"I think about you so much, I forget to go to the bathroom!"
This week the "Council of John" reunites to discuss John Cassavetes 'revisionist' romantic comedy—MINNIE AND MOSKOWITZ—starring Seymour Cassel and Gena Rowlands in starring roles, and featuring appearances from other Cassavetes mainstays (including John himself, in his first on-screen role with his wife). We of course discussed how this film fits into the common themes and topics explored in other Cassavetes works: masculinity, America in the 1970s, the innate desire to be loved, sublimating our honest feelings into songs and bits, and many more items. As you can tell by this description, and the episode length, we had a lot of fun here.
Before that we go over some news items (RIPs!), new releases, and what we watched this week.
Next episode, Curtis and Thomas Britt will return to David Lynch and discuss TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME.
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:07:15 Shout Outs (RIP Sam Neill and Chuck Russell; 2026 Fantasia Film Festival)
00:12:06 New Releases (Evil Dead Burn; The Invite; The Odyssey; Her Private Hell)
What We Watched This Week
00:13:55 I Love Boosters and Silent Friend (Bruni)
00:17:18 Mon Oncle (Bruni)
00:19:44 Desert Fury (Bruni)
00:21:05 All That Jazz (Bruni)
00:23:17 Disclosure Day (John)
00:27:57 Scary Movie [2026] (John)
00:30:05 The Invite (John)
00:32:10 Raw (John)
00:37:50 Meek's Cutoff (John)
00:39:55 Evil Things (John)
00:43:23 MINNIE AND MOSKOWITZ Discussion
01:42:36 Our Scores
01:51:42 What's coming up next.
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: Minnie and Moskowitz trailer
Outro: Scene from 'Minnie and Moskowitz'
Check out John Bruni's writing on Mon Oncle (stay tuned for a new article on All That Jazz, coming soon!)
https://www.mediamagpies.com/mon-oncle-and-the-house-that-ai-built/Follow John on Letterboxd—@johnnycakes91
https://johnnycakes.substack.com/
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
https://curtisrunstedler.ca/
Dr Curtis Reads: https://www.youtube.com/@curtisrunstedler
