Ep 55 - Bringing Out the Dead

This week we hit one of the minor, though one of the best, Scorsese films BRINGING OUT THE DEAD. But before that Raquel is confused about the Peacock streaming service and needs some answers about that and the new J. Lo movie. But is BRINGING OUT THE DEAD one of Scorsese’s most Catholic films, or is more “spiritual?” Afterall, is was directed by a Catholic but written by a Calvinist. Raquel feels bad laughing at the dark humor while Raphael thinks its a laugh riot. Is this film the flipside to TAXI DRIVER? Is Nic Cage a saintly? Is he a representation of Christ on Earth? Is he a man fallen from grace? This is one of the most philosophical, and by far most theological, episodes yet, about a movie that Raquel simply calls, “beautiful.” The Generation Splice is film podcast where retired psychologist Dr. Raquel Martinez, a Baby Boomer through & through, & her son Raphael Jose Martinez, a cranky millennial punk rocker/film writer, discuss various films through the lens of their generation & personal experiences. Every week one host picks a movie to dissect & see if they can splice together the generation gap via their love of film. Feel free to write to us! Give us some film suggestions at [email protected] or @gensplicepod on Twitter. Raphael is on Twitter at @citycelluloid. You can find his film writing at cinefile.info and film-cred.com