Steve Hunt
25 May 2026
1h 47m 40s
Ali
00:00
01:47:40

Steve Hunt
25 May 2026
1h 47m 40s
00:00
01:47:40
In this episode, Dr Vincent M Gaine joins me to discuss Michael Mann's Ali, from 2001.
Vincent is the senior teaching associate in media studies at Lancaster University. He is also a film and television researcher. His first book, Existentialism and Social Engagement in the Films of Michael Mann was published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2011. His work on film and media has been published in Cinema Journal and The Journal of Technology, Theology and Religion, as well as edited collections including The 21st Century Superhero and The Directory of World Cinema.
He is also the host of, The Spy With The Blood Tinted Glasses, a podcast which nostalgic espionage in television and film.
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Re-Mediated Mann: The Re-Mediation of Public Figures and Events in The Insider and Ali: https://ojs.meccsa.org.uk/index.php/netknow/article/view/53
Existentialism and Social Engagement in the Films of Michael Mann: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9780230348448#overview
Follow Vincent @drgaine on Instagram, Threads, LetterBoxd, Bluesky.
The Spy with the Blood-Tinted Glasses:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4mty46JjXBMof9hxyCPNKh?si=4d8a14490e0e48fc
Invasion of the Pody People:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2Bii5oZWSs9NHw2XZeK5p3?si=e2b3875a1d474439
Vincent’s Views:
https://vincentmgaine.wordpress.com/
The Geek Show:
https://thegeekshow.co.uk/author/drgaine/
The Critical Movie Critics:
https://thecriticalcritics.com/author/vmgaine/
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