The Nine films into his directorial career now, and it is clear that the guy only operates

on two behind-the-scenes wavelengths.

He'll either frustrate or bore you to death.

Either way to watch a George Clooney film is to accept a good long nap. The most scathing

review of the year comes from Barry Hurtful Little bit Mail. Excellent work by Chris Cody

on that blur. It's The Boys in the Boat, which is one of the five films that I'm reviewing this week here on Synophile.

Thanks so much for joining us. We have a great guest today. His name is John Ortiz. He's our wild card, long time actor,

silver linings playbook, Carlito's way, and he's in the film American Fiction.

I'll tell the story in the interview, but this is one of the few things ever, Cody, that is good about

social media.

I happen to post about American Fiction, how it's's one my favorite films of the year and

somehow he saw it and wrote back and said thanks so much I'm a big fan I go this

can't be the John Ortiz he says it is and I said you're gonna come on my

podcast who's I've never done a podcast before but here's my

publicist information we had him on so who's never done a podcast at this point yeah

since mid-50s like John Ortiz been around man the guys his career is pretty

impressive you may not know his name at first glance but as soon as you see his

face you see his credits. There must have been a podcast along the way so I'm

thrilled he was with us. He tells and I'm not high there's no hyperbole.

Chris can back this up an incredible Pacino story Carlaido's way. It's fantastic.

A little long, but he lands it. It lands. But I like to, he even sells it by saying,

it's a little long and I said, no, you're going to tell it in full detail.

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