208 | Watcher

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• Written & Directed by Chloe Okuno, based on a screenplay by Zack Ford

• Stars Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman and Burn Gorman

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 31min

• Premiered at Sundance January 21, 2022

• Released June 3, 2022

• RT: 88% critics, 67% audience

  Synopsis 

An American woman moves with her husband to Bucharest, Romania so that he can take a new job. Often left alone in their apartment the woman notices a man in an adjacent apartment always seems to be looking out his window, possibly at her? Meanwhile, a murderer called the spider is terrorizing the city, decapitating women. Could the creeper across the way be the culprit?

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Next up, join us as we’ll be reviewing Glorious, available on Shudder and AMC+

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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207 | Bodies Bodies Bodies

• Directed by Halina Reijn

• Written by Sarah DeLappe, Based on a story by Kristen Roupenian

• Stars Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova and Rachel Sennott

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 34min

• Premiered at SxSW March 14, 2022

• Released August 5, 2022

• RT: 88% critics, 72% audience

  Synopsis 

Quiet Bee travels with new girlfriend Sophie to the home of her wealthy best friend David to ride out a hurricane. Soon the privileged 20-somethings are engaged in drinking, drugs and party games, including the titular Bodies Bodies Bodies. However, one of the partiers inevitably ends up dead IRL, leading to a booze-filled whodunnit.

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Next up, join us as we’ll be reviewing Watcher, available to rent meow.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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185 | Halloween Kills

• Directed by David Gordon Green

• Written by David Gordon Green, Danny McBride and Scott Teems

• Stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer and Andi Matichak

• Premiered at the Venice Film Festival September 8, 2021

• Released in theaters and Peacock October 15, 2021

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 46min

• RT: 38% critics 74% audience

Just like the original Halloween 2, this one picks up right where we left off - with the Strode women heading to the hospital and Laurie’s house burning down with Michael inside. However, Michael is of course not dead and is back on the rampage once again. Now it’s up to an angry mob of Haddonfield residents, led by characters from the original Halloween, to take Michael down once and for all.

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Next up, we’ll be watching and reviewing the listener suggested movie, The Empty Man (currently streaming on HBO).

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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115 | Black Christmas (1974)

Director: Bob Clark

Writer: A. Roy Moore

Synopsis: A group of sorority girls alone in their sorority house during winter break start receiving creepy, obscene phone calls from some anonymous weirdo. The sorority sisters eventually realize they’re not dealing with some prankster when the calls take a very threatening turn and two women, including one of the sisters, go missing/turn up dead. With a suspected serial killer on the loose and no suspects, will Barb and her sisters live to see Spring Break?!?

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Next up, for our first episode of the new year, we’ll be reviewing and discussing the very recent Netflix release, Bird Box. We’ve mentioned the book a few times and Amy even joined our pal Sandra in a discussion of it on Sandra’s podcast, Genre Junkies. The book’s a great (and quick) read so be an overachiever and check out the book and movie before our next episode.

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Music courtesy of Peter Perfect. Check him out on Instagram | Soundcloud 

105 | Tragedy Girls

Director: Tyler MacIntyre

Writers: Tyler MacIntyre & Chris Lee Hill

Synopsis: Two midwestern high school seniors, Sadie & McKayla, are obsessed with true crime, & run their own blog, Tragedy Girls. Much to their delight, a series of killings in their small town seem to be the work of one psychopath. The girls figure this will be just the thing to get their blog to blow up, if only the police would stop ruling the deaths accidental. So they decide to become more proactive, catching the killer themselves, & keeping him captive while they continue his work.

We mention artist Kristen Liu-Wong in this episode. Check out her work here.

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It's finally time for The Meg! Join us next time as we discuss the obvious winner in the fight between Jason Statham and Megalodon.

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

All other music in this episode is by Kai Engel & licensed under an Attribution License.