139 | You're Next

Directed by Adam Wingard

Written by Simon Barrett

Stars: Sharni Vinson, AJ Bowen & Joe Swanberg

Rated: R; Runtime: 1hr 35min

Released August 23, 2013; Available on IMDB TV (via Amazon Prime), Hoopla

Synopsis: A wealthy family meets at their lavish vacation home to celebrate the parents’ 35th wedding anniversary. We meet all the family members: mom, dad, three brothers, one sister & the siblings’ respective partners. When a squabble between brothers during dinner is interrupted by a sudden barrage of arrows from outside, the family is forced to set aside their petty differences & work together to survive. Or not.

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Our next episode has yet to be determined - we’re leaving it up to you, the listeners. We’ll be putting a poll out on our various social medias so you can vote for what we watch next. So head over to our Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and vote on what our next movie should be.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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138 | Doctor Sleep

Directed by Mike Flanagan

Adapted by Mike Flanagan, Story by Stephen King

Stars: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson and Kylie Curran

Rated: R; Runtime: 2hr 32min

Released November 8, 2019; Available in theaters

Synopsis: Grown up Danny Torrence, now just Dan, has become a drifter struggling with the same issues of alcoholism & foul temper as his father. After hitting rock bottom he stumbles into a nice little town in New Hampshire & ends up staying there for the next eight years. From time to time he has received psychic messages from a little girl with a very strong “shine.” When the girl becomes the target of a group of traveling vampires who feed off psychic ability she reaches out to her pen pal for help. Thus Dan finds himself again facing down a supernatural foe.

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We’ve only mentioned our next movie about a thousand times and now we’re finally going to review it. Will it continue to live up to all the hype we’ve given it over the years? Methinks it will. So queue up "Looking for the Magic” on your music playlist and join us next time when we’ll be reviewing You’re Next!

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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