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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up is Smile (2022), a horror tale about a psychiatrist who deals with the most disturbed patients as a way to cover for her own childhood trauma. But what happens an evil entity starts stalking her, and she starts being confronted by the demons of her past, all associated with the unsettling smile of death? I assume spooky stuff. One of the top reviews on Letterboxd call this “so mid-2000s style horror that it’s almost camp”. Sounds cool. Director is Parker Finn, who is known only for this and the sequel, Smile 2 (2024), which is generally regarded as an improvement. We have to start with the first one, though.

After that is Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), a live-action adaptation of the famed French comic book series, and sequel to Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (1999), which we watched last week… A pair of superpowered Gauls get into a bunch of comical antics fighting the Romans, who have been unable to conquer the village that the wily protagonists defend. This time, their war leads them on a journey to Egypt, where they meet Cleopatra herself (played by Monica Bellucci.) Hilarity ensues. Director is Alain Chabet, who is otherwise best-known for the caveman comedy RRRrrrr!!! (2004), which we have not yet watched. As with its predecessor, it was a big hit at the French box office, and is almost universally regarded as superior to the first. Sounds good to me.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

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CWs for Smile:

  • Child abandonment.
  • Abusive parents.
  • Stalking.
  • Gaslighting.
  • Drug use.
  • Drug addiction.
  • Alcoholism.
  • Death of animal.
  • Cruelty to animals.
  • Animal corpses.
  • Death of cat.
  • Death of pet.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Someone’s mouth is covered.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Throat slitting.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Hand damage.
  • Dislocations.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Decapitations.
  • Choking.
  • Someone is burned alive.
  • Body horror.
  • Squashed head.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Broken bones.
  • Tooth damage.
  • Torture.
  • Eye mutilation.
  • Stabbing.
  • Drug overdose.
  • Death of parent.
  • Jump scares.
  • Shower scenes.
  • Possession.
  • Audio gore.
  • Incarceration.
  • Mental hospital scene.
  • Mental illness.
  • Self-harm.
  • Violent mentally-ill person.
  • Dissociation.
  • Suicide attempt.
  • Suicidal ideation.
  • Unstable reality.
  • Meltdown.
  • Misophonia.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Suicide.
  • PTSD.
  • Jump scares.
  • Screaming.
  • Profanity.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Someone is watched without their knowledge.
  • Chronic illness.
  • Sad ending.
  • Honking horns.
  • Screeching tires.

CWs for Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra:

  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Slapstick violence.
  • Alcohol.
  • Fistfighting.
  • Torture.
  • War scenes.

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