Heavy Metal
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(Spoiler Section Length - 5min 40sec) Today we have another anthology film, this one based on the titular magazine. It's a film of sex, violence and rock 'n' roll, and it certainly won't be to everyone's tastes. It's also from the 80s, so the era of 'Heavy Metal'—both the magazine and music genre—that it harkens to is one long past at this point. All of this doesn't necessarily bode well for the anthology holding up, at least on some levels, but none of it precludes it from being good. So... is it? Or, given that it's an anthology, do any of the individual shorts that make it up prove worth watching? Listen to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howsitholdup/support
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