I Hate Critics Movie Review Podcast · Bob Zerull

Die My Love, Christy & Predator Badlands

·1 hr 10 min·2 clips
Sidney Sweeney is unglamorous and fantastic—the scene where her husband stabs and shoots her is as good as any movie sequence this year.
Sean Patrick and Jeff review major releases: Christy (Sidney Sweeney performance as boxer), Die My Love (Jennifer Lawrence and Lynn Ramsey's direction), and discuss Predator Badlands box office success. Central themes: underrated performances that don't get theatrical audiences, the power of cinematography to convey emotion, and how critical acclaim doesn't guarantee commercial success. Discusses box office trends, Sally Kirkland's death, and personal relationship anecdotes about sleep preferences and compatibility.

As heard by us

A loose, sharp discussion that turns a troubled performance into a real movie argument.

Sean Patrick and Jeff spend this episode in a new-release conversation that keeps returning to performance, identity, and the way mental illness can hollow someone out.

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Why you'd press play

For when you want blunt movie talk with a side of sequel grumbling.

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