Ep612: Armond White - The Kicking the Seat Interview
Controversial film critic Armond White returns to the Kicking the Seat Podcast to discuss his latest book, Make Spielberg Great Again!
In this bold collection of essays, reviews, and commentary, White lays out his career-long fascination with the iconic creator of E.T. and Close Encounters, and makes a case for the writer/director's evolution as an artist of supreme social consciousness--the trajectory of which, White argues, has ultimately led Spielberg astray in the early 21st Century.
In addition to exploring the book's themes, Ian and White talk about its origins; the trouble with critics; the hazard of political labels; and why everyone may be wrong about the Internet's most reviled movie reviewer.
Show Links:
Buy Make Spielberg Great Again at Amazon.
Buy The Press Gang at Seven Stories Press.
Follow Armond's writings at The National Review.
Listen to Ian's interview with Armond White, Matt Zoller-Seitz, and Godfrey Cheshire about The Press Gang.
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