542 - Antichrist (2009)
This film, and consequently this episode and our discussion, demands a disclaimer up top about its troubling content. \xa0As designed, Lars von Trier\u2019s\xa0Antichrist\xa0stoked controversy at its release with its graphic depiction of sex, violence, sadism, misogyny, and death. \xa0If any listeners are sensitive to the discussion of these topics, they are encouraged to skip this episode. \xa0
Willem Defoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg star as a grieving couple who retreat to a cabin in the woods as they attempt to cope with the tragic death of their young child. \xa0Their failure escalates through psychosis, sex, delusion, magic, torture, and murder as a proposed source of human suffering is slowly exposed.
If you\u2019d like to watch ahead for next week\u2019s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Gus van Saint\u2019s\xa0My Own Private Idaho\xa0(1991).