Figurines of Regret

     This week two movies about repercussions and the remorse of those who have to deal with them.

     Frances Glessner Lee was born into a wealthy family and had a lifelong interest in medicine and the burgeoning science of forensics. Dedicating her life and fortune to progressing the field. Her masterwork being the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, a series of intricate dioramas with a wide variety of victims from all social classes and manners of death, which inspired many institutions and even fictional depictions over the last century. Just how long a shadow can be cast... Of Dolls and Murder?
     Leonor Reyes was once a major player in the Filipino film industry, creating a string of action hits. Now Leonor is retired and she, with her son Rudie, are struggling to pay the bills. After reading an ad calling for scripts, Leonor brushes off her unfinished final project. Tragically a serious blow to the head finds her waking up in her script, revising it in real time. Meanwhile, Rudie is desperately trying to find a way to connect to his comatose mother through the pages she left behind. The feature debut of writer-director Martika Ramirez Escobar... Leonor Will Never Die.
    All that and panic over next week's Secret Satan begins to take hold. Join us, won't you?

  Episode 392- Figurines of Regret

Mopey Guys

    This week, two movies about fast friendships tested with mental health issues.

     In the adult industry, according to the opening text, mopes are guys who do the worst jobs, the lowest position possible. Based on the true story of Tom Dong and Steve Driver, professional porn supporting actors. Can Steve's big dreams drive them to their glorious dream wonderland? Why did Tom leave his skilled well paid profession to do this full time? I don't know and neither do the makers of... Mope.
     Washington, D.C. detective and forensic psychologist Dr. Alex Cross heads to Durham, North Carolina to help find his missing niece. Within 2 hours of arrival, he discovers that his niece was taken by a prolific serial abductor, rapist, and killer who calls himself Casanova. Shortly after his arrival, Kate McTiernan, an internist at the University hospital, is taken from her home in the middle of the night. Luckily for all, Kate is a fighter and soon will slip her captor to help Cross bring him to justice. Casanova just wants to... Kiss the Girls.
     All that and Kevin gets his morally ambiguous cynicism on, Dave wrangles a large lizard, and Tyler communicates across a rainy void. Join us, won't you?
   
   Episode 283- Mopey Boys