Don Shanahan
Westerns tend to have a certain pep in their step. Slow burn cinema has a welcoming fog to its appeal. Combine the two together and you have intriguing artistic potential. During this current Academy Award season, Netflix’s The Power of the Dog has that very combination going for it and the accolades are piling up. On this week’s episode of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast, sponsored and supported by the Ruminations Radio Network, we’re bringing in a guest to talk about this top Oscar frontrunner.
For their 45th episode, 25YL film critics, ranching dads, and paper flower-folding school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan engage in a rodeo of wits and words with special guest Barbara VanDenburgh of USA Today to poke around all the fires started The Power of the Dog. Jane Campion’s ensemble drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kristen Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Jesse Plemons has us split in many directions, making for an impassioned episode and one of the show’s best yet. Put on your chaps and start braiding your own rope.
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Cinephile Hissy Fits is a 25YL media podcast, brought to you by RuminationsRadioNetwork.com. Please visit, rate, review, and subscribe. If you enjoyed this show, we have more where that came from, with interesting hosts, and wonderful guests. All of our episodes are available on iTunes, Spotify, and anywhere you find your favorite shows. Follow the show on Twitter at @CinephileFit and on Facebook. Also, find both Will Johnson and Don Shanahan on Letterboxd as they accumulate their viewings and build their ranks and lists from The Power of the Dog and beyond.
As Will and Don love to say, come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Thank you so much for your captive audience and social media participation! Enjoy our new podcast episode!
