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#83 - How 'Christine' Honors The Life Of Christine Chubbuck, Not Just Her Infamous Death
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CW: suicide This episode will deal at great length with the topic of suicide. Please check SuicidePrevention.ca for resources and crisis centers near you, or for American listeners, please check Suicidology.com's crisis centers. In telling the story of a woman best known for her live suicide on a news broadcast, Christine ran the risk of being exploitative, even pornographic. But in the hands of lead actor Rebecca Hall and director Antonio Campos, the movie ends up instead as a tribute to the real Christine Chubbuck and a seemingly sincere exploration of why she died when and how she did. Before that, we also couldn't go without talking about Netflix's latest Marvel series, The Punisher. More extensive shownotes available at netflakes.ca
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CW: suicide This episode will deal at great length with the topic of suicide. Please check SuicidePrevention.ca for resources and crisis centers near you, or for American listeners, please check Suicidology.com's crisis centers. In telling the story of a woman best known for her live suicide on a news broadcast, Christine ran the risk of being exploitative, even pornographic. But in the hands of lead actor Rebecca Hall and director Antonio Campos, the movie ends up instead as a tribute to the real Christine Chubbuck and a seemingly sincere exploration of why she died when and how she did. Before that, we also couldn't go without talking about Netflix's latest Marvel series, The Punisher. More extensive shownotes available at netflakes.ca
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