We’re talking about Alexandre Aja’s film High Tension in our first step into New French Extremity! Items included are: Conversation about whether the film is homophobic, talking about how much Ebert hated this one, and a hearty dose of Muse in some chase scenes.
Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/high-tension-2005
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This week we’re covering Damian McCarthy’s feature debut. Noah had a bit of a time with it, but luckily not everyone was quite as shaken.
Sheila O'Malley for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/caveat-movie-review-2021
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We’ve got Rob guesting with us today, a huge fan of J-Horror as a whole, but specifically The Ring.
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We’re back from hiatus, and we’ve brought Patrick Bateman with us!
Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/american-psycho-2000
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In what Noah has referred to as “One for Jade”, the crew is diving into something a little more cerebral this week, with Brandon Cronenberg’s 2020 film, Possessor!
Sheila O’Malley for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/possessor-movie-review-2020
Brian Tallerico - Sundance 2020 for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sundance-2020-possessor-surge-the-killing-of-two-lovers
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It’s about time somebody got Noah and Nina to watch Prey, and we even have the added bonus of recording it so we could all share in the experience!
Odie Henderson for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/prey-movie-review-2022
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It’s a one off entry in hot zombie summer with everyone’s favorite Jane Austen adaptation, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies!
Christy Lemire for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-2016
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Noah’s been keeping this on the back burner for a while, in another classic moment of Jade begging him to watch something until finally forcing his hand.
Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/jacobs-ladder-1990
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Men by Alex Garland.
Thank god somebody was brave enough to make Men by Alex Garland, imagine a world where that didn’t happen?
Christy Lemire for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/men-movie-review-2022
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Emma gone? That means it’s time to roll out another Saw episode! Join us for Saw 3, the movie that Noah says “really kicks off the soap opera that Saw works best as.”
Jordan Crucchiola for Vulture: https://www.vulture.com/article/every-saw-movie-ranked.html
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This week is our annual Casual Obsession book episode! Between Two Fires is a religious horror novel set in Europe during the black death. We spoil the plot heavily here, so if you haven’t read it already you should do that first. Enjoy!
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Take a little bit of horror, a lot a bit of romance, and some musical theater and toss it together. What’s that give us? Your Monster!
Monica Castillo’s review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/your-monster-film-review
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We’re going down under for this week’s film, Sissy! A delight of practical gore effects await, give a listen to hear what the four hosts think about it!
Brian Tallerico’s review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sxsw-2022-sissy-deadstream-the-cellar
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This week we’re covering the 2017 film, Creep 2! We hope you enjoy what we have here today. From the shortest intro in ages to some nice Josef Creep theories, we’ve got you ready.
Alex McLevy’s review for A.V. Club: https://www.avclub.com/creep-2-is-smarter-funnier-and-more-engaging-than-the-1819815646
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7 years of hibernation gave us V/H/S/94 after the truly abysmal flop that was V/H/S Viral. Did the hosts like it more this time around than when they all watched the first film? Spoiler alert, yes.
Brian Tallerico’s review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/vhs94-movie-review-2021
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Time to dip our toes into some more fun timeline things. Dare to ask the question “What if my friend was an actor with a drinking problem?” or even “what if a meteor caused all of us to change reality?”
Matt Zoller Seitz’s review for Roger Ebert: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/coherence-2014
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The Ritual, one of those horror movies you’ve probably heard about, but might never have seen. Well we watched it, and are excited to talk about i!
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This week we talked about one of the unsung pillars of the Found Footage genre, Noroi: The Curse! A favorite of some hosts, a neutral experience for others, we hope you enjoy!
No official critic's review this week. It used to be very difficult to watch this film in America and as such there's not a lot of coverage.
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New year, new films, new episodes! We hope you enjoy listening to us talk about Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person today.
Rendy Jones’ review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/humanist-vampire-seeking-consenting-suicidal-person-movie-review-2024
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Christmas time! It’s the holiday season, dickory dock, etc. Time to watch Gremlins, and talk about some of our greatest hits of the year!
Roger Ebert’s review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gremlins-1984
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