Spencer and Dave are finishing off Oliver Stone's Vietnam War Trilogy of films. First it was Platoon where we saw the action from the American soldiers in Vietnam. Next, we watched Born on the Fourth of July all about the soldiers coming back to the USA and living in a changed world. Now, the third film from 1993, Heaven and Earth is all about what it was like from the Vietnam side of the war.

The real-life story of Le Ly (Hiep Thi Le), a girl growing up in a peaceful for the moment Vietnamese village, farming rice and living life as a Buddhist. But then the French come and ravish the village before there is a calm before the war. Next, it's the Viet Cong and then the Americans to the point that she has been tortured and abused by all sides, and she and her mom leave towards the city of Saigon. Here she takes up whatever jobs she can to get by before she meets an American (Tommy Lee Jones), who is a little too determent to be with her and at first seems like the right caring person to get her out of Vietnam and taken to America.

What seems like the best course of action turns into more problems when she gets to California. But Le Ly still makes the best of it and even though there are still more hardships she, is able to still achieve great success for herself before returning back to Vietnam.

This might be the greatest made Oliver Stone movie out there. It's a very hard drama but it's full of some of the most insightful looks at the whole Vietnam conflict. A movie that should be shown in an educational fashion. But sadly it was released against an onslaught of big movies including Shindler's List, Tombstone, Grumpy Old Men, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Batman Mask of the Phantasm just to name a few. 1993 is one of the biggest years of releases and Heaven and Earth just got swept under the rug.

Probably after Shindler's List, people where not looking for another hard hitting, true life story a couple weeks later. And I hate to say it, but I have a feeling that the casual American audience looked at this movie like a foreign film, that they were afraid they would be reading subtitles the whole time and that wasn't going to help the cause. But this movie is beyond worth checking out. Really a masterclass story being told.

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Spencer and Cameron are talking all about the stuck out in space, cabin fever style horror story of Mouthwashing from 2024. An indie title on Steam where it plays out more like an interactive movie, similar to games like Soma where one really gets to interact with characters and watch the story unfold into dark and humorous madness.

It's the story about a space trucking, freight team, delivering cargo across the galaxy and at about halfway into their journey, they crash into a meteor and are left stranded in space with the captain just barely alive. So, the four remaining crew members take it to themselves to pass the time and figure a way out of there.

The game goes back in fourth, Tarantino style, from before the crash and after the incident and weaves together the plot with twists and turns abound. Characters at first feel like they are leaning one way then the more you know they start to change your perspective.

It's more of an experience than a standard game, but what we liked about it is how this is almost like the new way to make indie films, utilizing that light bit of interactive play mechanics that gaming has to offer. It's a fantastic combination for some really interesting ways to tell a story.

So, come join us for the run through retrospective discussion, as we deep dive into the lore, gameplay mechanics, and give a retro review on our modern experience. Let us know your thoughts on the game, survival horror titles, and what we should play next.

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