ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann’s 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute. It’s the 157th minute (2:36:00 - 2:37:00) - host Blake Howard joins the joyously obsessive award-winning film critic for many publications including Senses of Cinema, Kill Your Darlings, The Age and Fandor - Joanna Di Mattia. Blake and Joanna discuss the great physicality in Pacino’s intuitive performance, the coalescence of themes in this minute and being at the precipice of the climax.

GUEST BIO - JOANNA DI MATTIA

Joanna Di Mattia is an award-winning film critic who has written for many publications and outlets, including Senses of Cinema, Screen Education, SBS Movies, Kill Your Darlings, The Age, The Big Issue and Fandor. (Bio via The Monthly).

Twitter: @JoannaDiMattia

Website: inalonelyplacefilm.com

It's impossible to imagine The Godfather trilogy without Al Pacino, but it nearly happened by Joanna Di Mattia