923. Frame Rate: Perfect Blue (Feat. Adam Ganser)

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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This episode was paid for by special bean JaneQ via the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. They picked it and we flicked it! Thanks, Jane! Disclaimer: this episode discusses sexual violence and abuse. It’s a film from beloved director Satoshi Kon that exhibits a great amount of empathy and examination of the male/celebrity gaze. It’s a complex narrative that is definitely worth a watch. This episode contains discussions of those scenes as well as a thorough discussion of how Adam became Abe’s dad. Features: Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store

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0:00.0	Adam, you were saying you want to start with a trigger warning?
0:23.9	This movie must have a trigger warning.
0:27.0	Oh, yes.
0:27.8	If you are bothered by sexual violence,
0:32.2	this, and haven't seen this movie and don't want to hear it up front,
0:37.2	do not listen to this episode
0:38.5	or i think that is it is um it's sotoshi cones perfect blue is what it is i was trying to think
0:46.1	of a movie that was more triggering than this and i was having a pretty hard time other than like
0:51.2	irreversible you got to come on Monday movie nights where
0:55.1	Michael Swain takes you on a macab tour well I guess I had the reason I ask that to
1:00.3	start our slow roll is was a to tee up whoever wanted to give the trigger warning
1:05.2	and be to say that I think I'm the odd man outtaker I I know I am now. Surprisingly tame, perfect blue.
1:13.3	Fine to watch.
1:14.7	I knew you.
1:15.2	Watched with my kid on my lap, had a blast.
1:19.0	No, I'm, I'd say that facetiously.
1:22.2	But really, I have heard about this movie my whole life in terms of top tier trigger warning please be like in a
1:30.0	safe space and headspace when you watch it and I appreciate that impetus but there are so
1:35.6	many movies that fuck me I'm more I thought this was like my actual takeaway was like holy shit I have
1:41.9	like another Fargo in my collection.
1:44.6	Like it felt like a fucking taut, you know, psychological thriller.
1:48.8	I was like, this is like Silence of the Lambs shit, tear shit.
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