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Really Awful Movies: Ep 418 – The Boogeyman and Prey

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In this latest episode of the podcast, Stephen King adaptations and Deliverance knock-offs!

On the show, the recently released film, The Boogeyman, the latest in a slew of King catalogue pilfering. It’s solidly in the middle of the pack when it comes to King adaptations. It has a strong cast and a strong start….but…

Also, the German film, Prey. Guys in the woods attacked by a figure lurking therein. Where have we seen that before?

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Really Awful Movies: Ep 416 – M3GAN

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M3GAN, or Megan, is a Child’s Play knock-off that’s more in keeping with the recent Child’s Play reboot and the techy elements of that one than the spirited original.

A Silicon valley-type corporation is mucking about where it shouldn’t with mostly predictable results.

This is another killer doll type movie, fairly good of its type – but its type ain’t that good, as it’s a genre that’s not particularly riveting at least according to this reviewer.

In this episode:

  • Child’s Play comparisons
  • Allison Williams and the zeitgeist aspect of AI
  • Emotional resonance and storytelling
  • Other killer doll movies
  • The general crappiness of Blumhouse productions
  • Cinematography and tone and their importance in horror
  • Crummy comedians and material that’s played for yuks in horror

Really Awful Movies: Ep 408 – Attachment

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Two women, actress Maja and academic Leah, meet in a Copenhagen library. They soon connect and move in together, first in Denmark, then at Leah’s mom’s place in East London.

Is this the stuff of a rom-com, or a horror? Fear not. Or, rather…fear. Before too long, strange occurrences begin happening.

Attachment is set in an Orthodox Jewish community in London, and incorporates things like the Dybbuk, Kabbalah, and other mystical elements.

Tune into the podcast, for a longer discussion of this Shudder production, released in 2022.