Have you been waiting for the Mann? Well it's been over a decade since we last discussed his work back when Patrick and I mainly covered our love for both Heat & The Insider. Cut to present time, I have recruited two of my favorite returning guests to touch upon nearly every title by Michael Mann focusing on his post-Collateral output since it wasn't covered last time.  Grateful to both Ryan Verrill (The Disc-Connected) and Brian Tallerico (RogerEbert.com) for joining me for a delightful conversation about Michael Mann, from his humble beginnings to his foray into digital video and more! Next month after awards season voting ends, we'll be back with a brand new episode covering the directorial work of the legendary Jackie Chan! Stay tuned for an upcoming bonus interview episode featuring filmmaker Joel Potrykus (Vulcanizadora, Buzzard, Relaxer).  00:00 - 04:49 - Introduction 04:50 - 50:30 - Early Michael Mann 50:31 - 01:17:20 - Middle-Period Mann  01:17:21 - 01:44:10 - Recent Mann / Top 3 Favorites / Outro Be sure to follow Brian! https://bsky.app/profile/briantallerico.bsky.social https://www.rogerebert.com/contributors/brian-tallerico https://letterboxd.com/briantt Be sure to follow Ryan! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChV1P_yx88ACwyXKKEOFLcw https://letterboxd.com/disc_connected https://bsky.app/profile/disc-connected.bsky.social Subscribe to my Substack / Bluesky! https://5years.substack.com https://bsky.app/profile/jimlaczkowski.bsky.social