Rachel tried pottery this week. It was peaceful, meditative, and lasted right up until someone told her to “enter the clay.”

Elsewhere on the Patreon: Henry Cavill loses his hot-guy privileges, Hazel gets 50 hugs, and Jason makes the Air Bud argument for shitting yourself at HYROX: show me where it says you can’t.

We finish with a timed word game.

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Rachel left Wild Horse Nine ready to hand John Malkovich an Oscar. Jason left ready to file a complaint about the sound of a gunshot.

Our spoiler review of Martin McDonagh’s CIA dark comedy is up. We get into Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Easter Island, and whether a trailer can tell you the same joke so many times it becomes a personal grievance.

Two thumbs up. One of those thumbs would like to read a prepared statement.

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️ FULL SPOILERS for La Bola Negra, including the ending.

La Bola Negra (The Black Ball) gave us three timelines, a heartbreaking story.

Jason and Rachel review La Bola Negra, the Spanish drama from Los Javis—Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi—exploring queer identity, repression, family secrets, and the freedom to live openly. We unpack its interconnected stories, Federico García Lorca’s role, and an ending that had Rachel attempting to carry her tears out of the theater.

We discuss the performances, including Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close, the film’s striking visual styles, its awards potential, and whether appreciating serious cinema requires understanding why the snow is talking.

Plus: how long is too long for a standing ovation? Because we liked the movie, but we also have somewhere to be.

Two thumbs up. Some symbolism went over our heads. The feelings did not.

What did you think of La Bola Negra? Which storyline stayed with you?

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