Top Five L.A. Movies, Plus Karyn Kusama on ‘Destroyer’ | Interview (Ep. 116)

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4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2019

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Chris Ryan joins the show to break down the latest news that the Oscars will be hosted by committee and share his top five Los Angeles films. Then, director Karyn Kusama joins the show to discuss ‘Destroyer’—her second movie with a distinct take on L.A. Host: Sean Fennessey Guests: Karyn Kusama, Chris Ryan 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
0:09.1	as we navigate the twisting pathways of season 3's plots, themes and characters on the flat circle
0:14.6	a true detective after show.
0:16.6	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.
0:24.8	Join the guys live every Sunday night after True Detective on the Ringer's YouTube, Twitter,
0:29.2	and Facebook pages.
0:59.2	I've asked you on this episode of this show for a very particular reason.
1:02.4	We have a nice conversation with Karen Kusama coming up.
1:05.3	She directed a movie called Destroyer, which I think very quickly ascends the list of
1:08.7	modern LA movies.
1:10.8	And an LA movie is a very specific kind of thing.
1:14.6	And so what I wanted to do is you and I share some top 5s about our favorite LA movies since
1:19.2	Chinatown.
1:20.2	We're going to get to that very shortly.
1:21.6	But first, I think I'd be remiss if you and I didn't talk just a little bit about what
1:25.0	the hell is going on with the Oscars hosting.
1:27.2	So yesterday, in keeping with the test balloon nature of this stuff, we found out that the
1:32.3	Oscars said they had no plans to go out and ask for a host of any kind.
1:36.8	And today, this is Thursday we're recording.
1:39.2	We learned that the Oscars is, quote, scrambling to unite the Avengers, assemble the Avengers
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