The NetFlakes Podcast
#61 - The Skin I Live In: It's What's On the Outside That Counts
The movie: Spanish psychological thriller The Skin I Live In
The guest: Co-host of Hammer films podcast Hammertime Horror, Riley McDonald
Trigger warning re: discussions of sexual assault and violence
Among the topics we get into:
-bad Netflix plot summaries
-the incredible structure of The Skin I Live In and how its non-linear story creates a compelling confusion of feelings
-the murky danger of sympathy
-the fragility of identity
-how one's face belongs more to others than to ourselves
-the movie's deft balancing of multiple genres