We discuss Benedict Cumberbatch at his best, worst, & poshest, from The Power of the Dog to The Courier to The Electrical Life of Louis Wain.
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This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, and regular guest Caitlin Merriman.
On This Episode
- Is Benedict Cumberbatch good? And even if he is, do we like him? (0:46)
- He’s definitely posh (4:28)
- Orla’s former co-star (7:50)
- Caitlin and the Sherlock fandom (14:38)
- Alex, the wrong Hamlet, and a personal vendetta (19:48)
- A filmography of someone who needs money more than Cumberbatch actually needs money (25:59)
- The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, 2021) (32:21)
- The Courier (Dominic Cooke, 2020) (36:26)
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (Will Sharpe, 2021) (41:35)
- What needs to happen for a Benedict Cumberbatch performance to be good? (46:46)
- Conclusion (56:49)
Show Notes
- The Power of the Dog is streaming on Netflix
- The Courier is available on VOD and streaming on Prime
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is streaming on Prime
- Stuart: A Life Backward (David Attwood, 2007) is streaming on Crave in Canada and HBO Max in the US
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