iTunes Exclusive Episode The Only Living Boy In New York

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My name is Rob, I am the executive producer of the Clubhouse Podcast, and I like to think
I live a little bit every once in a while.
But I'm not alone for this one, joining me across the desk as he does from time to time
is the official fact checker of this show, and a man that likes to say New York City!
My name is Phan Don Goh, it is my name and Phan Don Ford, I'm going to call him Don Ford,
go ahead sir.
New York City?
I don't know, I just want to say that.
Okay, sounds good.
Whatever we do, one of these things it is always to review something, this is no exception.
Brand new film from director Mark Webb, you would know him from the amazing Spider-Man films,
as he directs a brand new film written by Alan Loeb called the only living boy in New York.
For a short, this whole thing?
Yes, sir.
Got to think Carol, everybody, Gaelish Smith.
Such fans of those people, we love them so much.
You're going to say film festival, all those people.
Love them, love them, love them.
I've got to hang out with a bunch of people, we don't get to see very often.
Yeah, exactly.
Because you can see them more, but we're glad when we get the opportunity.
Here's what you need to know.
Callum Turner plays Thomas.
He's the son of a very successful New York City publisher, played by the great Pierce
Brosnan, and his mother, played by Cynthia Nixon, she's a little unstable.
So he's kind of trying to help his mother out, but kind of dealing with his dad at the
same time.
And he's got this girl that he really is into, but kind of there, she may or may not be
on the same level, you know.
And he's kind of just living.
And my five would say, you know, in his dad's like, he's in his early 20s, doing whatever
best dad likes, you have to have more of a career thing, because I'm a successful publisher
and all that stuff.
Yeah, right.
Yeah.
Right.
Uh, and then he finds out that maybe his dad's got a little something going on the side.
Woo-hoo.
We're the young lady by the name of Johanna, played by Kate Beckinsale.
Kind of turns everything upside down, and we go from there.
This runs right at 90 minutes.
I'm not even going to bury it.
By the way, the title of the film comes from a Simon and Garfunkel song that does play
later in the film.
Okay.
It was actually quite a bit of musical references to.
That's not a couple on there.
And he also, by the way, he was also getting some advice from a brand new neighbor named
W.F.
Gerald, played by the great Jeff Bridges.
I love this movie.
I really enjoyed this.
This is one of those films that's different.
And it's not different in that art for art, say, kind of way.
Ooh, look at what we're doing, and you don't get it, and that's how you just not cultured.
It's not like that.
It's not a tearing smell, because what you're saying.
Right.
But what it...
It's sophisticated enough that it's not your normal movie type fare, you know what I mean?
But it's not so sophisticated that it tries to be above its audience.
And that's what I really liked about this.
It's got a fresh feeling to it.
The way I equate it is it's got kind of a 60s French filmmaking vibe to it with a current
American spin.
There are certain shots that reminded me a lot of French filmmaking in the 60s.
But it wasn't so much that it was just overkill.
I thought Web did a great job with this.
It's funny, you spend some of the movie just shaking your head.
It's like, really?
Come on, dude.
You know?
Yeah.
But in a good way.
Not in how much longer it's just going.
But you just...
There are certain moments where you go, ah, you probably shouldn't have made that choice.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah.
You can dumb and all that.
Right.
And if you've seen the one sheet, you probably know where this is going.
But if you haven't, we're not going to ruin it for you.
But I've really had a good time watching this film.
I liked how light it was.
I liked how...
I love the chemistry with Bridges and Turner.
Jeff Bridges, he's the dude.
He's the dude.
Oscar winning.
Absolutely.
And he really abides in this.
He channels his dudeness in this and it really works to his advantage.
I'm such a fan of this guy.
And when he gets to do stuff like this, it's just...
It makes me happy.
On my end.
Yes, sir.
I walked in and I will give you that...
I think it has the perfect length.
90 minutes.
It flows well overall for what it is.
It's basically a movie about relationships.
I bet the best way to describe it.
So I thought the 90 minute was perfect length.
I walked in and I'm kind of watching this thing kind of sell a little bit of trailer.
And I thought, yeah, it's that kind of independent kind of film.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And in the first couple of minutes, and independent film, the idea, the idea, the idea.
And it is what it is.
Has some fun with it.
Enjoy, you know.
But as the thing went on, I liked it more and more and more and more.
I see that.
I really started dig this as the movie went on.
And at the end, with a lot of little twists and turns at the end, I was like, oh, well,
okay.
That's what really I really liked about the film.
Really, really enjoyed.
It's well written.
It's not.
It's not one of those.
Okay, this is how this is going to go in that.
Like, there's a certain level of predictability to it.
Yeah, but not to the point where it takes you out of the film.
Exactly.
And in our twists and turns, I did not see coming at the end.
You could see it if you really, really watched.
Do you look for it?
But still at the end, it's like I was pleasantly surprised with some of the twists and turns.
And I'm going to say the ending, I really liked how they ended it.
Mm-hmm.
And how the thing turns out.
And I also a really good turn by Kiersey Clemens playing Mimi, the pseudo lady in his
life.
You would know her.
She'll be playing Iris West in the upcoming flash film.
She was also in dope.
Which I saw.
Yeah.
So dope.
But also some great cameos in this of people like Debbie Mezar and Wallace Shaw and a really
good moment.
I've got to find it.
I've got to find it.
Why am I not seeing?
He's looking.
He's looking.
Come on.
Where do you do?
Elvator music.
Oh, no.
Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter.
I'm not seeing it on here.
And I can't remember.
The guy's name.
But he's one of those actors that you always see and stuff.
And it's not listed here.
But he plays the uncle at the wedding.
Oh.
Very powerful performance.
And why can't I think of his name off him?
Okay.
It's telling me.
But it's not listed on IDB.
You start talking now.
Look.
It's not listed on IMVB though.
I'm going to look it up on Wikipedia.
Okay.
But he does this toast that kind of ties into everything that's going on in a really cool montage.
And that little speech he gave was incredible.
It was well written and it was well delivered.
I loved this movie.
I really, really enjoyed this.
And I don't know if there's anything I would have changed about it.
It's just one of those.
It's definitely an independent film.
It may not get a real wide release.
But I think if this is showing near you, you should go see it.
Yeah, I agree.
I even though I had that kind of independent film.
And that kind of independent looked in kind of a simple story in a while.
These independent steps.
And they just go with whatever.
This was not turns milk.
Not at all.
Not at all.
Thank you, Jesus.
Thank you.
And I really enjoyed it.
And there wasn't much about this, which I did not like.
You know, I'm trying to figure, what would I have changed?
I don't know what I would have changed.
I don't know.
I'm trying to figure what I would change.
The look of the city was beautiful.
It showed New York, you know, even though it just said we're in New York.
Let you know it was New York, that kind of thing.
Right.
And I like how it even brought in the daddy issues and stuff like that.
And there's a couple moments where, you know, piercings, is there something you need to tell me?
So a product more than just relationships is about growing up in relationships between parents
plus a kid growing up.
But it doesn't well.
In a lot of this, I could see this coming, even the ending.
The ending wasn't not just the, you know, I thought it was a happy ending in some aspects,
but it wasn't the little, oh, this is going to be an ideal Cinderella wedding.
I mean, ending for the film.
Right.
Yeah.
So I think the ending gave a true life, good ending for what it could have been.
But I like to twist in terms.
Yeah.
Acting was good.
You know, and like what you said, the girl from the flash there.
Here's the clemeness.
Yeah, clemeness.
She, I think she played the role emotionally, even on one scene where in the rain,
I think that's where she's, take note of that.
She's going to be a rising star.
Oh, yeah.
She's going to be on that.
So I mean, there's a lot of good scenes in there.
When Pierce blows up in the office, is what I'm going to say.
Yeah.
I mean, there's a lot of a good emotional moments in this film, because these are relationship, you know,
deals with relationships, which really can get emotional.
So what I didn't like about it, not much.
I was, I was surprised, and my bar was kind of set low, but it really exceeded it.
Good.
Yeah.
Anything else to get to the final analysis?
No.
All right.
The way we do the final analysis on the show, we're not going to give you thumbs up, thumbs down.
We're not going to give you letter grades, numbers, number of taxis, or whatever.
We're going to ask two questions.
Question number one is, would you see this film again?
If the answers know, then we're done here.
But if the answer's yes, the follow question is, how far are you willing to go to see it?
Here's the spectrum from best of the best to worst of the best.
Full price of the theater, twilight, matinee, early morning, second run at the dollar theater,
Netflix.
I'm sorry.
Red box Netflix cable.
Don, would you see this again?
Oh, yeah.
Definitely.
How far are you willing to go?
Well, I'm kind of recommend this may not be everybody's cup of tea.
So I gotta keep you that in mind, because this is a relationship in a pen of fill.
Yeah.
You know, if you're looking for the big summer, big blockbuster CGI, let's say that.
Yeah.
But it's still good.
I recommend it.
You know, it's a good, you know, twilight date night.
Do you know?
Yeah.
Fun on the date.
Not a first date.
Not a first date.
Not a first date.
Not a first date established.
You've been together for a minute.
Yeah.
It does deal with infidelity.
Yeah.
First date.
It'll make your day go.
Yeah.
You know, go make it a dinner in a movie and it's in, enjoy it for what it is.
Because, and it's, it's definitely like you said, it's not a fairy tale.
It's exciting.
There's, there's some nice turns to it that make you go, okay, yeah.
You know, it's just like how this would go.
It is Mark Webb directing the only living boy in New York.
And for this thing, again, we got to thank Carol, everybody.
Gayler Smith for this.
Thank you so much.
You're safe film festival.
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You can really put Britney Palmer like it's New York.
She'd fit right in.
I'm just saying.