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Back in 1996, Billy Bob Thornton became a household name by making a movie that not only made fun of the South, but it also demonized Southern hospitality. We hope you can sleep at night, Billy Bob. Listen to Alex and Julio as they wrestle with the critically acclaimed and disturbingly offensive SLING BLADE! Is this really two and a half hours glorifying murder? Why did Billy Bob cast beloved comedian John Ritter as a target of homophobic abuse? Is the whole film a subtweet about the quality of Dwight Yoakam’s music?

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TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:02:17 Intro

00:02:18 - 00:15:42 Sling Blade

00:15:43 - 01:10:37 Contrarians Corner

01:10:38 - 01:11:39 Funny Ha-Ha

01:11:40 - 01:15:48 Now on Patreon

01:15:49 - 01:54:40 Real Talk

01:54:41 - 01:57:45 The Future & Perennial Plugs

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Up next, we finally tackle a Noah Baumbach movie: MARRIAGE STORY! In the meantime, tell us what you thought of SLING BLADE! Was there really no other way of dealing with Dwight Yoakam? Should they have left Billy Bob out of the hospital in the first place? Is this what non-Southerners think the South is like? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!