Today marks the streaming release of “It’s What’s Inside,” a brilliant and twisty new sci-fi thriller that Netflix acquired out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival for $17 million. This movie is one of my favorite movies of the year so far, so naturally I was curious to learn more about its writer and director Greg Jardine. “It’s What’s Inside” is his first feature film; He began making short films and music videos before finally getting the chance to make a full-length feature film. For several years in between, he paid his bills by directing promos for Netflix shows, including series like “13 Reasons Why” and “Wednesday.” One in particular of Jordin’s promos, made for the streamer’s canceled season one live-action adaptation of “Cowboy Bebop” starring John Cho, Daniela Pineda and Mustafa Shakir, was fired with the same energy and enthusiasm. It is plentiful. It has been included in his new feature film. Years after the show came and went, I’d argue that this promo is still so original, funny, and well-executed that it’s worth a watch, even if you’ve never seen “Cowboy Bebop” (or heard of it. (may not even happen).
Cowboy Bebop: The Lost Sessions is full of style
Impressive, right? I especially like what he does with the split screen here, taking one of the oldest cinematic techniques and bending and shaping it to suit his needs as a director. I don’t remember ever seeing such a clash of story and form before; Even though this short film is ostensibly nothing more than an advertisement for a TV show, I didn’t expect a character to do something so creative and interesting as grab the barrier dividing the screen and use it as a weapon. Use it as. Despite our critics enjoying the show, the live-action “Cowboy Bebop” ultimately didn’t have a great reputation. I shared this brief information with a friend, who responded, “Are you telling me they could have seen it that way, but they didn’t?” Without having seen the show itself, I can’t say whether or not it would have made sense to maintain this level of kinetic energy over multiple episodes, but regardless, at least we have this promo to look back on.
The same kind of freshness (including the fun use of split screen as well as some of the same color palette) is on full display in “It’s What’s Inside,” which I highly recommend you seek out despite the fact that Netflix hasn’t made it. Have done a ton to promote it. I had a chance to talk to Greg Jardine about the film this week, but I also asked him about “The Lost Session” and you can hear his answers on today’s episode of the /Film Daily Podcast:
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