Hailey and Javier discuss the 2009 erotic thriller Chloe starring Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, and Liam Neeson. Topics discussed include Chloe's uncomfortable themes, death of the artist, the original French film Nathalie..., how the film visualizes tension, the hidden metaphor of mirrors, sex work, rejection therapy, communicating feelings, emotional check-ins, family meetings, insecurities caused by aging, negotiating boundaries, meeting people where they're at, unicorns, shame, how affirmations shape the brain, the film's alternate endings, queer criticism of the film, and what's more disturbing: pedophilia or sneezing into a hand?

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Hailey and Javi discuss the 2015 gothic romance Crimson Peak. Topics covered include what defines a period piece, Guillermo Del Toro, the symbolism of rubies in film, how ghosts manifest physically, vampire moths, ghosts' attachments to people and places, Fernando Velazquez, the happy major scale vs the sad minor scale, the importance of kiss chemistry, personal growth through polyamory, why other partners' dates must be respected, the power of journaling, long form media in the modern age, porn, and can polyamory solve incest?

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