This week wraps up our Chicago International Film Festival coverage! We watched all the short films featured in the After Dark category, and discussed our interaction with the people who made PINPOINT come to life. There were six short films in the After Dark category that all focused on different elements of the horror genre. PINPOINT was our favorite and we were able to meet the director, Michael Merlino, and producer, Hannah Ignacio, while we were at the festival. They were wonderful and our only regret is that we weren’t able to watch the film before meeting them! Listen to the full episode to hear our thoughts on the other five short films!

We were also able to see Yorgos Lanthimos’ news film, Bugonia. We had some mixed feelings about this movie, and thought it was really, deeply sad even though comedy was cut throughout. It’s undeniable that Jesse Plemons is giving his all here and completely transforms. Hannah has an interesting perspective that she brings to the table based on some of her lived experience, and Ailish wonders if Yorgos Lanthimos films are for her.

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