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Rocko’s Modern Life, But Make It Emotionally Devastating

Moody Movies: Am I OK? (2022), Robot Dreams (2023), Peeping Tom (1960), Kinds of Kindness (2024).


Welcome back to Moody Movie Club! Kylie and Elliott, as always, talk about how the movies they watched made them think and feel. Along the way, they discover a love for the "elevated" rom-com, relate to a dog and a robot, love an arthouse slasher, and discover that you can Dunst-Plemons, but you can't Plemons-Dunst.


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