Episode 38: Jackie
In this week's episode, Morgan and Gavia discuss Pablo Larraín's new film Jackie, starring Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy. Topics include the film's deviation from standard biopic structure, its relationship with history (and what it says about history), Natalie Portman's performance, Mica Levi's score, and why female-led films don't do better at the Oscars.
Links
"‘Jackie’: Under the Widow’s Weeds, a Myth Marketer," Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
"‘Jackie,’ art and accuracy in a post-fact world," Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post
"Mica Levi on Jackie and how to soundtrack grief," Claire Lobenfeld, Fact Magazine