Episode 221: RATCATCHER (1999)

In RATCATCHER, everything is someone’s fault, but not everyone suffers for it. “Ratcatcher: Death, Garbage, and Glimpses of Beauty in 1970s Glasgow” by Dan Howard for Perisphere, the Trylon blog: https://www.perisphere.org/2023/03/26/ratcatcher-death-garbage-and-glimpses-of-beauty-in-1970s-glasgow/ “The Eyes of Morton Are Upon You: Morvern Callar and the Art of Expression” by Natalie Marlin for Perisphere, the Trylon blog: https://www.perisphere.org/2023/03/24/the-eyes-of-morton-are-upon-you-morvern-callar-and-the-art-of-expression/ Check out our episode partially about Lynne Ramsay’s MORVERN CALLAR with Fun City Editions founder Jonathan Hertzberg: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-155-building-a-boutique-film-label-with/id1449848155?i=1000547883839 Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: Gassenhauer by Carl Orff. Timestamps 0:00 - Episode 221: RATCATCHER (1999) 4:37 - The episode actually starts 7:20 - Ramsay’s style 17:29 - Humanizing, sympathizing, and wallowing in our own filth 31:38 - Snowball going to the moon 45:31 - Power hierarchies and targeted neglect 49:27 - The ending 54:59 - The Junk Drawer 1:00:14 - Good Grief, Give Me a GIF! 1:05:57 - Cody’s Noteys: Ratlove (rat-themed movie trivia)