Cinema Eclectica

Can you believe this is our first Jim Jarmusch episode? The white-haired director's habit of casting musicians means pretty much all of his films qualify for this show, with regular collaborators including Tom Waits, Iggy Pop and RZA. All of them turn up in this, his ensemble zombie comedy from 2019, along with the rather less expected name of Selena Gomez. (Gomez's presence does at least mean this is the second show in a row where we mention Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers, and no, we weren't expecting that either) Joining us this week is Rob, from The Geek Show's other movie podcast Directors Uncut. Both he and Graham are paid-up fans of both Jarmusch and this movie, and they discuss the film's puzzlingly negative reception, its skilful use of the screen personae of stars as different as Tilda Swinton, Caleb Landry Jones and Iggy Pop, and the remarkable voice of Adam Driver. We also discuss how Rob's fondness for Iggy and Tom has survived problematic early encounters with their music, the changing fortune