S3:Ep3 Nomadland, Behind Her Eyes

This week we talk about Nomadland (HULU), Behind Her Eyes (Netflix) a throwback to The Knick (HBO Max.)

But first…

Elaine got personal about EDD in California, unemployment, and how millions of people have had their accounts frozen and stuck in “pending.”

Reach out to your state Senators and Assemblymembers and let them know that EDD needs to #PAYTHEPENDING pic.twitter.com/YYm1jsLJhw
— My Shallow Americans… (@nestfest1) February 22, 2021

Behind Her Eyes

Created by Steve Lightfoot (The Punisher, Hannibal) Behind Her Eyes is a tight little thriller about a young woman involved with her married boss, who then finds herself in a friendship with his lonely, fragile wife, until it’s not.
It stars Simona Brown, Eve Hewson, Tom Bateman and we neglected to talk about Robert Aramayo who is excellent as Rob. You may know him as young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones or creepy Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. in Mindhunter. He was even in Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals! We’re sorry Rob. We’ll talk about you next week.
When we recorded the show we were 4 episodes into this 6 episode limited series. That night, we watched episode 5 and the show took a sharp turn. Yes, Elaine did guest the ending… believe it not!!

Nomadland

This one is definitely an Oscar contender, along with last week’s Judas and the Black Messiah. Yeah, we’re getting December caliber movies in February. Thx COVID.
Zhao Ting has always used “real people” (non-actors) in her movies and this is no exception. In addition to the Oscar-worthy performances by Frances McDormand as Fern and David Strathairn as David.

NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie, and Bob Wells.
And yes, Bob Wells is a Youtuber. Check out his channel to see videos like these. The channel has more than 400,000 subscribers. His non-profit, Home on Wheels Alliance, funds programs that bolster the nomadic community.

Nomadland is a hard-hitting modern-day The Grapes of Wrath. Everyone should be free to live as they choose. But, until our older Americans ALL have that choice, we have failed as a nation. That said, the resilience and dignity displayed by the real-life Nomads is more than admirable,

Bob Wells attends Searchlight’s Nomadland Premiere on Friday, Sept 11 at the Drive-In at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
Photos: Todd Williamson/January Images

Swankie attends Searchlight’s Nomadland Drive In Premiere at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena.
Photo: Todd Williamson/January Images

Frances McDormand, Swankie and Linda May attend Searchlight’s Nomadland Telluride from Los Angeles Drive In Premiere on Friday, Sept 11 at the Rose Bowl.
Photo: Todd Williamson/January Images

Throwback: The Knick

One of our favorite shows in the last decade is Steven Soderbergh’s, The Knick. The entire series is currently available on HBO Max.
It boasts a top-notch cast including Clive Owen– (Children of Men, Sin City Gosford Park), André Holland (Castle Rock, American Horror Story, Selma, Moonlight), Juliet Rylance (Perry Mason). And to bring it full circle, Eve Hewson (Behind Her Eyes) as the Golden Lotus Queen, Nurse Lucy Elkins.