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MOVIE DISCUSSION:
Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss Osgood Perkins' second movie of 2025, Keeper! Has Perkins created another commercially accessible psychological-horror success, or has he returned to his undeniably divisive slow-burn roots? And is Keeper another one of his female-led soft-feminist tales? Tune in and find out!
Topics:
- Editor's Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:44:01 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon here!
- Because the trailers didn't seem representative of the final product, Melvin pitches the movie a little differently by explaining what the movie actually is.
- Kathryn and Melvin get the impression that Osgood Perkins isn't so much interested in characters as he is the film as a whole, and thus his work is often vibes-heavy.
- Osgood Perkins, from Melvin's perspective, creates dense films that often appear simple.
- Kathryn felt the overly-exposited third-act somewhat muddled the film.
- Talking about some recurrent visuals and motifs, like the water and the dream sequences.
- Specifically talking about what Melvin is calling the "Mini Minka" scene.
- Discussing the line, "We are your children and all the women that came before you."
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