 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: “Dueling Banjos” performed by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.2	Tasha Robinson is enjoying a safe, guided tour down a gently flowing river this week, but she'll paddle back to the podcast next time.
1:08.9	As for the three of us, we're striking out on a river
1:11.7	adventure down south at the foothills of the smoky mountains. No kids, no dogs, no spouses, no phones
1:18.6	or electronics, no food, no potable water, no maps, just us in nature. Hold on a minute. I'll
1:25.1	miss my kid, my spouse, and my dog, but it might at least be
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1:38.2	I have to say, Scott, I'm more stuck on not bringing food or potable water. The pioneers definitely
1:43.2	had that stuff.
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