Posts Tagged ‘Samara Weaving’
Film Review – Scream VI
When the first Scream (1996) was released, it revitalized and recontextualized the horror/slasher genre. It was a self-aware send up, upending the tropes established in the 1980s. The result was such a surprise that it felt like anything could happen – no one was safe, the killer…
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Episode 51 – Scare Me and The Babysitter: Killer Queen
For this episode of the podcast, we review the Netflix original sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen. From the horror app Shudder, we review the newly released horror-comedy, Scare Me. We also discuss some of our favorite horror movie scores, and as streaming homework, we check…
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Film Review – The Babysitter: Killer Queen
Let’s play catch up. A few years ago, teenager Cole (Judah Lewis) discovered that his longtime crush – his babysitter Bee (Samara Weaving) – was actually part of a satanic cult who wanted to take his blood for a ritual which would grant them any…
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Episode 47 – Bill & Ted Face the Music
This week, we review the long-awaited comedy sequel, Bill & Ted Face the Music. For our streaming homework, we discuss the 2008 documentary, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father. We also talk in-depth about the safety and ethics of going to…
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Film Review – Bill & Ted Face the Music
The premise of the Bill & Ted films has always been absurd, but that’s precisely what made them so charming. William “Bill” Preston, Esq. (Alex Winter) and Theodore “Ted” Logan (Keanu Reeves) are two unlikely heroes – simple but good-natured best friends who are more…
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Film Review – Guns Akimbo
Well, I got to give Daniel Radcliffe this credit: he sure picks interesting projects. Since leaving the Harry Potter franchise in 2011, Radcliffe has taken a very deliberate approach in trying to shed the boy wizard image. This includes physical efforts such as growing horns…
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Episode 18 – Ready or Not and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
On this episode of the podcast, we give you a double-dose of horror-themed summer releases, with reviews of the children’s book adaptation Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and the hide and seek thriller Ready or Not. We also discuss the Disney/Sony Spider-Man debacle,…
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Film Review – Ready or Not
Ahh, marriage. It’s a special time in a person’s life when they pledge their love to another through thick and thin, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, and when the in laws try to brutally murder them.
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