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Episode 295: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Very Bad Wizards

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Exploring Realism and Horror in Film

This chapter analyzes the unique stylistic elements in a film that combines documentary realism with German expressionism, focusing on a tense scene involving a character named Franklin. It discusses complex themes such as ableism and social dynamics through unsettling narratives, including the eerie encounter with a suspicious hitchhiker and the bizarre behavior of characters in a van. The speakers reflect on the breakdown of social norms, the deep emotional turmoil within relationships, and moral contradictions related to suffering and consumption.

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