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Aug 12

1h 58m

Episode 314: The In-Betweeny Place

Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

About this episode

David and Tamler go long on McDonagh's 2008 masterpiece "In Bruges." We talk about the terrific performances and all the weighty themes - sin, guilt, redemption, honor, language, and very inappropriate jokes. Plus philosophers talk about "sex within the discipline" and Tamler can't handle it.

To Philosophers of Easy Virtue by Alex Rails [dailynous.com]

In Bruges (2008) [wikipedia.org]

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