Director Alexander Payne takes center stage in this episode's conversation as we take a look at his 1996 freshman film comedy, Citizen Ruth. Daniel describes the virtues of denying an audience a character that they can root for while Jeremy, a midwesterner himself, discusses the psychology of telling a midwest story on film. Also, what should our response be to a real-life Ruth?
Director Alexander Payne takes center stage in this episode's conversation as we take a look at his 1996 freshman film comedy, Citizen Ruth.