Ep 34 - Pig

Pig! This week we talk trauma, food, pets, and Nic Cage in our talk about the brilliant new movie, PIG. Raquel causes a disruption her 1st time back to the theatre since Covid lockdown. Everyone expected an action revenge movie, but got this subtle and emotional one instead. Raphael saw this in the shadow of MANDY, whereas Raquel didn’t have that hang up. Is PIG actually a revenge story at all? Is it a culinary noir? Is it the intersection of JOHN WICK and RATATOUILLE, or is Raphael being ridiculous? Is Nic Cage’s character trying to emotionally help the people he comes in contact with, or is that just a byproduct of his personal mission to find his pig? Also, isn’t Nic Cage just the best actor?! The Generation Splice is film podcast where retired psychologist Dr. Raquel Martinez, a Baby Boomer through & through, & her son Raphael Jose Martinez, a cranky millennial punk rocker/film writer, discuss various films through the lens of their generation & personal experiences. Every week one host picks a movie to dissect & see if they can splice together the generation gap via their love of film. Feel free to write to us! Give us some film suggestions at [email protected] or @gensplicepod on Twitter. Raphael is on Twitter at @citycelluloid. You can find his film writing at cinefile.info and film-cred.com