It's a bit late (Bob's fault), but we're working to at least stay close to our intended schedule. This episode we talk about The Whale and clearly our conversation predated the Oscar awards (a bit interesting to hear our predictions after the fact). As always SPOILERS ABOUND! (We even spoil The Wrestler.) 00:10 Dudes chatting 01:45 The Whale 02:59 Plot synopsis 06:00 Aronofsky's interest in individuals in forms of isolation 08:43 The movie is not about justifying characters or them overcoming problems 10:22 Honesty and/or authenticity 12:33 Spoilers begin in earnest! 14:48 I Told Me So - Gregg Ten Elshof 18:22 Liz as enabler/codependent 20:32 Other characters - daughter Ellie 25:50 Charlie chose this life 28:27 Sometimes authenticity is bad, actually 32:44 The missionary 37:00 Brief spoilers of The Wrestler - skip to 37:31 to avoid 39:39 What's the deal with the title? 44:09 What do we think in sum about this film? 48:53 Oscar noms and chances 50:52 Authenticity in acting? 57:13 Actually, Letterboxd doesn't do this, at least not free accounts Note: Oscar® and Academy Awards® are the trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This podcast is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Music: Intro and Outro music excerpted without alteration other than length and volume from AcidJazz by Kevin McLeod under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode