The Postman (with Mikey Neumann and Zoe Wells) | Podcast episode 142 | Movie Oubliette
We're back at last! And what better way to start the year than being reunited with FilmJoy's (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEtB-nx5ngoNJWEzYa-yXBg) Mikey Neumann and Zoe Wells for another Kevin Costner apocalypse movie? This time it's 1997's The Postman – the tale of a travelling one-man-and-one-mule Shakespeare company who, after his acting partner is killed and turned into paste by a roving fascist militia, accidentally starts a religion around a basic infrastructure service that brings hope to the ragged survivors of the third world war. It's heartfelt. It's three hours long. It strangely features most of Kevin's children – in one case, as a townsperson who makes a pass at him. But is it a bloated vanity project or a hidden gem that's more relevant now than it was in the 90s? Find out!
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