Theme music: "Deuces" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Bites | Nightstream Film Festival
163 | The Deeper You Dig
Written & Directed by John Adams & Toby Poser
Stars John Adams, Toby Poser & Zelda Adams
Released online June 5 of this year
Unrated
Runtime: 1hr 35mins
RT: 94% critics, 64% audience (avg. of 30 critic reviews & audience)
Synopsis: Ivy is a psychic who used to be legit but now scams old ladies out of their money. She and her daughter Echo live in an isolated area in rural New York. They’re content with their lonely existence until Echo goes missing. Ivy turns to the paranormal abilities she rejected to find her daughter, and signs seem to be pointing her to a new neighbor; one who is acting very suspicious...
Our next movie is kind of a wild card. I don’t know a thing about it except that I think the name is stupid. People seem to be liking it tho, and my cohosts were intrigued that it was described as ‘disturbing,’ so here we are. Join us next time to discuss The Dark and the Wicked, which is available to rent now. Here’s a trailer for ya, see what you think. I’m going in blind, myself. Might as well take advantage of not knowing a thing.
Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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162 | Bad Hair
Written & Directed by Justin Simien
Stars Elle Lorraine, Vanessa Williams, Lena Waithe & Kelly Rowland
Premiered at Sundance January 23, 2020
Released October 23, 2020 on Hulu
Unrated
Runtime: 1hr 42mins
RT: 64% critics, 41% audience
Synopsis: Anna is a young woman with a low-tier job at a struggling music TV station called Culture. She desperately wants a show of her own but is hampered by sexism and by her lack of style. When the station management is revamped in an attempt to increase viewership, a glamorous woman named Zora becomes Anna’s new boss. Anna manages to impress her with her ideas, but Zora makes it clear that she’ll go nowhere until she looks the part. Willing to do anything to succeed, Anna agrees to see the stylist Zora recommends for a fabulous weave. Little does she know that, while the weave giveth plenty, it also taketh away.
Next up, a supernatural horror movie made by a mom, dad and their teenage daughter. The family wrote, directed, starred, pretty much everything’d in the low budget The Deeper You Dig. Check it out on Shudder so you’ll be up to speed when we discuss in in two weeks.
Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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161 | [REC]
Directed by Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Written by Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza & Luiso Berdejo
Stars Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano
Premiered at the Venice Film Festival August 29, 2007
Released November 23, 2007; released in US October 17, 2008
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 18mins
RT: 89% critics, 82% audience
Synopsis: Television reporter Angela and her cameraman Pablo are on a ride-along with members of the fire department when they’re called to help a sick woman in an apartment building. Not long after their arrival on the scene the building is quarantined and they are trapped inside. They soon learn the reason for the quarantine - the sick woman in the building is a zombie, and she’s not the only one.
We find ourselves in a hairy situation for our next movie. We don’t want you to wig out but you just won’t beweave what this one’s about. Ok, I’m done…our next movie is Bad Hair, currently streaming on Hulu.
Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Bloodlust Bites | Circle + The Platform
Circle:
Directed by Aaron Hann & Mario Miscione
Written by Aaron Hann & Mario Miscione
Stars Allegra Masters, Aimee McKay, Julie Benz
Premiered at Seattle International FF May 28, 2015, Released October 16, 2015
Not Rated
Runtime: 1hr 27min
RT: 50% critics, 42% audience
The Platform:
Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Written by David Desola & Pedro Rivero
Stars Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan
Premiered at TIFF September 6, 2019, Released March 20, 2020
Rated TV-MA
Runtime: 1hr 34min
RT: 80% critics, 71% audience
Theme music: "Deuces" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Bloodlust Bites | Shirley
Directed by Josephine Decker
Written by Sarah Gubbins, based on the novel by Susan Scarf Merrell
Stars Elizabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg and Logan Lerman
Rated R
Runtime of 1hr 47min
Synopsis: In this period drama, young marrieds Fred and Rose move in with real life literary couple Stanley Hyman and Shirley Jackson after the publication of Jackson’s iconic short story “The Lottery.” In addition to finding herself as Jackson’s de facto personal assistant/housekeeper, Rose also becomes Jackson’s window into a new story she’s working on.
Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Bloodlust Bites: 2nd Watch - Split
Our token dude is joined by Jorge DeLaRosa (Slow Mutants) to follow our main podcast epidose up with their take on M. Night Shyamalan's newest film, Split. You may or may not find out what caused Eddie to tear up multiple times during the movie...doesn't seem right.
Bloodlust Bites: The Price of Bones & Killer Friends (horror shorts)
Having taken home two Audience Awards at Dances With Films, Zach Noe Towers' clever dark comedy, Killer Friends, is scheduled for a week-long theatrical release at Laemmle Theaters (North Hollywood) from 9/2 to 9/8. Killer Friends is also eligible for an Academy Awards Oscar® nomination.
Samantha Kolesnik is the writer & producer of The Price of Bones, a story about two friends who go to extreme lengths to obtain "perfect" bodies. She founded Turning the Girl Productions, an emerging, lady-centric production company, in 2016.
