196 | Fresh

196 | Fresh

The Bloodlust

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• Directed by Mimi Cave

• Written by Lauryn Kahn

• Stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan and Jojo T. Gibbs

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 54min

• Premiered at Sundance January 20, 2022

• Released on Hulu March 4, 2022

• RT: 81% critics, 81% audience
  

Synopsis 

Noa is tired of the dating scene. After yet another disastrous date she meets charming stranger Steve at the grocery store, and they have an instant connection. However, when she agrees to go away with him on a trip she discovers this new guy may be too good to be true.

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Next up, a movie from a name we haven’t heard in a while.. join us next time as we review Ti West’s X.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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195 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre

195 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Bloodlust

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• Directed by David Blue Garcia

• Written by Chris Thomas Devlin, based on a story by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues

• Stars Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher and Mark Burnham

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 21min

• Released on Netflix February 18, 2022

• RT: 32% critics, 29% audience
  

Synopsis 

A group of young entrepreneurs buy up property in the ghost town of Harlow, TX with a plan to turn the downtown into a hip retail zone. Unbeknownst to them, however, there are still a few former residents occupying the properties, and one of them is Leatherface.

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Join us next time as we review Fresh, currently streaming on Hulu.

Really assaulted us with those pop songs in the trailer, huh? At least they didn’t slow them down to make them ominous.

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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/