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Hey, welcome to Weird House Cinema Rewind.

Today, we are re-airing our July 4th episode from last year.

It is the 1999 Frontier Cannibal Horror Film Ravenous. It is the 1999 frontier cannibal horror film

Ravenous. It was

a real joy to revisit this film.

I feel like it is just as strong

today as it was back when it came out

and has just as much to say

some strong performances

throughout. Big fan of this movie

and happy to share this episode with you once more.

Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of IHeart Radio.

Hey, welcome to Weird House Cinema. This is Rob Lamb. And this is Joe McCormick. Today is July the 4th, Independence Day in the United States. As many of our American listeners can attest to, and I think our international listeners can also attest to, to varying degrees and understand national patriotic holidays like this can be really

weird to process they are at their they're very least a time of celebrating certain ideals

while often ignoring the more complex or even problematic elements of a nation's history and place

in the world i often find myself just like end up with a day off on the on the fourth I'm just like, what am I doing? What, what's the game plan? I guess I'll watch some fireworks. And, you know, this year, I made some space for today's movie. Oh, on the Fourth of July itself, or just an advance of it? Like, are you going to watch it again on the Fourth? Who knows what I'll do? But, yeah, I mean, you know, given publication, uh, delays, you know, couldn't actually watch it on the fourth, but in anticipation of the fourth. I see. Typically, if we watch a movie on the 4th of July, it's Jaws. Um, that's, uh, you know, for obvious reasons, uh, Fourth of July is a big holiday in the narrative of Jaws. It's very much a summer movie. And I don't know, it just kind of feels right, especially if the day involves like otherwise being outdoors or barbecueing or something. At some point, you come inside, sit down and watch Jaws. I think we haven't really done in, in a few years since my daughter was born.

But I don't know, I think we're working our way back up to it at some point. And another tradition we used to have, this may sound a little bit cheesy, but we used to like read Walt Whitman out loud in our house on, on the 4th of July. It's, it's a good thing to do. I recommend that. Nice. Nice. So these are both solid, solid choices, especially Jaws.

And because, again, of July. It's a good thing to do. I recommend that. Nice. Nice. So these are both solid,

solid choices, especially Jaws. And because, again, the, the greatest primordial summer blockbuster in many respects. I mean, it's set the, set the blueprint for blockbusters to follow.

But also, you know, Jaws in its own interesting way, at least dips its toes into some contemplation about America.

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