Cruising x Sorcerer

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Welcome back to the Morgue! 

On this episode, we continue to discuss William Friedkin's directorial body by reviewing two of his lesser-known works: Cruising and Sorcerer. One of the pioneers of the New Hollywood movement, we examine how both of these films demonstrate a clear stylistic identity, how Friedkin blended different genres and media to create them, and how the controversy around them at the time of release has changed in the decades since. Grab your leather jackets, color-coded handkerchiefs, and volatile nitroglycerin—time to scrub in! 

TIMESTAMPS

[1:40] News! SAG & AMPTP reach a deal; the MCU "in crisis"?; GTA 6 trailer announcement

[27:05] Cruising (1980) dir. William Friedkin

[1:03:18] Sorcerer (1977) dir. William Friedkin 

{Recorded 11/11/23}