PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION:

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Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss our latest Patreon-selected movie, Misericordia! This foreign drama/dark-comedy from Alain Guiraudie offers a lot to talk about: Fall vibes, yearning, secrets, and plenty of small town conflict. Also, mushrooms!

Topics:

(PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 27-minutes discussing Movies or art-pieces that become rally-cries for fandoms and garner 10/10 reviews in "support" of those projects, and how this makes Melvin go, "Hmmm..." (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
The setting of the film, a Fall French countryside, is stunning.
The film is cozy and even-keeled, but it also has a dash of the grotesque.
Melvin hasn't watched a lot of Queer cinema and that's largely due to the genre often included a bit more sexuality in it than other genres.
Someone watching movies outside their comfort zone can sometimes help bring a broader understanding to that person's outlook.
How we interpret the mushroom as a symbol.
Talking about love, justice, and living.
Getting into the ending, discussing its abruptness, and closing thoughts.
The importance of forgiveness and mercy when expressed and experienced in the right direction, as opposed to from merely observers.

Recommendations:

Good News in January (you might have missed) (2026) (YouTube)
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2013) (Video Game)

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Misericordia - Life After Death (and also Mushrooms)