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November 3, 2025 74 mins

In this week’s episode of Back to the Frame Rate, we dive headfirst into the deep end with James Cameron’s ambitious sci-fi epic, The Abyss. We explore its groundbreaking underwater cinematography and the sheer technical wizardry that pushed filmmaking to new depths—while also calling out where the dialogue and storytelling don’t quite rise to the surface. We break down the differences between the theatrical and special edition cuts, and talk about how they each shape the film’s emotional core. We talk about our recent theater experience seeing Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and The Conjuring: Last Rites. Stick around for our “high pressure and low pressure” movie recommendations—perfect companions to Cameron’s underwater odyssey.

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