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The Next Best Picture Podcast

"The Forgiven"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2542 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Josh Parham & Will Mavity. Together, we're reviewing the latest film from director John Michael McDonagh, "The Forgiven," starring Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith & Christopher Abbott. The film premiered at last year's Toronto International Film Festival and played earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it received mixed reviews. What did we think of it, though? Tune in below as we discuss the writing, performances, and story? Please find out by taking a listen to our review down below and enjoy! Thank you! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of The Forgiven. It's 400 miles to asthma. Long way to go for a party. They said, David, we're lost. That's the time. No, it's not. This is the term. No, David. Don't so bloody stupid.

0:25.6

It was an accident.

0:27.6

He stepped out in front of us.

0:29.6

You don't want the police showing up,

0:31.6

poking their noses into everything.

0:33.6

You got into a car with a drunk, which makes you an accessory. I feel like I've been an accessory for a long time now. Now listen, are you going to Mope a weekend? Or are you going to enjoy yourself? It's not a crime you enjoy yourself, you know. I suppose I can make the effort. I'm gonnae't know. He didn't mention money?

1:00.0

No.

1:01.0

He wants you to return with them to bury the boy.

1:04.0

It is customary in these parts.

1:10.0

People disappear here. they just vanish.

1:12.6

What did you do they just vanish.

1:15.6

What did you do with this ID?

1:30.3

Burry it?

1:33.3

They didn't just hit him.

1:35.3

They ran over him.

1:37.3

Maybe more than once.

1:39.3

What did they call it in your country?

1:41.3

Roadkill.

1:43.3

There's no worse to run. No worth of What did they call it in our country? Road kill.

1:49.0

There's nowhere to run, no way to hide.

1:58.0

So has it occurred to you that he might actually be planning something a lot nastier than anything you can anticipate?

2:01.8

You've forgotten about my husband.

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