A Voice in the Night 5/23

Longtime listeners to KGO Radio’s divine Maureen Langan will already know of her abiding crush on Liam Neeson. When I joined her this week, we were able to explore those tender feelings in depth, including Mo’s close encounter with Mr. Neeson as they shared adjoining make-up chairs.  It was the prelude to discussing his current film, RUN ALL NIGHT, and why he’s such a credible action star even as he gamely moved into middle age. Also on the talk menu, the wonder that is Al Pacino’s performance in DANNY COLLINS, with Bobby Canavale and Jennifer Garner doing terrific work in supporting roles, why ’71 is already on my top ten list for 2015, and the larger, more sinister implications of what Alex Gibney reveals in his excellent HBO documentary, GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF.