Aug 12, 2020
Episode 11 - This Little Shining Podcast of Mine, I'm Going to Let it Shine
Multitalented and esteemed actor, John Gallagher Jr., joins Andy to talk about his showbiz journey from growing up together in Wilmington Delaware to moving to New York City in pursuit of a career in stage and film.
John and Andy, dear friends of 20 years, have logged many hours talking about cinema, life, and the world. These two take a deep plunge into one of their favorite films, the 1980 horror classic from Stanley Kubrick-- The Shining.
This monolithic piece of cinema, now 40 years old, still scares and amazes us as a society, but also continues to probe into our collective unconscious as a nation, and species. From a symbolic and allegorical stand point, this movie is the crown jewel of rabbit hole/deep dives. Why does this film still blow us away? What is it asking us to analyze?
40 years later we are still analyzing its' meanings and hidden Easter eggs. From its' surface narrative of cabin fever, breakdown of nuclear family, to its' analysis of breakdown of society a…