Movie Date Night

Lauren kicks off our Oscar month with 1996’s Sling Blade, which won the Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay. In this tale of a recently released mental patient, trying to find his place in the world after a long absence, we discuss the critical flaws of patient and prisoner release programs, Doyle’s impossible standards for his step-son, surprisingly woke 90’s characters, and this movie’s surprising parallels to Pinocchio. Music is 64 Sunday by Twinsmusic.com