Episode 607: I’ve Glimpsed Our Future…Go Back
It’s Halloween weekend and there isn’t a lot of horror but Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy still have eight films to talk about. They include a documentary about an archbishop who wrote the gay disco anthem of the ‘70s (I Was Born This Way) and another true story about drugs, family and revenge in the Ozarks (Violent Ends). There are some holiday-themed titles including a daughter realizing her mom may have fallen into a cult (Self-Help) and an animated Frankenstein-esque tale for kids (Stitch Head). The director of Conclave has Colin Farrell gambling away in Macau (Ballad of a Small Player) and Nia DaCosta swaps race and gender in an updating of Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 play (Hedda). Diane Lane watches her family come apart in a new America (Anniversary) and the pair share their memories on the 40th anniversary of a masterpiece (Back to the Future).
3:32 - I Was Born This Way
13:44 - Self-Help
21:53 - Stitch Head
30:43 - Violent Ends
42:14 - Ballad of a Small Player
51:14 - Anniversary
1:09:10 - Hedda
1:20:33 - Back to the Future (40th Anniversary re-release)
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