Morgan Davies

Jan 15, 2025 | overinvestedpodcast.com | Morgan Davies

Steffan and Gavia delve into their mixed feelings toward Robert Eggers’ acclaimed new Nosferatu remake. Among other topics, this episode covers Dracula’s impact on the gothic horror genre, Eggers’ very specific style of historical storytelling, and the complicated (and divisive) relationship between Nosferatu’s Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) and Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp). You can support us on Patreon here. Overinvested merch is available here.

Jan 10, 2025 | electricliterature.com | Jo Lou |Morgan Davies

Adam Ross’s new novel Playworld, a 500-page epic, chronicles a year or so in the life of 14-year-old Griffin Hurt, a reluctant child actor whose life changes when his parents’ friend Naomi falls in love with him. Griffin’s account of his coming of age, from wrestling meets to contentious family dinners to clandestine meetings with Naomi, is irresistibly immersive, a fully-realized portrait of both an adolescent psyche and of Manhattan in the early 1980s.

Dec 31, 2024 | overinvestedpodcast.com | Morgan Davies

Claire and Gavia discuss the uniquely influential 1989 romcom When Harry Met Sally, written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. Kickstarting Meg Ryan's career as a romantic comedy icon, it follows the lives of two New Yorkers who become friends over a series of chance encounters.

Dec 5, 2024 | overinvestedpodcast.com | Morgan Davies

Steffan and Gavia review the 2014 crime thriller The World of Kanako, directed by acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Tetsuya Nakashima. Kōji Yakusho stars as a disgraced former cop, whose daughter Kanako goes missing. When his ex-wife asks him to find out what happened, he discovers that Kanako has been living a disturbing double life.

Nov 18, 2024 | overinvestedpodcast.com | Morgan Davies

Claire and Gavia discuss Gus Van Sant’s iconic queer drama My Own Private Idaho (1991), loosely based on Shakespeare’s Henriad plays. River Phoenix stars as a hustler in Portland, Oregan, who sets off on a journey across America and then the world in search of his long-lost mother, accompanied by best friend and fellow hustler Keanu Reeves. Among other topics, we delve into the film’s deceptively experimental nature, its reputation as a classic of New Queer Cinema, and its brilliant ensemble cast.