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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: OSCARS '75: The Day of the Locust
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STRONG CONTENT WARNING: Attempted rape/sexual assault, child abuse, alcohol use, drunkenness, violence, cockfighting, alcohol, child murder, surreal horror, trampling, repeated use of racist and sexist language. Please don’t watch this movie.
We, uh, did not end this series on a high note. In the least. Look, we’re not above watching uncomfortable films that shock and disturb, but what happens when there’s no story or motivation to back up that horror? What do we do with a movie refuses to tell a stor...