60. THE WHALE (2022) dir. Darren Aronofsky

Darren Aronofsky's THE WHALE, adapted from Samuel L Hunter's play, by Hunter himself, shows a week in the life of Charlie (a magnificent Brendan Fraser), a reclusive English teacher who, during years of grieving his lost love, Alan, harms himself by overeating. Charlie's gained hundreds of pounds, requiring mobility devices to get around his apartment; He doesn't even step out to his front porch. When best friend and home nurse Liz (Hong Chau as the movie's MVP) informs Charlie his high blood pressure and heart health is fatal, he reaches out to estranged daughter Ellie (an antipathetic-as-nuclear-armageddon Sadie Sink) to try to patch things up before it's too late.But I don't think that's really the reason. For someone who begs others so much for honesty, Charlie's a habitual liar. And I think that's where the movie really gets interesting...---Follow The Movies on ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠& ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠Financially support the podcast via the ⁠⁠tip jar!