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On this episode of the show, Halloween 2018 (what, no name?) and Halloween Kills and what could’ve been done to properly honour the legacy of the iconic John Carpenter flick.
Which characters should’ve been excised? What could’ve improved? Where does Halloween go from here? What’s with the retcon stuff? Does David Gordon Green have what it takes to be a legit horror director?
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On this week’s podcast, Hostel, part of a polarizing movement of horror that came to prominence in the mid 2000s with the likes of Saw et al.
This Eli Roth written and directed effort (with some cash and probably creative input from Quentin Tarantino) follows two backpackers from Western to Central Europe, and the hijinks they get up to, before things take a turn for the worse.
On the podcast: putting Eli Roth’s films in context, ranking them, the influence of Tobe Hooper on his career, Italian cannibal films, the Saw movies, re-appreciating Hostel after a few viewings, vacation spots in Europe, Bratislava, Slovakia and more!
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What happens when a male bonding hunting trip goes horribly awry? This week, on the Really Awful Movies Podcast, the gripping Scottish thriller, Calibre.
Great performances, solid city/rural dynamics, a thick air of menace and lots to commend it overall.
Tune in for a contextual discussion of folk horror, urban / pastoral loggerheads, Scotland as a setting for horror, the importance of character-driven films, and much more!
