NOIRVEMBER: "KISS ME DEADLY" (1955, Dir: Robert Aldrich)

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Matt and Corbin talk about "Kiss Me Deadly," a film noir about a Nietzschean superman lost in an existential world... right up until the point when it turns out he's actually in a science fiction disasterpiece. Our analysis of the election: wrong. Sorry! Corbin reccomends "BALATRO," a video game. Matt reccomends e-readers. Next week's NOIRVEMBER selection is "STRAY DOG," which you can watch here.

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