231 | Talk to Me

• Directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou

• Written by Danny Philippou, Bill Hinzman and Daley Pearson

• Stars Sophie Wilde, Miranda Otto and Alexandra Jensen

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 35mins

• Premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival October 30, 2022 

• Released July 28, 2023

• RT: 94% critics, 83% audience

  Synopsis 

  A teenager grieving the loss of her mother attempts to communicate with her spirit through the use of a magical hand that her friends have been using for party tricks.

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Last Voyage of the Demeter, in theaters August 11.

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203 | Dashcam

• Directed by Rob Savage

• Written by Gemma Hurley, Rob Savage and Jed Shepherd

• Stars Annie Hardy, Amar Chadha-Patel and Angela Enahoro

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 17min

• Premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival September 11, 2021

• Released June 3, 2022, currently in select theaters and on demand

• RT: 51% critics, 38% audience (in contrast, Host has 100% critics, 72% audience)

  Synopsis 

An obnoxious internet personality live streams her wild night in London, which goes from merely chaotic to supernatural and life-threatening after she agrees to drive a mute passenger to a second location.

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Next time you hear from us, we’ll be reviewing the recently released movie, The Black Phone, currently in theaters.

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194 | 1BR

• Written & Directed by David Marmor

• Stars Nicole Brydon Bloom, Taylor Nichols and Naomi Grossman

• Rated TV-MA

• Runtime: 1hr 30min

• Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival July 18, 2019 

• Released in US April 24, 2020 (Netflix)

• RT: 88% critics, 53% audience
  

  Synopsis 
  A young woman named Sara moves to LA in the hopes of distancing herself from her controlling father. She rents an apartment in what seems like the perfect apartment complex - a large, diverse group of friendly people who socialize and help out their neighbors. However, she soon finds out the place may be too good to be true.
  

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Join us next time when we will be covering the newest installment to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Is it a remake? Is it a prequel? A requel? Jk, we still don’t like that term. Whatever it is, we’ll be reviewing it next. Join us, wont you? *Currently streaming on Netflix (as of the date of this post)

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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193 | Shapeless

• Directed by Samantha Aldana

• Written by Kelly Murtagh & Bryce Parsons-Twesten

• Stars Kelly Murtagh, Bobby Gilchrist and Jamie Neumann

• Unrated

• Runtime: 1hr 29min

• Premiered at Tribeca June 10, 2021 

• Released on Tubi February 10, 2022 and theaters the following day

• RT: 67% (only 15 reviews)

  Synopsis 
  Ivy, a struggling singer in New Orleans trapped in the hidden underworld of her eating disorder, must face her addiction - or risk becoming a monster.

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Join us next time when we will be covering 1BR, currently streaming on Netflix.

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Episode 62: The Eyes of My Mother

Director/Writer: Nicolas Pesce

Stars: Kika Magalhaes, Will Brill, Olivia Bond

Synopsis: Little Francisca lives on a remote farm with her Portuguese-transplant mother & taciturn father. She idolizes her mother, a former surgeon who is seen teaching her about her namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, & giving her anatomy lessons using the local cows. An act of violence is the catalyst which influences Francisca’s psychologically damaged development into very lonely adulthood. The movie progresses towards an inevitable conclusion as Francisca becomes increasingly desperate for companionship in addition to becoming more & more unhinged.

Our dear pal Becky (@bexbz) joins us for this review.

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Join us next time as we review The Autopsy of Jane Doe. This was a late additon to the 2016 horror club but was totally worth the wait. It's available for rent so check it out and listen in for our review.