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This week our patrons have chosen for us to step aboard Iron Lung (2026). We dissect Markiplier’s self-financed bottle-movie ambition, evaluate Simon’s claustrophobic survival arc, and debate whether the film’s slow-burn pacing sharpens or softens its cosmic horror. This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 22:44.
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Iron Lung (2026) (https://letterboxd.com/film/iron-lung/)
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Main Episode
‘Iron Lung’ Director Markiplier Cries After Self-Financed Movie Debuts to $21 Million Globally (https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/markiplier-cries-iron-lung-indie-film-global-box-office-debut-1236649636/)
Markiplier On ‘Iron Lung’, YouTube & 79,800 Gallons Of Fake Blood – The Deadline Q&A (https://deadline.com/2026/02/markiplier-irong-lung-interview-youtube-1236717847/)
Phone Booth (2002) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_Booth_(film))
Markiplier’s Iron Lung: The Complete Lore (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpJI3JXDRsU)
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