E136 houses reviews for three new 2018 movies, "The Tale," "First Reformed." and "Hereditary." Show Notes: 00:20 - Dark Subjects 01:08 - Segment I: "The Tale" Review 01:57 - Fractured Perspective 05:41 - Asking the Hard Questions 08:15 - Trail of Abuse 09:43 - Her Body 11:33 - Laura Dern 15:38 - Segment II: "First Reformed" Review 17:01 - Spectrum of Perspectives 18:31 - An Unreliable Protagonist 24:30 - Amanda Seyfried and Questionable Behavior 27:34 - Radicalized and the Upperhand 31:26 - Subverting Expectations and Political Satire 34:21 - Two Sides of the Same Coin 37:16 - Segment III: "Hereditary" Review 37:30 - Coping with Grief and Loss 40:14 - Constantly Working 42:13 - Jarring Imagery and the Process 44:11 - The Dinner Sequence 46:26 - Paimon 49:02 - No Happy Ending 52:06 - Family Laundry 55:21 - Mileage May Vary 58:39 - Last Fifteen Minutes
