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Dark Discussions Podcast – Episode 559 - SPEAK NO...

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2022/12/28

Nihilism is defined many ways but the most appropriate definition for the new film SPEAK NO EVIL (2022) is life is meaningless. This Danish film with its very dark story actually premiered at the 38th Sundance Film Festival. Directed by well known Danish actor Christian Tafdrup, the film shocked audiences but received fabulous reviews from critics.Danish family Bjorn (Morten Burian) and Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch) head on vacation with their young daughter to Tuscany for vacation. There they meet

02:02:06

Cinema A La Carte Podcast – Episode 012 - THREE...

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2022/12/25

Not often is there a film that comes around like 2017’s THREE BILLBOARS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI. Some feel the movie is almost perfect. It was nominated for many awards, won a whole lot, and will probably be remembered more so than the films it competed against.Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) is a grieving mother. A year prior her daughter was raped and murdered and there has been no leads. Outside her town, she decides to rent three billboards calling out the local sheriff and his officers for

02:11:07

Dark Discussions Podcast – Episode 558 - VIOLENT...

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2022/12/22

Actress Beverly D’Angelo was one of the stars the beloved Christmas movie NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989). Now she’s back in the new horror comedy VIOLENT NIGHT (2022) where Santa Claus is real and he actually has to interact with people that aren’t so nice.Santa Claus (David Harbour) is disillusioned that people just aren’t in the festive spirit anymore. Children just want money and video games he feels. When he lands his sleigh upon the Lightstone estate in Greenwich, Connecticut to

02:14:23

Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – Volume 044...

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2022/12/19

Independent film can surprise you, especially horror films. Maybe low budget, maybe by new talent, maybe never picked up by a distributor. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t pretty fantastic films. Peter Szewczyk, the director of the 2021 film BEHEMOTH, worked with George Lucas credited with working on visual effects on AVATAR (2009) and HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (2011), among other films. Co-writing BEHEMOTH with Derrick Ligas, the movie surprised many horror fans.Joshua Riverton

02:30:47

Dark Discussions Podcast – Episode 557 - X (2022)

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2022/12/16

Director, actor, and screenwriter, Ti West, has been around for a bit working on horror and mumblecore films. He’s appeared as an actor in YOU’RE NEXT (2011), he directed the found footage thriller THE SACRAMENT (2013), and did the sequel CABIN FEVER 2: SPRING FEVER (2009). In 2022, he’s had success where his two latest films including the slasher film X (2022) was picked up and distributed by A24.In 1979, a group of adult movie filmmakers rent a building on a Texas farm. Their plan is to film their

02:18:31

Cinema A La Carte Podcast – Episode 011 - KISS KISS...

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2022/12/13

Shane Black has many successes, especially with screenwriting. Some of his best known are LETHAL WEAPON, THE MONSTER SQUAD, and PREDATOR (all 1987), as well as IRON MAN 3 (2013). His sense of humor and his apt work on action scenes has given many of his scripts great praise. But he has directed too including our latest choice to discuss on Cinema A La Carte, KISS KISS BANG BANG (2005).From Bing: “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a 2005 American neo-noir mystery black comedy action thriller film written and

02:34:53

Dark Discussions Podcast – Episode 556 – TERRIFIER 2...

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2022/12/09

Originally appearing in the horror anthology film ALL HALLOW’S EVE (2013), Art the Clown has since stormed into cult status as a potential horror icon. For his first feature length film, TERRIFIER (2016), the movie surprised most people with its over the top gore and became a cult classic. Now, he has returned in TERRIFIER 2, a Halloween release that had a budget of $250,000 USD and went on to earn $11.5M USD.Art the Clown proves he more than just a person dressed as a clown. Returning from the

01:52:28

Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – Volume 043...

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2022/12/03

Back in 1988, the role playing game, CYBERPUNK, was created by Mike Pondsmith. Since then the game has gone onto much success. Just in December 2020, a video game called CYBERPUNK 2077 was based off the original game and has had tremendous success on video consoles. Now a long anticipated television series, CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS (2022), created in the style of Japanese anime has arrived to Netflix.When high school student David and his mother, in the wrong place at the wrong time, are hurt during

02:25:30

Dark Discussions Podcast – Episode 555 - FALL (2022)

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2022/11/30

Sometimes the best films are those that are lower profile, cost minimal money, and appear out of nowhere. The new Lionsgate film FALL (2022) is the latest movie that shows quality filmmaking against a smaller budget yet looking like it was a mainstream big budget release.When Becky (Grace Currey) and her husband Dan (Mason Gooding) are joined by their good friend Shiloh (Virginia Gardner) to do rock climbing on the side of a mountain, a tragedy occurs leaving Becky mentally destroyed. A year later,

01:56:15

Dark Discussions Podcast – Episode 554 – BAD MOON (1996)

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2022/11/23

Like many folks, after a few misses, he leveled out and was able to work on some other films including BLUE STEEL (1990) and a film he directed as well, BAD MOON (1996). BAD MOON was noticeable because of the subgenre of being a werewolf film. It also starred Mariel Hemingway giving it some star power at the time.When a horrible animal attack in Nepal kills photo-journalist Ted Harrison’s (Michael Pare) girlfriend, he returns to the states living in a RV in the middle of nowhere. His sister Janet

02:03:45

Dark Discussions Podcast – Episode 553 - THE SADNESS...

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2022/11/15

Though the Taiwanese film, THE SADNESS, arrived at theaters in Taiwan in 2021, the movie reached North American audiences on May 12, 2022 through the streaming service Shudder. Oddly the film was written and directed by a native Canadian, Rob Jabbaz, the movie is in the nation’s native Cantonese language and subtitled or dubbed for all other nations.Jim and Kat are a young couple living in the big city of Taipei during the epidemic virus Alvin that has been sweeping the nation. Similar to COVID-19,

02:18:28

Dark Discussions Podcast - Episode 552 - SMILE (2022)

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2022/11/11

The early October 2022 horror film, SMILE, appeared with little star power. Though Sosie Bacon, the daughter of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, stars in the movie, besides her famous parents, the movie had no recognizable names or stars. However, with a strong marketing pitch and released by Paramount Pictures, the movie became a huge success at the box office as well as critics and fans alike.Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), a survivor of an abusive mother, puts her entire life into her work to cope

02:30:07

A Decimation of Dragons – House of the Dragon – s01 -...

Dark Discussions Podcast ·

2022/11/07

A weekly podcast discussing the weekly Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon

02:04:05

Dark Discussions Podcast – Episode 551 – HALLOWEEN...

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2022/11/03

Evil ends tonight! That was the catch phrase of the second film in the David Gordon Green trilogy for the latest reboot of the Halloween film franchise. This trilogy takes up with understanding only the original 1978 film would be used in continuity. With the latest, HALLOWEEN ENDS (2022), the series begins its wrap up. Is it really the end? Whether it is or not, this is the film that is the finale of the last films.A few years after the Michael Myers’ rampage of 2018, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee

01:45:55

Halloween Boutique Psychotronic Reviews – Volume 042...

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2022/10/27

As Disney digs further and further into the backlog of the Marvel properties that they purchased back in 2009, they’ve released shows about such characters as Black Panther, She-Hulk, and Moon Knight.As Halloween approaches in 2022, a one shot television special appeared on Disney+ called WEREWOLF BY NIGHT based off the comic book that first appeared in 1972.Using the old Universal Monster Movie production values, the show brought back nostalgia for what was a brand new episode in the Marvel

02:48:45

A Decimation of Dragons – House of the Dragon –...

Dark Discussions Podcast ·

2022/10/26

A weekly podcast discussing the weekly Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon

02:11:58

Dark Discussions Podcast – Episode 550 – INVASION OF...

Dark Discussions Podcast ·

2022/10/21

It is the 550th episode of the Dark Discussions Podcast and as usual, we choose a "tent pole" film to discuss. Like before, we placed a poll on the Facebook group where anyone could go vote for twelve different films for us to discuss (chosen each by our co-hosts). With a close down-to-the-wire race, the winner was co-host Mike's choice - INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)When health inspector Matthew’s (Donald Sutherland) co-worker Elizabeth (Brooke Adams) feels her fiancé seems different, the

01:52:16

A Decimation of Dragons – House of the Dragon –...

Dark Discussions Podcast ·

2022/10/19

A weekly podcast discussing the weekly Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon

02:24:14

She-Hulk – Avenger of the Law: A Marvel Podcast –...

Dark Discussions Podcast ·

2022/10/17

A weekly discussion of the Marvel and Disney+ television series, She-Hulk – Attorney at Law.

01:56:07

A Decimation of Dragons – House of the Dragon –...

Dark Discussions Podcast ·

2022/10/12

A weekly podcast discussing the weekly Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon

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