157 | Come to Daddy

Directed by Ant Timpson

Written by Toby Harvard

Stars Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Martin Donovan and Michael Smiley

Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival April 25, 2019, Released February 7, 2020

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 36min

RT: 87% critics, 75% audience

A fussy, dorky little man receives a letter from his long lost father seeking to make amends for abandoning the family. He travels to his father’s secluded cabin to reconnect with him, but now that he’s there his father seems to have forgotten he ever invited him. Plus he’s a real asshole. Not that his son is much more palatable himself.

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We were so pleased with the number of listeners who voted for our next movie we decided to thank you by reviewing the runner-up as well. The Vast of Night is a period piece that wears its Twilight Zone influence on its sleeve. Check it out on Prime and join us in two weeks to discuss.

154 | Relic

Written by Natalie Erika James & Christian White

Directed by Natalie Erika James

Stars Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote

Premiered at Sundance January 25, 2020; available to rent

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 29 min

When family matriarch Edna goes missing her daughter Kay and granddaughter Sam come back to the crumbling family home to look for her. When Edna shows back up she seems different somehow. Could this be the start of dementia or something more supernatural?

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From the episode: Our answers to the round-table question, “who was/is your horror movie crush?” (in order from left to right: Eddie’s, Karen’s, Jamie’s and Amy’s).

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Next up, a film featuring two of the above celebrity crushes. I swear it was a coincidence. The Rental is available to rent meow.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

92 | Mom and Dad

Writer/Director: Brian Taylor

Synopsis: The Ryans are a typical suburban upper middle-class family, complete with a mouthy teen girl, rambunctious little boy, a bored, ignored mom, and a dad who is mid-life crisis-ing real hard (and is also Nicolas Cage). One day, a mysterious signal begins to compel any parents exposed to it to murder their offspring, and their typical family struggles become a lot bloodier.

Intro/Outro music courtesy Peter Perfect. Check him out on Instagram | Soundcloud

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Up next - David Bruckner's segments have been the highlight of The Signal, V/H/S & The ABCs of Death. Now we get to see how he handles a feature film. Join us in two week's time for a review of The Ritual, now streaming on Netflix.