Saturday Night Commentary Series:
As 2020 thankfully comes to a close, our hosts take some time to revisit one of the better regarded films to hit the US last year: La Llorona. This Guatemalan ghost story tells the story of a house-bound dictator whose new housekeeper seems to be more than she's letting on.
This is designed to be a commentary track to the actual film. Stat the episode at the same time you hit play on the film. The audio track will go a little longer than the film because we can't shut up.
The devil went down to South Korea, and it was looking for some vengeance to deal... This week our hosts watch I Saw the Devil where they get to answer the question: "What is the most unpleasant act inflicted upon someone in this film?". And there are a lot of acts to choose from. This wraps up the look at South Korean horror, and they truly saved the magnum opus of vengeance films for last!
This week our hosts watch Save the Green Planet!, and you know if there's an exclamation point in the title it's going to be good! One of the lesser-known South Korean horror films to come out of the early 2000's, this film nonetheless hops genres from goofy comedy, to tense horror, to cop drama to... alien invasion film? Or is it?
It was the best of sisters. It was the worst of sisters. This week our hosts watch A Tale of Two Sisters, the film that teaches us if you're not nice to family members then everyone you love will be crushed by a wardrobe. This continues the investigation into South Korean horror, this time highlighting one of the most successful Korean horror films to have an impact on American horror audiences.
Thar she blows! This week our hosts watch The Wailing, the film that makes you question whether to trust old men living alone in the woods. This kicks off the podcast's exploration of Korean horror films, starting with one of the best of them: a supernatural crime drama centered around repression and religious identity found within a small town.
The walrus is flawlrus! This week our hosts watch Tusk, Kevin Smith's sea-themed body horror comedy. This wraps up the close look at body horror, as the episode tries to unpack the age old question: where is the line between walrus and man?
"They're the children of her rage". This week our hosts watch The Brood, David Cronenberg's ode to the joys of parenting. Always the master of body horror, Cronenberg teaches us how it would feel to spawn murderous creatures... and also kind of tries to work out some issues in his real-life divorce. Let's just say the ex-wife isn't the hero of this picture.
"You! Doing that Thing you do!" This week our hosts watch The Thing, the gross monster movie of all gross monster movies. This continues the examination of body horror, as John Carpenter shows us all of the horrible ways a body can be melted and twisted by a shape shifting alien. It also gives Kurt Russell plenty of opportunities to be a badass, and a few opportunities to wear a funny hat.
It's a boy! This week our hosts watch Rosemary's Baby, Roman Polanski's 1968 cautionary tale against having Satan's baby. This episode kicks off an examination into body horror, looking at one of the first entries into the genre as poor Rosemary grapples with losing control of her body to every other person around her. That Satan is a real jerk...
Float on! This week our hosts watch It, the big-screen adaptation of one of Stephen King's most well-known stories. This wraps up the look into Stephen King by discussing one of the more recent - and certainly most successful - of his adaptations. How does this compare to the 1991 TV miniseries? Can this version of Pennywise ever top Tim Curry's iconic performance? More importantly: can this new Pennywise's true form ever compare with the horrible looking rubber spider from the original?
This week our hosts watch Silver Bullet, where Corey Haim battles a werewolf using the only weapon he's got: Gary Busey. This continues the look at Stephen King adaptations, this time featuring a screenplay written by the master himself. It was also released at the "tail end" of the 1980's obsession with werewolves.
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