217 | The Menu

• Directed by Mark Mylod

• Written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy

• Stars Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and Janet McTeer

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 47mins 

• Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival September 10, 2022

• Released November 18, 2022

• RT: 89% critics, 76% audience 

• Available in the US on HBO

  Synopsis 

A group of 12 high-brow foodies attend a once-in-a-lifetime fine dining experience at the famous Hawthorne restaurant, which is conveniently situation on its own private island. The guests soon learn, however, that they may have bitten off more than they can chew with this particular experience.

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Next up (hopefully), we’ll be covering the fever dream that is M3GAN, which is currently in theaters. On the off chance we don’t make it to the theater in time, we will be reviewing The Harbinger, currently available to rent. Either way, you won’t want to miss it!

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199 | The Northman

• Directed by Robert Eggers

• Written by Robert Eggers & Sjón

• Stars Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy and Claes Bang

• Rated R

• Runtime: 2hr 17min

• Released in the US April 22, 2022

• RT: 89% critics, 66% audience

Synopsis 

Amleth, a 10th century viking prince, swears revenge on his uncle for murdering his father and usurping the throne

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For our 200th episode, we’ll be getting on a group watch for the 80’s fantasy horror flick, Eyes of Fire. So tune in for our next ep, sync it up with start of the film, and it’ll feel like we’re all watching the movie together like the pals we are!

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

Writer/Director: M Night Shyamalan

Synopsis: Kevin Wendell Crumb’s monstrous personality The Beast is still on the loose, terrorizing Philadelphia. Luckily the city has a hero looking out for them, one who has been dubbed The Overseer. We know him as David Dunne, who has been working in conjunction with his now grown son to keep the streets safe. Of course, the powers that be do not condone vigilante justice, so when The Overseer finally tracks down The Beast their tussle attracts the attention of the authorities, who promptly toss both of them in a mental hospital. Enter Sarah Paulson, a doctor who specializes in the delusion that one is a superhero. She has been given the opportunity to treat her new patients for three days with the goal of getting them to realize they are just ordinary men. But wait! There’s a third party in the mix. Namely, Elijah Price has been a resident of this hospital since we left him at the end of Unbreakable, living in a drug-induced stupor. Now that we have all the ingredients we just mix & serve.

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Next up, the gang checks out one of Amy’s favorite films of 2018, the exceedingly weird Possum. Rent it on demand & we’ll see you back here in two weeks to discuss.

Intro/outro music courtesy of Peter Perfect. Check him out on Instagram | Soundcloud 

Other music from https://filmmusic.io by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)