#085: (Pt. 2) Okja / Babe (1995)

Bong-Joon Ho’s new Netflix release OKJA has some commonalities with Chris Noonan’s 1995 family film BABE — beyond just a porcine protagonist — but it’s a decidedly different animal. In this half of the discussion, we talk over the odd beast that is OKJA, then consider the how it and BABE both engage with the question of whether it’s wrong to eat meat, how they use very different settings and time periods to similar effect, and more. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about BABE, OKJA, or both by sending an email to [email protected], or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730.  Your Next Picture Show:  • Keith: Nicholas Ray’s THEY LIVE BY NIGHT • Scott: Alison Maclean’s THE REHEARSAL • Genevieve: Edgar Wright’s BABY DRIVER, Michael Showalter’s THE BIG SICK, and James Mangold’s LOGAN NOIR Outro music: The Mamas and The Papas, “Dedicated To The One I Love” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices