A put this in the other article, but I’ll put it here too.

Highlander. I made a little 5 minute short they included on the Blu Ray release of one of the TV seasons. That eventually blew up into a feature that’s out on DVD/Blu Ray now.

Threatening to call law enforcement on someone who is not doing anything illegal sounds like harassment to me.

Doctors’ offices should be like gas stations - one giant red NOPE button on the wall, if anybody feels uncomfortable and hits it everything stops for a safety check and the doctors get sprayed with toxic foam.

OMG, I practically had a panic attack over the spilt milk. I’m almost four years out from my daughter being born and I’m still dealing with the postpartum anxiety and some depression. Not sure if I can go see this film, am glad i was spoiled as well.

Yeah as someone who’s had his wife suffer through postpartum to the point of our family nearly falling apart and nearly committing suicide before she got psychiatric help, Megan can go fuck herself with this slightly minuscule line.

Uh, yeah, that line really upset me, too. But it’s fitting in that this sort of dismissal is such a huge part of the problem for mothers of young children—-it’s what the movie is actually about, isn’t it? The traumas of postpartum life are seen as “miniscule.” You have a cute baby to hold, and if the baby is healthy,…

You have never, ever had a babysitter? I think we can begin to understand why you’re depressed.

“It is indeed another story about a woman whose problems are, in the grand scheme of things, slightly miniscule.”

They advertised “Slumdog Millionaire” as the feel good movie of the year. I love that film, but I didn’t feel good when watching it, or when it ended.

My mom and aunt had the exact same reaction. They told me yesterday that they were completely thrown off by what they thought they were going to see what what they saw, so it was really disappointing.

Which is why I was surprised by the reviewer’s assertion that Marlo’s problems are “miniscule.” Maybe within the context of ethnic cleansing or hurricanes, but at a personal level new motherhood (especially with a couple of kids already) can take a massive emotional and physical toll. That seemed terribly dismissive.

I read this review a couple of hours ago and I couldn’t stop thinking about that line— I came here to say exactly this.

Ugh - and the fact they released it on Mother’s Day weekend and the trailer implied it would be a real, honest, look at motherhood just felt like such a slimy bait and switch to me. No one walked into Fight Club thinking they were going to see an inspirational tale of how to overcome the trials of white-guy…

I feel this. I felt an actual weight lift in my own body watching Marlo’s life become brighter and her relationships with her children and husband improve once she got the help and the sleep (oh god, the sleep!) she needed. Only to find out it was all a lie. :-/

As somebody who saw the movie, I would say that all the triggering would happen before the *spoiler*. Basically, the entire movie, up into that point, is about Charlize Theron suffering from depression while being completely gutted by motherhood. Even for me (a single male with no kids), it was excruciating.

I agree with your fair assessment. Movies about tired, unappreciated moms are all marketed the same way. The audience sees a trailer that portrays a familiar story-line and brainlessly follows the same old story arc. Mom is sad/angry! Mom realizes she deserves better! Mom gets help/forces her family to cooperate and…

The same reason that people blame unions for their not doing better financially- the rich have successfully convinced us that its brown people, regulations, taxes, etc. that a preventing us from getting ahead.

First, thank you for covering this - natural science where it directly impacts the citizenry is an important topic to cover. It also underscores the importance of agencies like the USGS. Their personnel have been outstanding during this event. But because it’s the internet, a few notes regarding the accuracy of the…

Losing your mom is rough enough, but losing somebody to violence is unspeakably horrible. I am sorry that your family experienced this.