{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#588 - Sal\u00f3, or The 120 Days of Sodom (1975) - Italian Fascist Abuse Film - WatchThis W\/RickRamos","description":"Pier Paolo Pasolini's Sal\u00f3, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) For most serious cineastes, Pier Paolo Pasolini's Sal\u00f3, or the 120 Days of Sodom is a bridge that we all arive at and struggle with crossing; a cinematic rite of passage that challenges each of our ideas of art. Is Pasolini's final film - an interpretation of the Marquis de Sade's The 120 Days of Sodom - A Political Critique exploring Fascism and Fascist Abuse or simply an opportunistic and transgressive exploitation piece designed to simply shock without artistic merit? Fifty-one years later, audiences continue to be disgusted, angered, confused, excited, and polarized by a film that many consider a masterpiece of Italian Cinema. This week Mr. Chavez & I struggle with these same reactions as we watch this film in the long shadow of a 2026 rife with controversy: ICE, The Epstein Files, Murder, Political Lies & Propaganda and - of course - the heavy and hateful hand of the Trump Administration and its Leader. Take a listen and ask yourself how you truly feel about these issues. As always we can be reached at gondoramos@yahoo.com. Many, Many Thanks.  For those of you who would like to donate to this undying labor of love, you can do so with a contribution at https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/watchrickramos - Anything and Everything is appreciated, You Cheap Bastards. ","author_name":"Watch This With Rick Ramos","author_url":"http:\/\/watchthiswithrickramos.libsyn.com","html":"