Episode 46: BRUTE FORCE (1947) [feat. Nick Ransbottom]

Featuring special guest Nick Ransbottom! BRUTE FORCE is a leftist melodrama that is at its best when it leans into its pulpy sensibilities. It displays an unprecedented amount of sympathy for a group of prison inmates who use their strength and camaraderie as they search for a way out of a flawed yet impenetrable system. As our heroes spiral towards their fate, we all find ourselves asking the same question: why persist at all? Is it worth pushing onward, even when the system has all exits covered? BRUTE FORCE is a bleak and beautiful meditation on this dilemma. Find Nick at @TheEzioKenway on Twitter for updates about THE BOUNTY, a one-shot he's developing with artist Sara Alfageeh! Follow us at @trylovepodcast on Twitter and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters.