{"id":2779,"date":"2022-11-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2779"},"modified":"2025-11-14T00:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:48:52","slug":"lets-finally-watch-this-episode-8-unforgiven-1992","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/index.php\/podcast\/lets-finally-watch-this-episode-8-unforgiven-1992\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 8 &#8211; Unforgiven (1992)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s 1992. The Age of Blockbusters continues, but a wide assortment of genres are making their way to the box office. New independent filmmakers are up and coming. 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