His House (2020)
Liz picked this horror debut feature by Remi Weekes about Sudanese refugees in England and the haunted house they are forced to stay in.
CW: language, war violence
Ep 24: Sequels Better Than the First
enJune 18, 2019
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About this Episode
This week's episode is a topic suggested by one of our Patreon supporters, Tim! We discuss movie sequels as a genre, which ones we thought were better than the first film in its series, and which ones we're excited to see coming out this year.
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