Episode 193 A Scanner Darkly

Drugs drugs drugs drugs drugs! In honor of 4/20, today’s episode is all about drugs, man. Based on the Philip K. Dick novel and directed by Richard Linklater, A Scanner Darkly (2006) weaves a trippy, paranoid tale of an undercover narcotics officer who may be in over his head. Done in mesmerizing rotoscope-esqe animation and featuring an amazing cast that somehow includes Alex Jones, this cautionary tale about the high cost of addiction criminalization has an emotional resonance that keeps it from becoming a gimmicky curiosity. Join us as we fact check our D.A.R.E. officers, set the record straight on fruit pies, and throw in a few Dick jokes for good measure, this week on Ex Rated Movies!