In the Details: a Celebration of Nuance

I'm certainly empathetic to poor Mrs. Hilyard in 1964's sweaty, sleazy "Lady in a Cage"--trapped like a caged animal while the world outside seems to go mad. This week I queen out on some of my favorite acting choices from star Olivia DeHavilland, who sinks her teeth into one of the better "mature lady in peril" roles of the 60's and 70's. Plus: a swarthy James Caan, a blousy Ann Sothern and an overly-ambitious indictment of society at large. In these strange times, it's somehow exactly what I needed. Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

Hysterical Blindness is a lesser-known HBO original movie from 2002, directed by Mira Nair and featuring a Golden Globe winning performance by Uma Thurman as the occasionally delusional Debbie Miller, looking for love in all the wrong dive bars. From the pitch-perfect depiction of 1987 Bayonne to the prestige casting of Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara to the quintessential Best Supporting Actress work from Juliette Lewis, this is an unsung gem of a movie. Leanne Kubicz joins me again to celebrate both our shared Jersey roots and our shared love for this movie. Follow Leanne at @lianemarieK! Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

Stephen Sondheim's 1970 musical "Company" snuck up on me at the perfect time in my life. In the months before I turned 35, I discovered (a)musical theatre I genuinely liked and (b)a deep understanding and appreciation of the central character of Bobby. And not for nothing, the music is full of nuances, from the over the top opening number to Beth Howland's breathless vocal acrobatics to the best supporting actress that is Elaine Stritch to the honky 70's-ness of it all. This week, we're diving into some of my favorite moments. Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker

Allison Janney, Viola Davis, Edi Patterson, Jim Gaffigan and McKenna Grace (and little BSA Bella Higginbotham!) are at the heart of the charming, eventually tearjerking "Troop Zero" that just came out on Amazon Prime. My boyfriend Jonathan joins me again to queen out on the all-female writing and direction, Allison Janney's perfect timing, Viola Davis's sheer presence in anything, Jim Gaffigan serving Best Supporting Actor realness, and the surprisingly nuanced performance by McKenna Grace as Christmas Flint. On a related note, we recognize that indeed, you can pee on command. Follow Jonathan! @jonfost / @thicketnthistle (Instagram) Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker

Awards season wouldn't be complete without the Nuancies! Once again we'll be looking back at the past year of In the Details and celebrating some of my favorite nuances, with five nominees but an embarrassment of winners. Plus, the second winner of the Beatrice Straight Award for Excellence in Nuance is named in a moving closing ceremony. Enjoy and thank you for indulging me, the Oscars are just such a snooze this year. Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

Technically, this episode should be full of spoilers, but they're mostly for movies you'll likely never see anyway. This week, I'm diving into some of my favorite horror movie endings--but not for their cinematic brilliance. There is something wackadoo about these endings--they're over the top, chaotic, full of screaming and sweeping Pino Donaggio melodies, and they leave things on an unpredictable note that is both unresolved and completely satisfying. To see them for yourself, check out the links below! Eaten Alive: https://bit.ly/39QPxQD Tenebrae: https://bit.ly/2NaptX3 Tourist Trap: https://bit.ly/2QXlMF3 Carrie: https://bit.ly/2QBckIz Horror House on Highway Five: https://bit.ly/300R9mr Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

Edith Massey is a nuance in and of herself. A quintessential best supporting actress in the world of John Waters, her deliriously batty, busty, forward-thinking Aunt Ida in "Female Trouble" is a queen ahead of her time. Johnny from the podcast "That's Spooky" joins me this week to sing the praises of Massey's inherent kindness, as well as her dental journey. Plus: John Waters' perfectionism, Mink Stole's gravitas, Katya's pitch perfect ode to Waters on Drag Race, cataloging, finding community through podcasting, a moment of exuberance from a wiener dog, a vague trauma memory of Polyester, some love for Mink Stole and spiders all over our tits. Find Johnny! Podcast: That's Spooky Instagram/Twitter: @thatsspookypod Johnny's Instagram: @pansytwist Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

Patricia Clarkson takes a 3 minute cameo in an episode of "Broad City" and turns it into a masterclass in how to play genuine pathos and genuine bananas all at once. This week, I'm breaking down her monstrous mother-son showdown beat by beat, nuance by nuance. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/uNHoQ4Nii4w Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

How about a Halloween bonus episode, whaddya say?! One of my favorite gaylords of darkness, Stacie Ponder, joins me to point and scream at Ruth Gordon's wacky and wicked turn as Minnie Castavet in "Rosemary's Baby." We also queen out on Mia Farrow in a phone booth, Patsy Kelly out of the closet, and then just a full on tangent about Texas Chainsaw Massacre, because I can't not. Follow Stacie! Blog: finalgirl.rocks Podcast: Gaylords of Darkness Instagram: @finalgrrl Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

I could probably dedicate an entire podcast to 1974's "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"--this is already my second full episode focused on how much I love this movie. But this week I'm not alone--Brooklyn drag king Vigor Mortis joins me to dive deep on what we agree is a beautiful piece of American cinema. We explore the history of Ed Gein, the sociopolitical correlations of the movie to today, the Sawyer family's morality, Sally's willful determination to live, the surprising treatment of Franklin, the layers of Leatherface and the unnecessary backstories offered throughout the series. Follow Vigor Mortis: @heyvigormortis (Instagram) Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

The 1987 slasher "Blood Rage" had no idea how perfectly wackadoo it was, and in large part due to Louise Lasser's committed performance (and the film's award-winning theme song!). This week, I queen out on Lasser's epic aria of a phone call with a seemingly bemused operator, the surprisingly charming final girl Karen and some real humanity (and tragedy) underneath all the shlock. Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

Watching a mother and her son try to wait out a rabid dog from the relative safety of a broken down Pinto in "Cujo" wouldn't be so compelling if not for Dee Wallace's intensely emotional performance as Donna. This week, I queen out on some of her most powerful nuances and how she exemplifies the Final Mom archetype. I also highlight a similar showdown in 2018's "He's Out There," with Handmaids Tale BSA Yvonne Strahovski. Speaking of BSA's, the Best Supporting Podcast, with co-host Nick Kochanov, premieres October 9th! Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

Fosse/Verdon is, first and foremost, an amazing showcase of Michelle Williams as Gwen Verdon. And the episode “Nowadays” really lets her shine--but the devil in the details is Chita Rivera (Bianca Marroquin) lending incredible emotional nuance to the series’ best scene, which we’ll dive into beat by beat. But first, I queen out on Olivia Colman’s tour de force moment of maternal rage in Series 2 of Broadchurch! Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

Schitt's Creek is flooded with comedy gold--Catherine O'Hara, we see you--but this week I'm queening out on Alexis (Annie Murphy) in a brilliantly nuanced scene from Scene 4's "The Barbecue." But first, my continued thoughts on Broadchurch as I make my way into Season 2, including some questions about Charlotte Rampling, some love for a Best Supporting Actor and continued awe and admiration of the talents of Olivia Colman. Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_

Fun Mom Dinner and Broadchurch--just a couple of modern meditations on grief, denial and facing the looming inevitabilities of one's fate. Well, okay, not really--Fun Mom Dinner is actually a meditation on mediocrity, but just as compelling as Olivia Colman trying to solve a seaside murder. Joining me this week is Jonathan Foster, the artistic director of Thicket & Thistle (among other things!). We talk about his upcoming horror comedy musical "Death Cruise," before diving into the horrors of Fun Mom Dinner--spare the welcomed comedy of Paul Rudd--and Olivia Colman's Sad Mom Interrogation in the final episode of Season 1 of Broadchurch. (SPOILERS AHEAD!) Death Cruise TICKETS: bit.ly/deathcruisetickets (Promo Code: 666) Follow Thicket & Thistle: Instagram, Twitter: @thicketnthistle www.thicketandthistle.org Get in touch with me! Email: inthedetailspod@gmail.com Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_