Black Christmas
About this Episode
Before everyone goes on holiday break, we're inviting film critic Jessica Scott onto the show to help us answer some disturbing phone calls and celebrate the yuletide season with Bob Clark's superior slasher film Black Christmas from 1974. Listen as we discuss the effectiveness of the film's restraint and ambiguity, explore the story's themes of patriarchy and found families, and explain why Barb may be the best slasher movie character of all time. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and symbolic sweaters and fur coats.
Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.
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Our theme song is "Nostalgia TV" by Edward Jonathan Blakeley through Lynne Publishing.