265 | Heretic

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 51min

• Written & Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

• Stars: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East

• Premiered at TIFF September 8, 2024

• Released in theaters November 8, 2024

• RT: 91% critics / 77% audience

Synopsis 

Two Mormon missionaries arrive at the house of a man who seems intent on grilling them on their beliefs, and who they find will not let them leave.

Join us in two weeks when we review The Coffee Table, now available to rent.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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251 | Late Night with the Devil

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 33min

• Written & Directed by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes

• Stars: David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon and Ian Bliss

• Premiered at South by Southwest March 10, 2023

• Released in theaters March 22, 2024

• RT: 97% critics / 81% audience

Synopsis 

A late-night talk show attempts to grab big ratings during sweeps week with a paranormal-themed Halloween episode, which ends up taking a sinister turn

Join us next time when we'll review Double Blind, now streaming on Prime.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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250 | The First Omen

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 59min

• Directed by Arkasha Stevenson

• Written by Arkasha Stevenson, Tim Smith and Keith Thomas 

• Stars: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson and Sonia Braga

• Released in theaters April 5, 2024

• RT: 81% critics / 70% audience

Synopsis 

Another young novitiate from the U.S. arrives at her new home in an Italian convent and soon realizes that things are not as they seem

We mentioned Canadian comic, Mayce Galoni. Please check him out - he’s hilarious and delightful. @maycegaloni on Instagram.

Join us next time when we'll review Late Night with the Devil, now streaming on AMC+ and Shudder.

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

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 29min

• Directed by Michael Mohan

• Written by Andrew Lobel

• Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte and Simona Tabasco

• Premiered at South by Southwest March 12, 2024

• Released in theaters March 22, 2024

• RT: 71% critics / 59% audience

Synopsis 

A young novitiate arrives at her new home in a remote Italian convent and soon realizes that things are not as they seem

Join us next time when we'll review The First Omen, now playing in theaters.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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178 | Saint Maud

Written and Directed by Rose Glass

Stars Morfydd Clark and Jennifer Ehle

Premiered at TIFF September 8, 2019

Released February 12, 2021

Available in US on Hulu and Paramount+

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 24mins

RT: 93% critics, 65% audience 

Synopsis: Maud is a young nurse who has recently undergone a religious conversion after she was responsible for an unnamed but serious accident that caused the death of one of her patients. When she takes an in-home assignment with a dying former dancer and choreographer, Maud becomes convinced that her real mission is to save the woman’s soul.

Trivia

• Rose Glass’s first feature film. She was named best debut director at the British Independent Film Awards

• Holy shit that chest bursting scene came from a real story from an ICU nurse

Caravaggio’s “Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy”

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It’s that time of the year here in the midwest when we like to watch a movie about people being killed/attacked in the water. Last year we covered the classic, Jaws. Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing 1978’s Piranha, now streaming on Amazon Prime.

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