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Derek Annis reads a poem by Andrew Koch

"Dìdi" explores the life of a troubled Taiwanese-American boy on the cusp of his first year of high school, Dan Webster says in his review.

Linda Josephson reads a poem by Paige Kenney

Linda Josephson reads a poem by Eleanor Limmer

Linda Josephson reads a poem by Barbara Saxton

On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that, each in its own particular way, tries to hold an audience’s attention. The first is the offbeat exercise in existential horror, “Cuckoo,” while the second is a film about the chance relationship between a young woman and an older cab driver titled “Daddio.”

“Cuckoo” is the latest in the recent string of artsy horror films, the story of a family experiencing odd goings-on at a German resort. Nathan Weinbender says that it’s made with terrific style and atmosphere, but the story doesn’t sustain itself to the end.

Jordan Kennedy reads a poem by William Butler Yeats

Danny Dudarov reads an original poem

On this week's show Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that, each in its own way, deals with some aspect of characters coming of age. The first is titled, simply, "Kneecap" and the second is titled the equally succinct "Dìdi."