Four Favorites: Angelica Jade Bastién on Possession, neo-noir, rage, and beautiful men

For Noirvember, we celebrate the new 4K release of Possession with Vulture film critic and spooky dame Angelica Jade Bastién , who joins hosts Gemma (Letterboxd editor-in-chief) and Slim (of 70mm podcast ) to discuss her four favorites, which also include Le Samouraï ; The Passionate Friends ; and The Handmaiden . Plus: the ‘Feminine Grotesque’ , that subway scene, “ Possession pink socks meaning”, Keanu Reeves, the people on Angelica’s time-travel f—k-list, why directors should make shorter films, mental health in movies, neo-noir shortcomings, saying what you really think, and her cat’s fave Paul Newman film. Links: The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode; Andrzej Żuławski interview ; Angelica’s writing at Vulture , her newsletter and her Twitter profile ; Rudi’s review of Possession ; Angelica’s episode of Blank Check Podcast ; Slim’s man ass list (again); Matthewcutchen’s review of Le Samouraï ; Reviews of The Handmaiden from Joan , Aaron and Sree Credits: This episode was recorded in Chicago, Pennsylvania and Auckland. Edited by Slim. Facts by Jack . Booker: Linda Moulton . Transcript by Sophie Shin . Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by Moniker .