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Aug 2023
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169 - Perfect Blue (1998) w/Janina Matth...

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Special Guest: Janina Matthewson 

Approachability: 3/10 ( Smart, complex film that's very very intense )

Content Warnings: Stalking; Rape; Disassociation; Blood/Gore; Gaslighting

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