M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ Is a Twist On Superhero Box Office Power | Exit Survey (Ep. 119)

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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We react to ‘Glass,’ veteran director M. Night Shyamalan’s final installation in an almost-two-decade-long trilogy that includes ‘Unbreakable’ and ‘Split.’ Where does the movie, which stars a cast of James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bruce Willis, fit into a catalogue that includes home runs like ‘The Sixth Sense’ and lows like ‘The Happening?’ Host: Sean Fennessey Guest: Justin Charity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Liz Kelly and welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:04.8	True Detective is back and the Ringer's Chris Ryan and Jason Concepcion are our guides
0:09.2	as we navigate the twisting pathways of season 3's plots, themes and characters on the flat
0:14.1	circle a true detective after show.
0:16.9	Follow Jason and Chris as they chase down leads, explore each episode's cultural context,
0:21.7	and discuss true crime cases that mirror the ones in the show.
0:24.9	Join the guys live every Sunday night after True Detective on the Ringer's YouTube, Twitter,
0:29.2	and Facebook pages.
0:32.2	I specialize in those individuals who believe they are superheroes.
0:41.2	Good for you.
0:49.2	I'm Sean Fantasy Editor and Chief of the Ringer and this is the big picture, a conversation
1:00.2	show about some of the maybe or maybe not superheroes in the known extended universe.
1:05.2	I'm joined today by one of my superheroes, Justin Cherity, Justin, what's up?
1:09.2	Yes, my superpowers are understated, but I am not.
1:13.2	Justin, I've asked you to be here because you are interested in as the films of M Night Shyamalan,
1:19.2	he has a new movie out this week.
1:21.2	It's called Glass.
1:23.2	I'm hoping that if you are listening to this podcast, you have seen it because we will be
1:26.2	spoiling the heck out of it.
1:29.2	It's an interesting thing to talk about because of course Glass is the third movie in this
1:33.2	triumvirate of stories that M Night Shyamalan has been telling since Unbreakable, which is
1:38.2	almost 20 years ago now.
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