Remainders
Remainders
Episode 96: Barfly
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On this episode of Remainders we watch the 1987 movie Barfly. Written by Charles Bukowski, Barfly tries to capture the outsider drunk persona of Henry Chiaski, Bukowski’s alter-ego, as he lives in L.A. asking the eternal question: who am I? As part of a Mickey Rourke double-feature, we’ll check out how Rourke evolved (or devolved) in Hollywood and whether Bukowski romanticizes self-destruction.
Other topics include the rest of Rourke’s career, existentialism in film, Riot Fest, new physical media by Kino Lorber, and indie-horror movies Obsession and Backrooms beating Star Wars.
Songs of the Week
Here’s Your Future by The Thermals
Me Against the World by Lizzy Borden
