You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of Hillbilly Elegie.

I thought your mama was going to be all right. Be happy.

I know I could have done better, but you, you've got to decide you want to be somebody or not.

I've been doing real good.

I just had a down month.

I got an interview tomorrow, Mom.

Otherwise, I...

Oh, you know me.

I always land on my feet.

Don't look at that. Come on, come on. Don't you look at me. You look at me. You let her get away with this every time.

I told you that I would do better. You always say that. You're lying. I always try. You've got to think about these kids.

What do you think I've been thinking about since I was 18 years old, huh? Never had a life where I wasn't thinking about the kids.

Do you actually want to be dead, Mom?

Are you just too lazy to try?

Oh, I tried. Plenty!

You've always got a reason. It's always someone else's fault.

At some point, you're going to have to take responsibility.

Or someone else is going to have to step in.

Who? Ha! Who?

You?

Astale vista, baby. How many times you've seen this?

Oh, about a hundred.

...